Closer, closer, closer. Today I went through the Getting Around, Entraintment and Conclusion/Credits sections and whipped them into shape with tighter transitions, music and overlays. I rewrote and re-recorded all the voiceovers, too. Plus I took a couple of final b-roll bits. It looks like I’m all poised to get this done in the next two days.
So the project will have taken just about a year from start to finish. And most of that was me sitting around twiddling my thumbs waiting to “find the time” to do the edits. (More like getting over the fear of doing it and maybe failing.)
Is it perfect? No. There are lots of things that I would fix if I could. But I can’t, not without better equipment, sheer editing brilliance and an actress who delivers her lines more evenly. So I am going to be happy with what I have. If the production value isn’t 110%, well at least it’s done and I think it will be useful to people coming to Tokyo which was the whole point in the first place.
Input
toast, 4 cups of coffee, cheese-ham-pickle toast, girl scout cookies, 3 glasses of water, crab shumai, white rice, vegetable juice. Not a very healthy diet today…
Plus we had some fun running around and shooting ne?
Posted by: MJ on August 29, 2003 08:34 AMI don’t know, Kristen, from what I’ve seen so far I think you’re doing a great job!
Posted by: Doris on August 29, 2003 09:43 AMGirl Scout Cookies?? From where did you obtain these? They are the yummiest!!!
Posted by: Tracey on August 29, 2003 03:26 PMPS- I forgot to add my bribe. :-)) I will offer to cook for you from my mother’s recipe book. Her recipes’s are passed on by mouth and cannot be found in any magazine. They may not be delicious, but they are authentic. :-)) And I promise to send you many many Yamanote Line pictures once i dredge up the money to buy that digital camera i have been eyeing…, And i promise to clean your house or water your plants if you wish and scan all your pictures and any other menial tasks you may want done, if you will help me find that cheese board. I can also give very good foot and back massages. Do i have any hope? (*_*)
Posted by: on August 29, 2003 09:03 PM