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Production JournalUpdated 03.29.07News: Almost half an hour of the film has been edited. By that I mean this is still at the rough cut stage, with no score and hard transitions. I'm pretty happy with how it's coming together so far. I'm excited to say that the show April 14th at The Showbox in Seattle will be shot in high definition and recorded in multi-channel audio. High Definition. That means the highest quality definition there is. It'll make you want to freaky-deaky. Miscellany: Friend of DorsiaFilms and all around great guy Merlin Mann has just posted an interview with John Roderick on his weekly video podcast, The Merlin Show. After watching it I felt compelled to write about the role he has played in the making of this film. Merlin is known for a lot of things, but perhaps most for his commitment to personal productivity. I've always considered myself a bit of a space cadet, with a mind suited more to wild abstractions than focused concentrations. The first time I met him, he asked me if I had heard of the Hipster PDA. "A what?" "A Hipster PDA. Here, take this," he said, and handed me a stack of differently-colored notecards held together with a binder clip. Uh huh. Very impressive. With this "device" I was to catalog and store important information as I came upon it. Directions over the phone to Jace's house in Ballard? Written in the Hipster PDA. The day and time of the appointment with my mechanic? In the Hipster PDA. An idea for which song to use in a certain section of the documentary? In the Hipster PDA. Most of what I write fits into one of a few categories. Once I get home I then enter this information into one of four corresponding TextEdit files: Directions / Film / People / Tasks. Having run out of notecards long ago, I switched to the Moleskine. I get these small books in packs of three, and their soft covers travel easily in a back pocket. Mine has formed a permanent curvature, proving the existence of an ass that many previously believed was too skinny to exist. Before this epiphany, I relied on memory that was at best "problematic", but now, not anymore. The effect of this adherence to organization has carried over into other areas of my work and life. My email inbox is more organized than ever, easing the stress of a list of unanswered mail without a clue about where to start. My wall is covered in notecards outlining the entire film, rather than abstract notes written on my hand. I don't feel as stressed. I'm still a bit aloof, but I feel more focused and less stupid than I used to. While I have not implemented his entire ideology of getting things done, I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge what an effect his gift of office supplies so long ago has had on my productivity, both in my career and in working on this film. Finally: Jace's band Friday Mile is embarking on a short tour of California beginning Saturday in Sonoma and continuing south in the proceeding week. If I didn't like their music I would tell him so, but he's heard nothing but good from me. < > |
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