Starting last episode, and moving onto this episode, my assistant director and I have started a new (for me) method of doing the episodes. He enjoys (at least to some extent) doing the scut work: cleaning lines, selecting takes, and doesn’t enjoy or at least thinks I do a better job of sound effects and music. We both use Adobe Audition so we don’t have to mess with converting session files around. So, what he does is this: Cleans the lines, does take selection, preliminary placement. Then, he ships the edited MP3s and the session files (and the occasional sound effect if he has one he likes) to me via drop.io, and I refine the timing, put in sound effects and music, and ta-da, completed scene.
OMBWTFBBQ why did I not know of this before? With all the bullshit out of the way, completing a scene is RIDICULOUSLY fast. Things that take a week or two before now take a day or two. Of course, my life is interfering in the completion of an episode that’s airing in two weeks, DETAILS DETAILS. Out of the four “scenes” in the episode, I’ve done 3 completely (including music), and the 4th one is prepped to go. Assuming there are no REALLY weird sound effects, I SHOULD be able to get it done tomorrow or Thursday at the latest for review by the bossman, who has promised to do a quick turn-around with the review process, and we should be able to do the commentary as soon as this weekend.
But now, BED SUMMONS ME like an apprentice mage summoning his first demon from the lowest depths, losing control and having his soul eaten by said demon.
OK, that analogy went really bad really fast.
By the way, Dixie 48 has some REALLY funny stuff in it. At least, I think so.