constructive criticism

Over the weekend, i received an email from my friend Bob Massey. he said that he was able to view a copy of the rough cut that i sent him, and he gave me some very important constructive criticism. me and bob have been friends for quite a long time, and as long as i can remember, he has always been able to give me the most productive feedback on any of a number of different projects that i've worked on over the years. bob is the first person to see the film in its current stage, and i sent it to him so he can assess the amount of music score that will be needed for the film. but i do value bob's opinion very highly, and i think he's quite good at pointing out problem areas and giving the right kind of feedback. he definitely pointed out the couple of issues that i had with the rough cut, and i'm currently re-editing some of the scenes and tighting up the project as a whole. it kinda feels like i'm breathing new life into the project. and i'm still very confident in the project as a whole.

so, me and bob are currently negotiating a suitable contract to begin the work on the music for the film. i think that it's important to make all things clear and have a contract in place before doing anything, and i think it's important that both parties are comfortable on both ends to colaborate on a project. make sure that everyone understands what is needed and what are the expectations, and get this in writing. it'll save a lot of headaches later.

in a couple of weeks, me and paul are heading up to nyc to meet up with andrew and tom and shoot a couple of promotional interviews. it'll also be cool to just catch up with good friends, and hang out in new york. fortunately, i've decided to not to attend the IFP this year, but concentrate on just shooting these interviews. they're good to have, and i think it'll be a lot easier to get them out of the way now while andrew and tom are still around, versus later on.

my hope is to have a fine cut of the film on digi beta by mid to late january, and hopefully have a cast/crew screening then. of course, this deadline is not set in stone.