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It was a difficult week to say the least. Making a film is like giving birth (I think) and when it comes time to cutting shots, not to mention entire characters from the film, it’s a painful process.

There are three films that you make when you set out to make a film.

1. the film you write.

2. the film you shoot.

3. the film you edit.

The film I have right now is not the film I shot, and not the film I wrote but somewhere in between, and it’s better because of it.

Yves cut a third of the film out this week. It was an exercise which we didn’t think would work but we were both wrong. We had a screening on Wednesday for people who knew nothing about the project. They loved the short, concentrated version verses the longer cut. According to them, everything was clear, to the point and slick whereas the longer cut (which I thought would be the sure bet) felt uneven, confusing and not as moving. Sure it got more laughs but the overall effect of the film got lost in the ambiguity.

There’s another saying that editing is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.

At least I’ll have a lot of extras for the DVD.