I thought maybe someday I'd have to commit suicide, but I never thought I'd have to grow up, or get rid of this stuff.
Tomorrow I start cutting on the new cut. I think I’m going to start with the diner scene. There’s some material in there that I think I’ve always realized could be cut. And I’ve known it’s too long. And then there’s some stuff in there that the story would be better off without. Now to dive in and address all that.
Time rushes on and I never seem to get enough done on the film. I finished the spreadsheet that diagrams all the scenes and scene beats for the cut I have now. There are 62 scenes. I have this spreadsheet printed and taped together on my in three pieces. End to end it’s about 11 feet long. Now the trick is to look at it and discern what needs to be done. Already I have the feeling that it’s helping me to see things that can and should be cut. But it’s only this weekend when I’ll be able to stare at it long enough to actually make some decisions and hopefully I’ll also be able to put some of those decisions into action. It’s definitely time I started to make some changes in the cut.