In the early stages, Christe explained, "If I let him, he would go after anything, jump as high as dogly possible. He doesn't know any boundaries. So he would spend half a day with me in the studio, hunting after Frisbees, with me trying to capture his jumps."
There were lots of technical details to work out: Flinn needed to jump off the exact same spot each time, exactly 20 centimeters from the camera. Christe also had to ensure that each Frisbee throw was positioned correctly and never covered Flinn's face.
Finally, she wanted to capture an endearing expression on Flinn's face, ensuring "the crazy looks weren't looking a tad too weird."