Two more days left...
Only two more days left before the new Doc goes into the proverbial can and is done forever and flys away to the final rendering, mastering, and distribution - never to be touched by me again. No more editing this damn thing. Fortunately we've been able to pull off editing from a 4 hour cut sans niceties that would have never see the light of day to a just-under-two hour cut with snazzy animated sequences and such that help keep the viewer's attention throughout in just under three weeks.
I've lost my voice already and I'm mildly sick from exhaustion, but at least I don't have that damn Pig Flu. Marathon editing session from hell... soon to be done; and that means that I get to fly away home to my family on Saturday and actually have someone to cuddle up with when I sleep again.
Of course, a very short week after I arrive home I'll be heading off to West Virginia for the first shoot on the production of my Rock Climbing related documentary, Vertical Fever. The shooting cycle on this one is going to be about 50 times longer than the one that I'm editing now at least (given that the shooting cycle on the one that I'm editing was 5 days, 16-20 hours a day, that's not saying a whole lot though). Fortunately, this time, my family is going to be actively participating on the production end of that documentary, so hopefully it's a bonding experience... erm, I know, recipe for failure, hush.