Danny smiles in at Diana with the reflection of the inn they’ve traveled to in the car window.
Another big step forward in the filmmaking process. Over the weekend, I completed a rough cut of ISN’T IT ROMANTIC? It is, admittedly, a very rough cut. I don’t have the sound we recorded, only my editor has it, I used the in camera sound, which is of inferior quality. I also only have a basic knowledge of editing techniques, but I must say, the cut looks “pretty darn good”. My co-writer agrees with me and in fact, the words in quotes are hers.
We are very excited. My editor has twenty years of experience and is creative and talented. When he does his cut and we polish it, using the quality sound, color correction and other post production techniques, we’re going to have a very good film. It will get into festivals. There is not a doubt in my mind.
This is quite different from how I felt just a few weeks ago when I was having panic attacks worrying about the quality of the finished film. At that point, I hadn’t gotten a look at everything we had and was experiencing the type of self-doubt many artists go through. Now, with all of the footage at my disposal and sufficient distance from production, I have a bit more objectivity.
I’ve been making efforts to promote the film as well. I’m posting updates and outtakes on IIR’s Facebook page and on YouTube. I’ve also been adverting it on LinkedIn. We have several festivals targeted so far. SAG has invited us to submit it to their short film showcase. We’ve also been invited to submit to a film festival in Wales. That is quite exciting. Another venue is the Love Actually Film Festival, which takes place in Ridgewood, NY on Valentine’s Day. It’s specifically for short films about love, sex and romance. It’s right up our alley and I really hope to get into that one. It will give me something to do on Valentine’s Day other than celebrate the fact that February is half over.
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