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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.
Monday heralded the arrival of our editor, Jake Roberts. Jake and I have been friends for many years, starting out on the filmmaking trail at pretty much the same time. I met Jake while he was editing for David Mackenzie and we have all been friends since then.
A bit of trivia for those interested: Jake and I both served time as hopeless assistants to David, Jake on Asylum and me Hallam Foe.
Jake has spent the last couple of days sorting out teething problems with the Avid and syncing up the rushes (uncut footage). Last night myself, Jake and Brian Coffey (Producer) watched the lot from start to finish and I'm pleased to say feel that we have everything necessary to make the film. This sounds like it would be an obvious thing, but, in the heat of the moment and under the pressure of the schedule, light and stock it can become very easy to find yourself in a situation where you don't have enough coverage (alternative shots to cut together) to make the best of a scene.
We have our tricky bits to deal with but all in all I am pleased with what we have and would like to pass on a message of sincere thanks to everyone on the cast and crew. All have done a superb job and I hope we will go on to make a wonderful little film.
The other good thing about the editing process is that I should have a little more time to write the blog and fill you in with details from the shoot so hopefully the normally intermittent service will be a little more frequent for the next short while.
We are editing at Film City Glasgow for the offline stage. The DI will be done at Pepper Post and the sound will be done with the mighty Savalas.
