Week 11

This week has been the beginning of the stressful part of Visions for me, haha. I had been having trouble collecting the final few screener files and powerpoint presentations from the filmmakers and scholars, so i had to get a little bit impatient with them. after a couple terse emails i finally got the last few in. now i'm editing them together into one film file per film block to make it easier on the projectionists. I'm already mostly done with that, i'm just tweaking sound levels and exporting for the tech walkthroughs tomorrow. also, i've taken the powerpoint and combined them into one long presentation with black slides in between, so that only one presentation needs to be queued up. As for the videography inside of Lumina, I've got an overhead with the plans ready and I've begun to collect specifically selected volunteers to run the cameras. aside from that I've been working on the Lumina contract, which should be completed this week. i received the most recent draft from Sandra and filled in some info that needed updating, now i'm just waiting for ACE to approve it so we can sign it and finally be through with that. I've begun to collect things we may need on the day of the event, like extra sd cards for cameras and chargers for their batteries. this week will be full of class presentations and meetings, but i think we're moving along alright.

Week 10

I’ll fill in a little of what went on over the past couple weeks I missed the post for. I’ve been working with Sandra Jackson and my Lumina Tech person Sydney Burton to complete the Lumina/Sharky’s contract, which should be very near completion. There has been a slight delay on her end, but Sandra has told me that she will complete it first thing tomorrow morning, and I hope this will be by class time so I can pass along the news there. Parking has been secured for the day of the event, and I’ve submitted an art request for a map to place on the website. Screener collection is going well, I have about 6 left to collect. As for videography in Lumina, I have recruited the help of my DP friend, Robby Poisella, and I will meet with him shortly to decide on our plans for equipment, angles and camera locations, and filling up a crew to do the actual videography. This coming week I will focus on finishing off the lumina contract, collecting the final few films and presentations, and then ironing out the particulars of the videography in Lumina. Overall, I feel confident about my progress and the progress of my teams.