Spending the time to review and reload has been a rewarding experience. After a thorough screening of all the footage shot to date, the Production Team has pulled together to plot out every shot for every scene for every Location remaining for principal photography in a way that was not possible when we first started. This fine-tuning is going to help us immensely as we'll be working long hours with a larger group of actors at different Locations every day. The luxury of filming for a solid week at "Noah's House" in Myakka is behind us - now we need to efficiently move the company every day, sometimes twice a day, to all the various Sarasota locations and maintain the high quality storytelling and upbeat vibe that we've created.
The Key is to be Prepared.
And we're ready to go.
As noted in an earlier post, the behind-the-scenes activity leading up to the final weeks of shooting has been both exciting and exhausting. I huddled with my Soundtrack co-producers Mo and Roger to fine-tune the tracks for the release of the music video - "Lonely Hearts" this week and also to prep other songs for the music performance sequences we'll shoot with the Cast. And working with Editor Marc Alford for the first time and with DIT manager Shawn McCarty on color correction and other post production needs for the Trailer & Music Video has been an eye-opening revelation of epic proportions. It's simply amazing how great this movie looks and sounds already...
So, we have a super-charged final week of prep ahead and a very special "Sneak Preview" of both the Trailer and Music Video at an 'Invitation Only' Private Screening in downtown SRQ on Thursday for a select group of interested parties. It's the first time anyone outside our Team gets a glimpse of what we're up to. Normally I'd be nervous about it - but to be honest, I've had enough birthdays to know when I see a dead-bang winner...so my level of confidence is running high, yet tempered with a strong dose of humility. It's quite a humbling experience to see something you created out of thin air turn into "Beautiful Noise" - and to know that everyone involved - from the Cast, the Crew and the Investors who are now jumping on the bandwagon - has such faith in the Movie. Our collective effort to help jump-start the indie film industry here in Sarasota is vitally important for the local economy and we're so grateful for the continuing embrace of the film by the community. I know we're gonna make 'em all proud.
Steve
