I’ve finished my producer’s cut of FAST TRACK: NO LIMITS. The studio loved it so now we’re just making some tiny, technical tweaks before I screen the cut for the network on Wednesday. Then I get their notes, do my final cut…and await the word on whether we go to series or not.
I really enjoy the editing process…the frustration, the exhiliration, and the discovery that comes with it.
It all starts with the show you imagine…and then it becomes the show you’ve written, which is always a bit different because it evolves as you are writing it. Then there’s the show that’s shot…which is never quite what you imagined, since you are taking a dream and asking hundreds of people to help you make it real. Their creative work, along with the reality of taking what’s on the page and making it live, shapes the show into something new. And, finally, there is the show you create in the editing room. You can’t expect to see the show that you first imagined. As you cut, rearrange, choose angles, drop dialogue, add dialogue, etc., you discover the show amidst the footage. Yes, the show I created is still there…but it has become something else…and, luckily for me, something much better.
Congrats! I know the show will be a success.
Victor
I’ll give you ten bucks to rent your dvd for the weekend. I need to see something really good this summer. Save me.
A big congratulations. You’ve given birth. May the show go on and prosper. Hey, Lee. What’s the chance the German network will syndicate the show here?
Paul,
Very likely…that’s why it was written in English, shot in English, and cast with Americans in the lead. We have already sold it to France, Japan, and China…and things are looking good in the UK.
Lee