Back on track

The elusive 3rd meeting with my supervisor finally took place today, and everything seems to be back on track. I have been given an updated list of tasks I must complete now, and I have until April 30th to complete these tasks. I am going to have to budget my time quite well, but I see no reason why I shouldn't be able to get a satisfactory product out there, given what I have done up to this point, in a months time. I've got to really hunker down, but like I said in my last entry, I am going to man up to the responsibilities I knew I was taking on from the get-go.

Pacing is going to be a real issue for this film, but I need to make sure everything that needs to be said, gets said. The opening montage that I have edited was described as very difficult to watch by my supervisor, and this is partly what I'm going for. What I also need to be sure of is that it is clear what is going on in the opening (as it stands now, but that may change) montage, and that it does not mislead or confuse the audience. It has been my goal since the inception of this project to not manipulate the audience or exploit the subject matter, and that will be my goal for any other serious films I ever make.

I also want to throw out there how awesome it was to be able to bring my laptop in the meeting and show my supervisor my progress right in his office. It's not often that I am impressed by technology anymore, but being able to pack up my entire editing studio in my bag and have everything right there for him to view was really cool. This Macbook Pro has been worth its weight in gold, and I really don't know where I would be without it.

So I'm glad the meeting went well, I pretty much knew it would. Now I need to get hold of the other people who agreed to talk to me for the film who I haven't heard from in a while. It's odd trying to maintain a balance since this is such a touchy subject, as I'm doing my best to avoid hounding her. But at the same time, I've gotta get this segment shot as it's the last major part of the film. I had the idea today though of going by the maternity ward at Chambersburg Hospital and asking someone some questions relevant to my topic. Maybe more info regarding Post Urethreal Valve Syndrome? This could be a missing link. Next meeting with my Supervisor is Friday. I will bounce this idea off of him.