After spending 23 hours over the weekend editing the film and re-writing the script (thank you Wallace for your great feedback!) I met with my editor today to hand-off all the changes and suddenly I felt a glimmer of light.
I think I'm starting to leave the murky waters of hopelessness of looking at my 150 hours of film and wondering how in the heck I'm supposed to pull an actual story out of this uneventful season and seeing...possibility.
It was a depressing decision, but I decided to cut my boy Fred from the film and make it just about the players. I can't explain how attached I was to his story, but once I made the decision to cut it I suddenly felt lighter and I knew it was the right decision. I will make Fred in to his own little story rather than force fit it in to the Flash story.
So there you have it...T-5 days until I head home, and I may actually be able to leave confidently, knowing that the film will at least be in a final rough cut state. There are many more hours to go, but friends...I see the light.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Little cracks...and light...
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6 comments:
Congratulations! Must feel good.
What do you mean head home? Are you going back to Ann Arbor?
Who is your editor?
it's gonna rock lady.
I just hope I get to see the finished product someday. It's been nice to see you once in awhile since you've been here.
Awesome! i can't wait to see the finished product and tell everyone that i know the person who created this fabulous work of art!
What's going on with this family - it's time I got an e-mail or at least an addition to this blog.
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