January Update
Hello, Pearl fans!
Here it is, on the downward slide of January - and here I am, still working on the Pearl of Greatest Price. I never thought it would take this long.
I guess that’s really the update this month, that’s it’s taking so long. For the most part, I’ve been cleaning up the sound track - which is a tedious process, but one that is worth it. I thought I’d have to go in and re-record a lot of the dialog between the actors, but it’s turning out that I can salvage quite a bit more than I had originally thought I could.
Where does that put the end date? That’s the bad news. Two things continue to make this drag out. One is, I’m actually still correcting mistakes that were made in the filming process. If it weren’t for… this or that… Oh, never mind. I can always find something to blame it on, but that’s the past. I’m just thankful there’s more there to use than I had thought originally.
The second thing is, I’m all by myself in this editing process. Oh, believe me - I’ve tried my best to find help in the process… but that remains a very strong but elusive hope. Strange, it is - that I try to pick a software package that is more “standard” than my favorite video editing program, so I would have a better chance of finding help - and then discover that it’s not so “standard”, at least in San Angelo. I have offers of help, but for each, there are barriers that stand in the way.
So - here’s the prayer for this month: Find a way, a process, a tool, that will allow more people to become part of the post-production process. Oh, and encouragement… It is so hard to maintain focus on this project, when life crowds around. For the sake of all who have been involved in the Pearl, and also more importantly, my family who need my time and attention, I need to be through with this.
Thanks for your determination to stick through this - I pray some of that will rub off on me.