Well, it’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally arrived.
Next week my classes in the NYU Editing Program begin.
Also, today I’ll be undertaking a second documentary in post-production: Iraq World
The premise of this documentary is to capture the Army’s training exercises in California that incorporate Iraqi actors in mock Iraqi towns for realistic scenarios before being (re)deployed to the Middle East. The actors are Middle Eastern-Americans, and the training is very serious and employment is long-term.
This project, which embedded itself in both teams, will endeavor to encapsulate the cultural growth of each side during these war games.
As many of you know from my background (Download Resume.pdf), this project is right up my alley – and I’m especially pleased to have the opportunity to work with this production team.
Meanwhile, the Jewel In The Jungle production is going smoothly. Dace’s fine editing skills has brought us up to 28 mins total, with very solid material that needs little to no tweaking. We’re at halfway-ish and are now on the "downhill"; six more weeks to go. Maybe 90% of the major footage is layed out and *only* the fine tuning remains. But with anything, the final yards are often the most tedious and tiring.
