flickering

A few fragments from the sequence I mentioned a few days ago. I'm really excited to do more with this technique.

In other news, I finally have pulled things together after about two weeks of constant problems. I think the number one trait you have to cultivate when you are making films is insane persistence. Anytime you try to do something outside of the ordinary, the world is against you. The ability to cope with these problems is ultimately going to determine whether you succeed or fail.

Now my editing system is back in action, we are about to build another hugely ambitious set and various things that could have been problems have become things that will ultimately benefit the project. If everything had gone as planned, SEX MACHINE would be a very different movie. But I don't know if it would actually be a BETTER movie. Once you get 30 or so people contributing or helping out, it kind of takes on a life of it's own. And that's one of the things that excites me about filmmaking.

We have pulled together an incredibly diverse group of people and the result is pretty exciting. When I think that I wouldn't know some of these people if it weren't for the movie, it makes me thankful for the whole process.

Everything has dragged out for about 2 months longer than I had originally planned. But we are really just putting on the finishing touches, adding production value and smoothing out the overall flow of the piece. I will have some cool stuff to show you very soon.