Picture Lock

According to our post-production schedule we stop cutting on November 7th and turn over the negative.

It felt like we had all the time in the world but now it is running out. Thankfully we don't need more time.

I am lucky to be working with a world class film editor over the next few weeks. He's showing me cutting tricks. Trimming a little here and a little there -- a few frames at a time.

In the end CALVIN MARSHALL will be about three minutes shorter. For the most part people who know the movie won't realize what was cut -- but they'll sense the tighter pacing.

Negative cut, ADR, final score, sound mix, etc. will keep us busy the rest of the year. If all goes well we will strike festival prints before 2008 is over.