On 'The Road' Again...

Oh, I just had to use that title.

Well, I'm struggling with editing two films right now. One that I directed; the other I did not. The second is KICKING MY ASS. Its hard to cut without being intimately acquainted with the materials or really knowing the vision of the director. Or the writer for that matter. Ugh.

So, despite my better judgement, I'm going to get back in the director's chair while I cut these other projects.

I finaly got Chris and Mike, the actors from my car jacking picture, locked down for a night shoot a week from today. I've also got my ever handy cinematographer, Hank, back on board, so I feel confident this will work out just as good as the first round of shooting.

I edited the initial footage a while back and man does it look fantastic. I think only my wife, my parents and maybe two others have seen it. Its the grittiest thing I've done so far. Profanity and violence galore. I know that will probably get the film excluded from several indie showcases. A lot of them tend to have you scale back the profanity. But I say, FUCK THEM. I thought indie film was about uncensored voice.

The end of the year is almost upon me and I need to know that I was able to complete another film from first frame to final cut. 'The Road' will have taken me nearly a year to complete. That's just insane. Gotta get it done.

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