Well, this week marks a year since we first went on the road to Boston to interview Charles Laquidara and shoot all our Boston footage. I’m happy to report that the Detroit Tigers are once again playing in the American League Championship Series so we’ve come full circle.
We’re heading into the 6th week of editing now so the mad dash for photos, archival footage, musical rights and radio air checks is in full swing. I’m mostly enjoying the process though I must confess that on any given day, you could either find me championing the film in my mind as a brilliant artistic contribution to modern society, or in a bundle of self-loathing on the floor, convinced no one will give up two hours of their life to see it. Most days though, I’m somewhere in between but much closer to the positive end, all things considered.
I am enjoying the process more often than not. The joy of discovering a new photo or snippet of archival footage that perfectly suits the segment. The satisfaction of watching a suggested edit that actually works. The relief of cutting a chunk out of a scene and seeing that it still makes sense after the chop. And being able to watch scene assemblies and send notes to the editor from the pub!
When a film is working but is not complete, it requires a solid amount of discipline not to immediately screen it for friends and family. The waiting is the hardest part, as Mr Petty once said. But I think this film is going to rock. And given the subject matter, that would be fitting.
