Cobb Field

Now that the official editing has begun, things will move along rather quickly for just a while. I have all or parts of 8 of the 17 “chapters” roughed out, so we’re beginning to see the show take shape. There will definitely be two distinct types of these chapters. Some, which will feataure poetry, will have a beautiful and elegant style, both in word and in image. The other chapters capture more of the moment to moment action in the stadium, and they’ll have a more conversational style, which will complement the images.

I chatted with Gregg Lohman, a former student of mine, the other day. He is a professional musician in Nashville, and we talked about a couple of music cues I have in mind. Gregg’s a great guy, and he and his buddies are ready to contribute to the score, along with the regular cast of great musicians who always breathe life into the notes that we give them.

I’m going to start editing as soon as I finish this blog entry. Finally. It has taken more than 2 1/2 months to get everything in the computer, but we’re finally ready to go.

The first layout of the film has 17 chapters, which will constitute the first cut. Obviously things will have to be trimmed down as we go, but we have a good place to start.

We have also found a poet who is willing to contribute her work to the film. Susanna Rich is a professor at Kean University in New Jersey. It’s a perfect fit, and not just because her work is outstanding. One of our main characters, Dan Zeffiro, pitched for Kean University through last year. He is a terrific young man, and I can’t believe we’ve hooked up with two people from that school.