COMPLETELY FREAKED OUT..

              IT'S DONE!!! 
This part supersedes this underneath because it was written before now and I had so many doubts.. The stats show it, the frames are huge on this fucker and I am glad, it should be good to be run on a I-MAX theatre ... Well maybe not that huge, but I think it is big.. There is a redo that will be done shortly with a small change in the pictures in that they were fairly dark so I will try to lighten them up a little... But finally, I think it is done..   Now read below, written earlier.. 


"Well it is done.. Burning a test video right now and hopefully it will be fine ... BUT!!   ...  This must be what it feels like to feel like it will never be as good as you wanted it to be.. After I got the final credit sequence completed and put it into place I did a second one in XVID AVI format and clipped it to the end of the original video.. I have to say the original version was better. All around the video was better, quality aside, I put more time into it and felt better about it, and as mom said "I wouldn't change a thing"..  This past week was a blur between watching the nephew every day and staying up late to first convert the files to the 1080p file format..  Three separate conversions and so many test video attempts.. Then after yesterday "mastering" (putting all the files in running order, into a single file) and today getting the final chapter completed I set to burn the first disc, which is a test disc, I viewed the files and the original set were better, and bigger.. Over ten GB compared to the just over 6GB that are being burned and my thinking is I might have to edit this as a whole.. Take the original files and edit them in the editor and then set the files as one rather than edit set them as files individually and ...   ERRR    remember I was talking about buying a gun???   If this test burn ends up the way I think it is I will be spending next week doing the last of the editing.. This will be done by next Monday...  It just will be... That was my original date to be done and it WILL BE DONE!!

During the editing process the third time around I was able to cut more excess out, making it more concise, or what I think is more concise..  However I did feel some was too much.. I watch the extras on dvd's and listen to the commentary track and most of the time they talk about having to cut scenes to make the story move along, and in my case I cut  the majority of the rehearsal out mostly because there were mostly test shots on there.. Test shots for determining where the best place would be to get the best shots, and initially the floor where I was at first was the best place to be and I was sure that would be where the video would be shot.. Then when I moved behind the piano player it was confirmed that was the best place.. Then the preacher suggested the balcony areas... I tried one then the other and where the video was shot was the better of all the places.. However the best place would be the floor shot.. But after the video was shot on the wedding day and I saw all the people rise for the grand entry of the bride I was assured where I was was the best place to be.. Another angle would have been by the second piano (the acoustic), if I had a second camera that is where I would have placed it.. A third would be an unmanned camera behind the preacher somewhere...  There is something to be said for scouting a shoot before doing it, but lacking that which most of the time the rehearsal should be enough time to find the best location.. I would have rather had a better location at the reception as well but, for not getting to see the room anymore than two minutes before the wedding, I did alright.. The wedding was the most important, everything else was just frosting on the cake.. "


Just a little more from now, after watching the final video I went back and watched the uncut version (that which is on DVD from the recorder) and man what a difference.. A good lot of the rehearsal wasn't used and the reason is that it was a lot  of test shot for determining where I would shot it (point in the church).. Transitional shots as well a shit load of boring ass shit for the regular person.. I really like looking at the building process when I get a movie I will watch the scenes where they are extended.. But ib this case it is really overkill the sheer number and amount seems just way too much.. Then there is the piecing together of the video.. Some shots were rearranged and unless you were there or saw the original video you would be hard pressed to tell which came first scene 5 or 25..    This was the most interesting video I've ever done and would love to do more like this..

Badge Henry