Post-production: June 2009 Archives
One post in over a month. Neglectful to say the least. Sorry.
What progress do I have to report. In truth, not a great deal. Things have slowed to an unbearable pace as we jockey for position in ever-increasingly congested schedules at post-facilities. The future is bright however, I am pleased to say.
The next step, subtitling parts of the film, is underway and following this we only have the title sequence to do before we are home and dry.
I have never done subtitling before so I am keen to see how the process unfolds. Unsurprisingly, we start with a transcription of the film. I decided to do this myself rather than allow anyone else to do it. I'm sure I'll have to do some tidying up but I want the dialogue to be as faithfully represented as possible. I'm sure I'll run into some timing issues but that bridge can be crossed as and when. For now it's transcription, that leaves room for change later on.
What next?
I am looking for exceptional short scripts as well as being in the throes of writing another short myself. If there is a salutary lesson to have been gained from this experience it is this: have your next project as close to 'go' as possible when you are getting ready to go into production. It takes a long time to set things up so the more projects you can have in a reasonable position to put into production the better.
It is now 8 months since I stood in the production office prepping I Love Luci and I have not been behind a camera since then. This is a difficult position to be in and I am still looking for my next project. For those of you following a similar path to mine that is the only warning I have - at this point!
On another note entirely I would like to say a big CONGRATULATIONS to David Mackenzie for SPREAD (Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche) a funny, sexy, confident, stylish and daring portrait of a peculiar and all too believable Los Angeles scene. Unmissable. Top work sir.
What progress do I have to report. In truth, not a great deal. Things have slowed to an unbearable pace as we jockey for position in ever-increasingly congested schedules at post-facilities. The future is bright however, I am pleased to say.
The next step, subtitling parts of the film, is underway and following this we only have the title sequence to do before we are home and dry.
I have never done subtitling before so I am keen to see how the process unfolds. Unsurprisingly, we start with a transcription of the film. I decided to do this myself rather than allow anyone else to do it. I'm sure I'll have to do some tidying up but I want the dialogue to be as faithfully represented as possible. I'm sure I'll run into some timing issues but that bridge can be crossed as and when. For now it's transcription, that leaves room for change later on.
What next?
I am looking for exceptional short scripts as well as being in the throes of writing another short myself. If there is a salutary lesson to have been gained from this experience it is this: have your next project as close to 'go' as possible when you are getting ready to go into production. It takes a long time to set things up so the more projects you can have in a reasonable position to put into production the better.
It is now 8 months since I stood in the production office prepping I Love Luci and I have not been behind a camera since then. This is a difficult position to be in and I am still looking for my next project. For those of you following a similar path to mine that is the only warning I have - at this point!
On another note entirely I would like to say a big CONGRATULATIONS to David Mackenzie for SPREAD (Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche) a funny, sexy, confident, stylish and daring portrait of a peculiar and all too believable Los Angeles scene. Unmissable. Top work sir.
