I am at home, at my desk in room 1 of our one-bedroom apartment, in serious tape-logging hell.
Part of the editing process is looking at everything you've shot and reporting (or logging) everything, EVERYTHING—that means transcribing every interview word for word, noticing shot elements in a scene when they change, moving from a close-up, medium shot or wide shot for example, and then every few minutes listing time-code. So important, soooooo tedious, but worth it when you hear/see something that really strikes you.
Such as this thing I just heard Lucien say—we're at his home, in this room he uses to practice music in; it's just covered with instruments, family photos and clutter, and Lucien's on a couch (medium shot ;)), next to an amp tuning his bass and talking about different things, when he says:
"...the way I was taught, you always have goals, throw them all the way up to the space shuttle and go get ‘em."
I LOVVVVVVVE that, perhaps because I'm feeling about a space flight away from achieving my goals. Or wondering what were my goals?? Glad I have them written out, it does get hazy when I'm logging. Ok, off to channel my inner Lucien.
