In the Tenderloin: A Moving Snapshot
Statement of Progress: Phase 2
As of now, I
have gathered all of the original and found film footage and have edited them
down to the essential clips. The film is
approximately six minutes long including opening and closing credits. I have now turned my attention to the musical
aspect of the video. Over the last few weeks I have accumulated a number of
instrumental tracks including drums, piano and harmonica. I also may record a
guitar track in the next week. However, much work is needed in terms of sound
editing. In addition to the necessity of recording the trumpet tracks, a lot of
time needs to go into editing the various instruments seamlessly. Another challenge
is making sure all the instrumental tracks not only line up together, but also
line up to the video clip edits. I would
like to create a sense of synchronization between the rhythm of the song and
the pacing of the video, so I may need to spend more time aligning those two
pieces.
Besides the
instrumentation, the lyrics of “In the Tenderloin” have not yet been written
and seriously need my attention. I am planning on coordinating the lyrics of
each verse to the visuals presented in the video in order to provide a sort of
narrative that describes the imagery. I would like to complete the lyrics by
April 15th so I may record them when I go to LA (I will also be
recording the vocal and trumpet tracks at that time). Thus, by April 23rd
I would like to have all the pre-existing instrumentation to be well mixed and
edited so that I only have to add in the additional vocal and trumpet tracks.
This will leave me a few days for final editing touch ups before the final
phase delivery April 26th.
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