Color Correction is Almost Done

So, Matutinal Reverie is nearly entirely color corrected. I've been working fairly regularly with Trish, and we've made one full pass of the movie. She burned a DVD of the entire thing for me, and I watched it on Friday. And while yes, there are some things that need to be fixed, overall the movie just looks gorgeous. It was really amazing to me to see it with not only 85% of the color correction in finalized shape, but also coupled with the completed audio mix. I mean, this may sound dopey to say, but it... dare I say it?... is a real movie. I don't mean to toot my own horn, but it was like watching some amazing. Two years of work, and that's where it's taken me. We're still not done yet, but the end is in sight. It's really quite hard to believe, and it's a little bit draining to think back on the 2 1/2 years that've gone into it. Even if the movie ends up screening nowhere, it'll have been worth it. Because I think it's a really worthwhile movie. Something that people should see.

Scene 3, alas, is still problematical. I scheduled a session on Broadway Video's Flame system so that we can fix it. The Flame operator, Keith, is confident that he can deal with the abruptly shifting times of day in the scene. He's going to take the pitch black night from the later part of it, and then gradually decrease it going backwards to the beginning of the scene. Which is really cool. And Broadway is giving me a very cheap rate, because I know [name redacted]. After Keith is done, Trish and I will then do color correction on the scene post-Flame. Trish has really done a fantastic job, and everybody over at Broadway Video has been so nice. It's really been a pleasure to work there. Besides, they serve you cookies and milk during the afternoon. Seriously.

Once MR is totally done, I'm going to make a digibeta master and DVD dupes. And yes, I will begin sending copies out to cast/crew and festivals and whatnot. I'm going to get my ass in gear.

And I'm still working on my next feature. The script is getting close to being done, and I'm beginning to assemble a team of people to read it and give me feedback. Quite excited to hear what people have to say, since it's definitely the best thing I've ever done.

And yes, I have some leads on financing and whatnot. I don't want to say too much and jinx anything, but as soon as there's news I promise to post it here. I know I've been a bit of a lax blogger lately, but I've been busy working. So get off my back (ha).

I've also been enjoying the end of summer and beginning of autumn. Took a short trip upstate with [name redacted] and her husband to visit Carmel Holt and Steve Morris. That was a ton of fun, especially the hike up Overlook Mountain (even if it did make me realize that I need to quit smoking soon). And driving the Mustang was indeed a blast. And I also went to a lovely dinner party at Mascha van T.'s place the following week. And I saw Zul Jamal this afternoon for brunch. He's back in NYC from London for good, and so we went down to the Odeon for eggs and coffee and cigarettes.