yakitori nyc

so it's been a couple of days, and me and paul just came back from the weekend in new york. it was such a wonderful trip, particularly being able to catch up with tom and andrew and shoot their interviews, and also hang out and grab a couple of beers as well. the interviews went really well, and i definitely think that there's enough there to edit a couple of minutes of the interview down for promotional stuff later on. they turned out really well.

after shooting andrew's interview on friday, we met up with tom, and me and paul took them to our favorite japanese yakitori restaurant in st. mark's place. we got there early, and we were the first in line, but soon after we got there, a line of people started to form around the corner. paul and andrew started talking to a couple of people that said that they were visiting from san fran, and had heard about the place, but was it was their first time there. whenever me and paul are in nyc, we always try to go there, just because it's so different, and it has such an authentic feel to it, and the food is awesome except for the more unusual things on the menu (octopus dumplings...) i don't know if andrew and tom liked the food, but either way, we had a great time and it was very cool to take them someplace different. andrew said that he'd always walk right by them place, but in a way, never even knew that the place was even there. after dinner, we walked a few blocks, and had a few beers just around the corner. it was great to catch up with tom and andrew, and also to see that both of them are doing really well for themselves.

now that we're back in dc, it's time to buckle down and finish the film. i finished synching the couple of foley scenes that i did last week, and i'm also re-editing a lot of the scenes in the first half of the film. i like the new changes so far, and i think the film has a much more concise and tighter feel to it. Bob Massey is starting to compose music, and next month, i plan to purchase an Avid system to on-line the film. the goal is to have a fine cut of the film by late january. there's a lot of things to work on, but i think that this is totally doable.

the trip to new york was awesome, tho, i'm glad to be back in dc.

time to get focused and finish the film.