Locking Picture

I think we're going to lock picture by Thursday morning. Good solid 96 minute cut. Very happy with it. Just spent the last week re-cutting the opening and feel like it starts the film off much stronger now.

I can't believe we're about to lock picture. It both exhilirates and stresses me out. I am ready for sound work to get started, though, and to see the film in its original HD format, because this down-converted compressed video is starting to bug me.

So, next step is to bring the HD into the system for the clips used in the offline edit. Then color correct shot-by-shot. And the sound editor will be working simultaneously on cleaning up audio and adding effects and ambience.