SwEepy

I'm currently working on an all nighter. Needless to say, I cannot verbally communicate currently. However, all I have to do is drag miss project one on the server. I'm ready for project two... Bring it. 

Frustrated and Tired...

It has been a long time since I've been out of the computer lab. My audio team is behind. The mix is garbage. Nothing is tweeked. The little tedious things that are simple and quick are overlooked and forgotten about. The ADR isn't close to match the location sound. Its very frustrating... I don't understand how someone can turn in half-finished work, especially when there is time left to fix it. I haven't left the building since 3pm today, but now I'm finally done. I am posting what's finished of this crappy mix, so that they can get a grade on it. I'll have to come in some time soon and fix this up. I don't know what to think. I hear other people's mixes, then I listen to mine -- sad...

The peer reviews had slipped my mind. Sorry about that. These last couple of days have been crazy. I will drop those off before I leave campus today.


-Cyrus

Video one complete

Everything with video one is finished! I have to give major kudos to my audio team because they really made everything in the video sound good. Now it is time to move on to video #2. I wanted to get video 1 finished and I feel confident that my delay on working on video 2 won't set me back any. I know one of my actors for the 2nd video, so fortunately some of the communication and get to know you stuff has already been done. Right now I am just happy to have a good product when it comes to the first video.

I couldn't be happier.

Just got back from spending time with Beth and Piers, my audio crew... as I type they're working on the surround sound mix.

I love it. Seriously, all the work they did was amazing. They were easy to work with and had some great ideas concerning foley and music, and I would love to work with them again on project two. I have to pop into VIA tomorrow and add their names to the credits before officially submitting the final assets, though. Definitely wouldn't want to miss adding them.

For project two, it's going a bit slow but it's going. I'm happy we got who we wanted for the leads, and once I get a confirmation from Andy, we'll have our mother and father and a script as well. From there it's figuring out production schedules. I can honestly say that the rough cut date for this film is unsettling. Buuuut why make myself prematurely nervous? That'd just be silly.

Sunday Night

We're finishing up some last minute things with audio tonight. Strangely no foley sounds were recorded for our film. I'll also say the mixing work was a bit loped sided as well with one person doing most of the work. It would be nice to pick our post audio crew for the next project. Besides all that I am excited to see it all come together.

Project two should be a fun shoot. Kelly and I are meeting this week with our actors to film them in a read through. Right now we are planning a late week night in Fishers for filming. Communication during Spring Break will be huge here. We are tossing around some ideas for filming in a car. Anyone have any ideas?

Hey -- guess what? All done!

I just finished the audio mix with Kelly and Amy, and I really think it's good. Also just finished up the last of the color correction -- uploaded it to the server, made all the files in compressor (including a DVD file). I haven't heard from the second group working on the audio for my project. They never emailed me back after I offered my help. I won't go after it... We'll just see how it turns out.

As far as my second project, Sean and I are meeting tomorrow to story board, later this week with the cast, and then shooting the weekend after spring break plus a quick edit. Should be pretty crazy, but we'll be able to do it. Very excited for that one.

Still Behind

I wish I wasn't so behind still.   I really appreciate getting this extra time.  You never know what will happen.  I think I could have caught up if I was able to do ADR this week, but Stan had it reserved so we're going to have to do it next week.  This upcoming week.  No problem. I'll just get everything else ready and when I get my ADR, I'll be good to go.

I got some songs off First Com on Friday.  I wish I could have gotten just one more, but the ones I got, I'm excited about them.  I think they'll fit nicely.  I like figuring out how music will fit in.  It should be interesting.  

I e-mailed the actors for the new project on Friday and I haven't gotten any responses back.  We forgot to show up to pick our actors (still don't know how that happened) and so we were assigned people.   I actually like the people we were assigned.  One of them is a good friend of mine and I've spoken to him in person. The other two...I don't know what they're doing.  I'm looking for office locations right now.  That, to me, seems like it'll be the toughest part.  After that, it'll be okay, I think.