Well, hi kids. Long time no blog.

So, it's almost Thanksgiving. Are you done yet? And why aren't you calling/e-mailing/smoke-signalling me back?

Wellll, I've been busy as hell, I'm afraid, and except for my screenwriting, my life has slowed to an amoeba's crawl. (That's slow, brothers and sisters.)

But anyway, here's where we stand. The visual cut is done, finished, complete. I'm pretty happy with it now, though I re-edited the film six times. I'm still a perfectionist, I should've re-edited another six, but I think I can live with it, especially with the limitations of the ridiculously complicated shoot I threw upon all of you. (Thanks for that, BTW.)

So, in the little time I have to work on the film now, I'm working on the sound pass, which I'm going to leave a bit minimalistic but evocative. I'm hoping to tell the story as much through soundtrack dynamics as through chirpy happy birdies in park scenes.

No, I'm not actively seeking the composer yet. (The Bay Area composer I mentioned before is very talented, but was simply too busy to work this into his schedule. Oh well.) But I intend to have the full piece done and in your hands in time for a nice Santy Claus project.

Yeah, I love you too.

Circumspectly yours,
Dimitri