2nd Edit

So now I'm in the process of re-editing the movie. I've watched over the first cut many times. The first time I just watched it, then the following times I had pen and paper. After several viewings with and without additional audience I've submitted a long list of things to fix in the future cut. We'll be working on a trailer simultaneously but I expect the 2nd cut to be done first since it's arrival will be deciding factor for my acceptance in SXSW.

My editor is on vacation and won't be ready to start working again until the 6th. I've got a trailer written out so hopefully we'll have one next month as well.

I watched my movie

I just watched my movie for the first time and...it was hilarious.  I had my doubts, which I guess everyone does, but after watching the 1st cut I'm excited.  Me and the two other people that watched the movie laughed so hard we were exhausted.  My editor did an unbelievable job.

One of the toughest part of watching a movie you made is getting over how surreal it is.  

There's still a lot of glitches that need fixed(and soon for SXSW) if I want to get accepted.  So now it's time to watch the movie 80 more times with a notepad and get this film into the best shape possible.

SXSW Submission

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Awesome news. Inside Joke will be reviewed for SXSW despite the mishap.

We're working on getting the final cut done soon so that we have a better chance of being accepted.

1st Cut

My editor has finally finished the 1st cut, just before his back went out on him from hunching over a computer everyday.  He's done an awesome job and we had it ready just in time for the SXSW film festival on Dec. 11th.  While working on his other paying project he had the DVD burning at home and something went wrong with the compression.  So he wasn't able to get it to the post office in time.  

They tried to get the post office to give them the Dec. 11th post mark anyway, but they couldn't for auditing reasons.  So I had them overnight the DVD anyways and have emailed the festival everyday since and will continue until I can find out if my movie will be able to somehow make the festival review due to the circumstances and the fact I payed $100 submission fee already.

Hopefully things will work out.  I don't plan on waiting around all year for the biggest festivals because I'm tired of being in post production.  I know once you enter a festival you lose your world premiere status and that's the status you need in order to get into the bigger festivals, where distributors actually show up to.  But SXSW was my best hope and demographic for the movie I made.  

Yeah, it was only the rough cut but they would allow us to send in the final cut if done in time.  I'll let you know what happens as soon as I here some news.  In the meantime, we'll be working on the final cut, trailer, and getting the damn poster done.

Working to work

I haven't done a post in two weeks. Wow.

Anyway, hopefully should know within this week if the film will meet the deadline for SXSW.

In the meantime I've been working to pay off my editor and earn a meager existance with what's left over.

Should have some bigger news this week, trailer date and poster. So look out.