its been a while since i posted anything here, for which i apologize, to anybody who is interested in my ramblings. its a new year - i can't believe it! i haven't really done any more filming in the last few months, save for a couple of aborted attempts to get 4 or 5 magicians on camera... i did manage to grab the moi non plus for an interview when they hit town in the autumn. very nice chaps they were too. but now i have it in my mind to put this whole thing together so i've started editing in a rather fool hardy fashion - not following convention.
normally, you would sit down and watch and log each piece of material you have collected and start to piece together a "paper edit" - mapping the outline and narrative of the piece so you know where to find the clips you need and form the story. but i'm not doing that. which is really rather silly. I have logged some of the material - interviews and such and it is very helpful but i have been getting by on gut feeling for now, making decisions, then deciding that those were the wrong decisions, then deciding that i went the wrong way etc etc. today, it seems like the project will result in a long form documentary. but that will change several times over i am sure.
i still have some more interviews and things to get but it is finally starting to come together. it is cathartic to see this, warts and all, as i review the great footage and moments we've captured, as well as the things i did wrong and have learnt from. the end is not quite in sight but i know its out there...
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