THE ALCHEMIST MAKES GOLD - POST PRODUCTION *STAGE 3.2*

Presently, my still-in-production short film, The Alchemist Makes Gold, is in the hands of an additional editor/motion graphics artist, Dino Tsaousis (http://www.dinotsaousis.com/). Dino is really great, he works primarily in the more commercial world of video/filmmaking with Arby's, Wendy's, Gillette, AT&T...etc. Presently, he's working freelance out of NY. However, he also went to college in Boulder, Colorado where he had a focus on Avant Garde/Experimental filmmaking, what a great mix!

The Process:

First, I made a cut of the whole project with rudimentary graphic placeholders, then Dino took the project and all the raw footage. He watched it through, made notes and has come up with potential changes in cuts and rhythm and concepts for the special effects. He'll make changes and begin on design and then send me low resolution files through yousendit.com where I'll review the changes and give my opinion. So far, I've seen two changes(one involving special effects) and I was happy with both of them. After Dino finishes with his changes, he'll conform the whole sequence to something that is watchable by anyone and I'll share the rough final cut with other people. Once I've gauged response and feel happy with where the video stands, we'll decide the cut is a lock and he can begin on color correction. While that's happening, I can take the footage over to my friends at The Cutting Room Studio in Manhattan, where we'll begin soundscape design . Once the soundscape is complete, the whole sound aspect of the project will be brought to the guys at Black & Gray Music (http://www.blackandgraymusic.com), where final sound mix and clean up will be completed. Then we synch our completed audio with our completed video and the project will be done!

Joe Muto rehearses in the "apartment" location.