Finished!!

All my worries about pulling all nighters were for nothing! Yes, the editing is finished and the film has been put on a disk.
There were some things I didn't get to do and some parts I'm not entierly happy with. But all things considered, I'm very happy with the film and I'm very proud of myself for completing it. There were times when I thought I couldn't do it. Things didn't go smoothly like I hoped they would. But all my hard work has paid off now. I gained a lot of valuable experience and it was great running my own project for once.
The confidence and experience I've gained will certainly help me with my future media projects. As for this one, I hope that the people who watch it will find it informative and entertaining. That's the only true goal I have.

3 days to go

It's looking less and less likely that I'll have to pull any all nighters! Not that I wouldn't, it's just that I can't physically stay awake that long.
I like how the film looks now but of course I still get 'It's crap!' moments. I know that's just my paranoia, and that it's too late to change it anyway.
I decided to do the editing on my home pc, so that I wouln't need to waste time going to uni every day so I'd have more time. The downside with that is I'm using a very basic programme (I'm too embaressed to even say which one! Some people will probably be able to tell from looking) so there are some things I can't do. Like I can't use narration and music tracks at the same time. That enfuriates me but it's my own fault really.

5 days to go

Not an awful lot achieved today, unfortunatly. I had to go into town and buy some clothes for my interview next week. But I got a lot done yesterday and I have all day tomorrow so I hope that'll make up for it. I hope...
And if it doesn't then at least I'll have some pretty shoes! Ha ha ha!
The big hurdle I have right now is the final few minutes. I have some good clips lined up for the very end, to end on a good note. But I don't know which of the dozens of clips to use as a build up to that. Right now it's just a random jumbled up mess of people talking, not nearly as exciting as the rest of the film. So that's the big problem that I have to iron out stright away. I'll sit down with a pizza and my new clothes and figure it all out!

6 days to go

Wow! I am very pleased with the progress I have made in just a few short days. All that panicking about not finishing on time was for nothing. I'm working hard and giving it my all so it will be done.
The appendix is completed. Just a few tiny bits to tidy up and tweak but otherwise it's finished. There are some walls I keep running into but in general, I am very very happy with how the film is shaping up.
I hope this positive feeling lasts a long time!!

8 days to go

I felt awful yesterday. Bad combination of stress, berevement and lack of sleep. I'm well rested now and feel much better. I've already done a couple of hours of editing.

9 days to go

So it's crunch time. Eeep. I sort of have a very very rough edit but it needs a lot of work. Plus there's the stuff for the appendix to do. And I have to prepare for an interview 2 days after the deadline. All this stress is giving me stomuch pains. And to top it all off, our family dog died yesterday. That's making me depressed and dragging me down.
My plan is to put in a lot of hours each day and just to do the best I can with the time I have.

So I was a little upset yesterday. I'm dissapointed I lost those visuals but at least I didn't record over the really important stuff. I've been looking over the footage I have got and I can replace the visuals easily enough.
This has actually made me realise what I want the film to focus on - Three girls, myself, Anna and Liz, who are in a similar situation.
I have almost everything now and I've started putting it together in the edit. I needed my narrator to re-record a couple of lines because he stumbled on them a bit, which probably meant they weren't written very well. And I had to ask the band for an instrumental version of their song. The studio are apparently doing it tomorrow so they'll post it on wednesday.
Editing is the most fun part for me. All the crazy stress of organising is over!!