Snowed in and working on my film!
The film is going well. People are starting to ask me about it which is a little scary. Frankel told me today he was looking forward to coming to screening night and now that the date (Jan 12!) is only around the corner, the pressure is really on!! Its been really stressful, as with any creative project, and I just can't wait to see the final product. This weekend I will probably go into the city on Saturday to show my current cut to my boss from when I interned at a small film company last February and get feedback from her so that I can move forward and have more advice. I also want to try to make a DVD of it so I can watch it on a big screen and write notes, from a viewers perspective, (as opposed to the editing tools at my fingertips as I'm watching it and constantly stopping it) about what parts to change, as well as where I'm at with sound. I also plan on showing it to the crew that worked on it with me over the summer and get any feedback from them since they're so well versed with the sript and the footage. I think that will be really valuable input, especially since they have their own film company and are experienced in editing and films. These are additional outside consultants from my official outside consultant, Bob Reeves. I am being very selective with who I am showing the footage to, at Ross I have only shown Kenny. And other than the two of us, my mom is the only other person who has seen it. But now that I have a well defined rough cut, I am at the point where I have these next four weeks to show and get advice, tweak, and finalize. Over Holiday break, I will learn how to work and change the sound so that it is seemless and will most likely be in the city learning from Mayur or one of the other crew members. (Mayur was the sound engineer).
This week I've been continuing to work on my 4th version of the rough cut. I met with Kenny to review my product so far and he was happy with where I am and thinks I should focus my efforts now on figuring out where to extend some shots and make the tension higher by creating hesitations during the dialogue. I also am now in touch with the lawyer for Matt and Kim, who turns out is also the lawyer for major artists such as John Mayer, Fall Out Boy, Lady GaGa, and more. I've asked him if any of his other clients are open to students legally using portions of their songs in student films.