For the first few weeks of this second semester, I’ve concentrated on documentary filmmaking in and out of the program. After my first two narrative shorts from first semester, which brought me a lot regarding prod and post-prod, I’m going back to my area of interest –doc-making– and applying everything I learned towards editing a feature-length doc Jodie shot last summer. Our new class, sound design, taught by Daniel Osborn, has really brought a whole other dimension to our editing process, which has basically taken over our lives.

The sound class has done something great for the project: bring it into the curriculum to be used as an example to learn protools and sound design in general. Dan has offered to mix the final project in the 5.1 theater room, which is bringing the whole project to another level audio-wise. It’s also giving all of us an opportunity to see how the sound stems we have created work in a surround environment. Bottom line: D-10 and we still have to fill the audio tracks with ambient, SFXs, sweetening, replace some titles, finish motion graphics, color correct, mix, compress, send out….once again, it seems it’s time to take a big breath of air before going under for the next 2 weeks.