How many steps in a journey?

Perhaps the most difficult part of this process for me, in terms of post-production, is that I am trying to do it piecemeal with my "spare time." Realistically, that gives me from three to four hours after I get home from my day job, interrupted by other chores and dinner. Weekends really don't offer a larger chunk of time, simply because there is so much more that needs to be addressed.

When you look at the numbers, it looks like I have a potential additional 40 hours a week I can dedicate to editing. Numbers lie. Going at a project of this size in small chunks is already becoming a little maddening. It takes me at least a half hour to boot the system, launch FCP, review the section I am working on, review the notes, and figure out what to do next. Momentum plays a large role in terms of progress, and it has been very difficult to gain traction from the start.

But, like walking on wet ice, you can still get there. It takes longer, feels slow, but in time, you get there.

Speaking of getting there, the show is loaded and ready to be toyed with. I'm working on the Kosrae section - perhaps the single most beautiful place I have been lucky enough to visit. Going through the footage brings back a surge of memories. It was an amazing place, and really about as far away from everything as you can get, and some of the last pristine nature, above and below the water line, left on this planet. Katrina and Bruce were wonderful hosts, and Kosrae Village Resort (also known as Kosrae Eco-Village) was as accommodating as possible on such a remote island.

I'm off to edit. Tom Goreau is in New York today and plans to stop by this afternoon. I need his help matching footage of particular species to the narrative. Its funny - you figure that by now I would be able to identify most coral species. I've been working on "Putting the PIeces Together" for more than three years. If I money and time were no object, I'd take a few courses. Until I have that luxury, I will have to rely on experts.

Okay.. time to edit. This is my weekend, but I wouldn't have it any other way.