When your editor is going through the footage creating a rough cut and states the following it's soul destroying -
"I am going to be honest Tom - I am starting to get a little worried going through this footage as I'm putting this rough cut together.
Party scenes are essential and we have next to none.
What I have uploaded so far in the rough cut scenes are using the best footage we have (obviously). The rest of the footage is rather out of focus (close ups) - grainy (outside) - boom/crew shadows&reflections - acting (all cast). There isn't a great deal to play around with.
When are you next free? We need to have a meeting ASAP to set up for some form of potential re-shooting.
I'll continue you to make what I can out of what I got here, and who knows the rest might turn out fine and it may just be the tinniest bits needed to re-shoot."
Not good. Needless to say we have aranged a editing session for Mon 9th to give him enough time to mae a skeleton. I'm very worried though even if we hand in a pile of shit we will pass so at least we are looking at that at the very least. Bring on Monday....
this is my 2nd Year film project at uni. it acts as a record of my work development. hopefully it is interesting.