avid up and music

last friday, i received my new avid xpress pro software and mojo box in the mail, and pretty much spend the rest of the weekend, getting it all up and running. it pretty much took all weekend to set it up, and test different configurations to make sure it was all kosher. it's a little bit overwhelming, but the avid is an incredibly powerful tool. it's the industry standard, and the new software maximizes newer computers that have multiple processors. it's all really wild, and i'm excited about the amount of capabilities the avid has to offer.

i spend most of the time on manipulating the color correction features, and have been using tom's interview from the last time we were in new york as a way of getting familiar with the new software. avid gives me much more control over the color correction of scenes, much more that any of the other programs that i have been using. but avid is definitely not for anyone who is not familiar with non-linear editing. you have to be fairly tech-saavy to even scratch the surface. either way, i'm excited to work with the program, and i have a lot to learn to get completely up to speed on finishing the project.

bob massey also sent me a bunch of different mp3s of music ideas for the film, and i have to say that it's all incredibly beautiful. i purposely let bob interpret the scenes and come up with music on his own, just to see what he could come up with. i wanted to see what bob would be able to add to, and bring to the images on screen. like i said, the music is incredibly beautiful, and the film now has much more of an identity. me and bob, went over a couple of places where the music didn't quite fit. so, over the next few months, we'll refine the different pieces and match them to corresponding scenes.

so between getting the avid and hearing the new music, the weekend was very productive film-wise.