Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Status: July 2011

I viewed an updated version of the film at the end of June and while the changes were excellent, the delicate rhythm of the film has been thrown off, and there were techincal issues such as the brightness of the tinting and the title lettering, and the audio levels, that I also need to address.

Currently I am working on the pacing - the most important part I think. I've been trimming scenes a bit to both move things along and avoid using blackouts, which I think were giving the film a start/stop quality in the last viewing, especially in the beginning, which is crucial in establishing that this unusual film IS worth watching, and that I am doing something good.

I'm still hoping to have a copy ready by the Sundance deadline, for what it's worth, but I've said that every year since I started.