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The Sacks of Letters

The winning edit for The Sacks of Letters, reel 3.

The postman comes and goes. The mark opens late.

Walkthrough

The Sacks of Letters: the take as written, the edit, the print

What the clip shows

  • 0.1 s Beat 6: the postman blocks her way.
  • 3.8 s REVERSE beats 5 to 7; HOLD beat 1 for two beats.

Getting there

Reel 3, Door Trouble: Thirty-Fourth Avenue Blessing: The Sacks of Letters.

What is wrong

As written, the take fails on beat 6.

The Director's briefing warns her: Maelis, beat 6: the postman walks into you.

The Director's briefing warns her: And hit your mark on beat 14 or 15, not before.

What you can work

Tools
REVERSE ×1 · HOLD ×1
Edits allowed
3
Film length
12 beats

Solution

A nudge

It breaks on beat 6. REVERSE beats 5 to 7.

The full solution

Two edits: REVERSE first, then HOLD.

  1. REVERSE beats 5 to 7
  2. HOLD at beat 1, for 2 beats
    On the strip as the first edit left it.
  3. Action!
    She reaches the X on beat 14.

Other ways that work

The scene has 2 ways to print it, counted by the game's own solver.

  • REVERSE beats 6 to 7, then HOLD at beat 8, for 2 beats

Watch for

  • Edits star: 2 edits or fewer.
  • Early star: the X by beat 14.
  • Films loop: a win on a later lap is a long take, printed without those two stars.