16 March 2013

Pics from the Edit Bay

Working on the edit again today. Time really lends some perspective. To have eaten at the Ocean already and to now be going back and pouring over footage from back when this was all a speculative venture really validates the effort of documentation. You cannot recapture the past in this same way without the ingredients of foresight and time.


I'm working on this section of the doc now. When Kevin visits the Kerns Neighborhood Association to inform them of his plans for 24th and Glisan. There's Karl behind the camera with his old hairstyle.


This shot was taken on Groundhog's Day when we wrapped principal photography with a shoot at the Cavenaugh's new residence on the complex. We also did some pickups of vendors' kitchens. Of the micro-restaurants so far Uno Mas seems to have the most buzz, ranking #9 on EaterPDX's hot sheet a few weeks back. I'm a wing man myself, so I have to say I'm really liking Basa Basa the best. Still haven't tried Tails 'n' Trotters sandwich counter though.


06 March 2013

Assembly Edit Underway

This is the craziest way to make a documentary. No money and no time. But I jumped into Final Cut for the first time in months tonight and have been at re-cutting the first half of the assembly cut Karl and I put together over the last couple of weekends for several hours now. I had an epiphany that there was just too much continuous Kevin at the beginning and that I needed to intercut Kevin and Art as they tell their stories. It really helps the pacing. Also, it means a lot less cover will be required. It's telling how similar their stories are. Art is a great reflective character for Kevin. The difference being Kevin had a lot of his career ahead of him when the recession hit.



I threw in English Beat's "March of the Swivelheads" (you may remember this from the backyard chase seen in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.) I know that it's frowned upon to get married to temp track, but I find that it's really helping me drive the energy level that's been lacking.

Here's an article from the Detroit Free Press that features protestors at the closing of Timberline Dodge in 2009. The story as I recall was that a bunch of hot rodders showed up in full force. I also found this Oregonian letter to the editor. One of the commenters suspects a liberal conspiracy in how the shut down dealerships were chosen.

Give me a holler if you're out there.  -SPH