Our travel to Colorado Springs went well. Although we felt a little rushed we were able to get what we went for and have edited a tight 5 minute piece that serves the ending well.
We had 3 screenings for friends and colleagues for much needed feedback. We felt very good about the response – for the most part we received either positive comments that were encouraging or criticism and suggestions that we believe will make the documentary better. Though we will still not be able to turn this documentary into a vérité film ;-) Thank you to all that were able to participate. One of the things that we took from the screenings is to add more background and factual information through voice-over.
We had the recording session scheduled for Monday, August 29th, but it fell through.That morning, Luci and I received the very sad news that my grandfather, Henry Capp, had passed away. We flew down to St. Augustine the following afternoon.
Luci and I had just been there at the beginning of August for his 80th birthday. That week he had been diagnosed with cancer. Last week he made it through his first session of chemo without any complications and returned home from the hospital. He went in peace without any pain and his memorial was beautiful. We all released his cremains into the Atlantic Ocean at Matanzas Inlet on Saturday and flew back to New York that night. He will be dearly missed by everyone who knew him. To learn about the Katrina devastation through all this made the experience even more surreal and emotional.
Now work on the film continues. We are rewriting the narration again and are tightening up the editing overall.