Reading Response: Chapters 3, 4, 5

As I read through the excerpts for chapters 3, 4, and 5 this past week, I had a consistent thought (or feeling) among others. It was one of wonderment and intrigue--but, as those words usually are usually interpreted as nothing but positive, I should come with a better adjective. It definitely wasn't an unpleasant feeling, but more unsettling--the fact that the first thing we learn in preschool, and something that people take completely for granted, the numbers 3..4..and 5, have such greater meaning and significance than I would have ever thought. I mean heck, the content of each reading correlated with the chapter number! Pretty simple, right? Would I ever think that these numbers could be the keys to unlocking answers to the universe that would otherwise be unknown? Obviously not. So, it was unsettling, but in a positive sense in that I am now finding myself asking more questions and growing more aware of the patterns that deal with 3, 4, and 5 from my past as well as my daily life.
In relation to our current crowdsourcing project, the underlying significance must deal with the numbers involved--not just the content of the piece, but the number of filmmakers and crew involved. We can take the findings on these numbers, even as simple as beginning, middle, and end (completeness in terms of 3) and incorporate successful practice into the production process. It seems that one must use 3, 4, and 5 accordingly to live a complete and thoughtful life with the chance of regeneration, so why shouldn't it be the same for our project? (Regeneration = sequel??) If shared with filmmakers involved, I believe the readings/research will provoke the same uneasy intrigue, but produce a call for action and investigation. Every piece of our lives can be drawn back to these numbers in some way, and it will be our jobs as filmmakers to call attention to their unknown significance, from our past and future.