Foreword
As a child, I escaped a world that was out of my control by creating pictures in my head. I would write the words and direct the actions of real life scenarios or put myself into current television or movie dramas, making events come out as I willed. Most of the time, the pictures were in black and white. However, there was the occasional vivid Technicolor story. There was never a thought of who created the colors and the pictures. Even when I began working on television and feature film sets, the cameras and lights were only those "things" that got in my sightline as I tried to concentrate on the words I needed to hear. The cables were merely obstacles that helped me trip over my own feet.
It wasn't until ten years ago, when I began ...
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