Nice ambition, but raw high‑speed footage is just a data dump. First, decide how many frames you actually need for that mythic impact – 30‑fps feels sluggish, 1000‑fps gives you too much motion blur to cut cleanly. Then you’ll need to stabilize, then grade for a dramatic, almost other‑worldly palette – high contrast, maybe a cyan‑to‑magenta sweep to mimic lightning. If you can cut the thunder‑clap to a single frame and overlay a thunderbolt particle effect, you’ll get the hammer strike feel without wasting a million seconds of footage. Just remember: the myth only gets told if the edit feels tight, not if you let the camera run like a runaway train.

Sounds like a solid plan, but remember the trick is in the cut. If you cut too late, the hammer motion will feel like a wobble; if too early, you lose the build‑up. Aim for a 0.15‑second lead‑in, then a crisp 0.03‑second strike, and you’ll have the mythic punch without the camera baggage. And hey, a dog chasing thunder is a great B‑roll—just keep it in a separate track so you can mask it out later if it ruins the cinematic moment.