The small posts are the hardest
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Work has been more than a challenge the last few weeks. I finally persuaded my boss to sit down with me so we could move forward on this documentary and well… I guess I got what I asked for. Everything has changed, most for the better, but it’s scary sometimes to look through my bin of old sequences.
The documentary is no longer feature length, it doesn’t even include the first concert I cut. It’s now more about the album than the tour and is cut between a really cool show from Japan. The changes to the format are fine with me, in the end I don’t have to stick to a time constraint anymore, which is nice. I just hate to think about how long this stupid project has taken. If the film had a real script or at least a concrete outline I could have banged this thing out in a few weeks. My invoices keep getting paid and I keep cashing the checks, so who cares. Every time I get called about work from someone else I secretly wish I could say yes.
I did get some encouraging feedback on Friday. I screened a full rough cut for my boss and another guy in our office. To my surprise they both really liked it. I hate watching my own work with people, at the end I probably had more negative things to say about it than they did.
I’ve been spending more time helping out my church lately. I am now mixing sound for the Sunday morning service and have joined a few other artists in concepting media for the church. Church media is usually either cheesy or way blown out of proportion. I don’t want either of those, and the talented people I’m working with don’t either. We have a script for a good little video showing a new location our church is opening. It’s simple and hip, and should do everything it needs to in a minute in a half. I’m not interested in church home movies or going to a church with a full time film studio on staff… this is somewhere in between. The team includes some very talented graphic artists, a good DP, a videographer and I get to edit. I also have to come up with a logo treatment for the church, I have an ambitious idea… so it’s really just a matter of coming up with some easier backup ideas.
I got word this week that my mother’s father has gotten an infection due to a recent surgery. The guy is over 90 years old and in the end just wants to be taken home. My prayer is that he’s comfortable and that his family is able to enjoy the rest of their time with him.
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I’m really proud of you Dave :) It sounds like things are progressing well and that you are finding fulfillment in your life. Prayin’ for ya’ :)
Love ya’
Dad
Dad
28 Jun 09 at 07:42