part one done

finished the obama vid. i think it’s going to be in three parts. just has to be. no way to chop three hours of footage down to three minutes without it being a joke. even three parts compresses it a TON, but at least i can get more in there than intro, soundbyte or three and outro. i’m a day late uploading it, but i had a dilemma, cuz i really didn’t want to do a segmented piece. but i was banging my head on the virtual wall and finally admitted it to myself, that i had to do it. otherwise it would be nothing but a commercial. i wanted to get a few moments that have to do with the state and the city in there, and the historic time that sees oregon making a difference in the primary. it’s never a big deal here. i feel good about the arc. had to do some really crafty editing to make up for the fact that my Edirol sound recorder died after about fifteen seconds, leaving me with not enough room tone at all. but i grabbed from here and there and got it working all right. i feel pretty good about this first segment. pretty much an intro. part 2 will be some meat from three speaches, and part three will be, well… i guess they are all pretty much indicative of acts! so. act one done. dont know when it will be approved, as my editorial guy doesn’t really expect me to submit on days other than wed. i’m disappointed. i got my footage early i thought i’d have the vid uploaded right on time. but as always, i have to juggle jobs if i’m going to pay my bills. i really hope we can get a bed soon! my neck is sore too often, again today. we went out and looked, that’s where i saw the barbie dolls. but the biggest they had was a queen. and i really think its time for a king sized bed. when i’m afraid of crushing someone in my sleep, i unconsciously tense up all night. i’m hoping by monday i can be well on track again, schedule wise. we’ll see. maybe some optimism will soak into me from editing so much obama.