Final Tweaks

Every time I think I'm doing the final tweaks on the video, I find more things that need tweaking. I discover spots where a few more seconds of lag time are needed; there are headings that are coming in too slowly; another screen of black is necessary; and many more.
Even so, it looks like the editing portion of the project is truly nearing its completion. The last step will be to export it in an appropriate format for the composer.

Editing, editing, editing

Editing is in full swing now. The soundtrack is on its way and waiting for me to send a completed cut. The composer, Chuck Duncan, will "sweeten" the audio along with adding the soundtrack, which is a great thing since the audio is less than perfect. Next time I will pay better attention to stereo vs. mono when filming. What an annoying glitch to have some in stereo and some in mono. It feels weird when listening on headphones!

Sony Vegas Movie Studio is working out fine once again. There are some limitations that FinalCut did not have such as limited tracks for pics, audio, etc. But for the most part it's doing what I need it to do.

Capturing Footage

Despite the fact that one of the lessons I learned from the first video was to look at "dailies," today is the first time I'm seeing the footage I shot last week and last summer. Luckily, the footage looks great; it looks like we have enough takes of everyone that we'll find something workable. I wish I could post some outtakes right now, but they'll be coming soon.

Now, time to edit! I'll be using Sony Vegas Movie Studio on an HP Compaq laptop. Looking forward to seeing the project take shape.

Count down...

The BIG day is coming! Next week we'll be filming most of the footage for "Everything You Ever..." A St. Kate's prof is going to be heavily featured as well as a well-known librarian (not me). I'm collecting equipment, volunteers, and sending out scripts. Looking forward to getting it down...

Believe it or not...

Filming is scheduled to begin in June! After a struggle I've finally coerced enough people to "volunteer" to be actors in this new film. I don't know if everyone got scared away by the overwhelming stardom that "The Library: Uncatalogued" brought the previous actors, but it's been very difficult getting volunteers this time around. Is it fear of YouTube? I don't know.

In any case, I've got some victims--err, actors lined up. Most of them will have very small parts. I've done away with much dialogue because of the problems we've had with audio. It's easier to have action and voiceover, so I've gone with that for much of the film.

Can't wait to post photos of the action! Stay tuned...