Can you hear me now?!?

Been a while since my last post. Lets get to it.

My microphone arrived yesterday. I ordered it from B&H Photo and Video. Good reputable company, reliable products and fair prices. It's an Azden SGM-1X. Works well with the Azden portable mixer that pipes right into my Sony MiniDV. The sound is amazing. I've had a couple of "shotgun" mics, but this is new one is pro-gear. I bought one from Sony, which worked well for just basic, home movie type stuff. And I even bought one from Wal-Mart. Neither one can do what this new one can. Wow. It sure does make a difference. Even if the plot sucks and the acting is bad, at least the picture and sound will be great!

The script is nearly completed. I'm just a few pages away, in the middle of the 3rd rewrite. Mind you, nothing has been really corrected. I'm just working on the dialogue and the story. I'll get some help with the proof reading later. And, of course, I'll adjust things here and there until I have actors to read for the parts. I'm looking forward to adjusting things during rehearsals. I'm not looking forward to doing it during shooting. I mean, I know it has to be done sometimes, but I hope to have things ironed out before we ever start rolling one frame of film.

After nearly 7 years of waiting on a new project, all the pieces are really starting to fall into place. Not like before. I'm not attacking this like I did before.

Testing the mic and camera this weekend with a small project. I might post it if it looks good. Shit, I'm not even sure what the Hell it will be.

Stay tuned.

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