Gone Off Deep Presents
Happy New Year, folks! It’s been a busy few months for the Gone Off Deep crew since we returned from the desert. As reported in the last post, principal photography has wrapped, but we couldn’t resist one last visit to San Francisco to ask those few “burning” questions we had left for the organizers.
In fact, Damon and Rob are out there right now, and I’ll be posting all the salacious details of their journey this weekend. But for now, here’s an update on post-production.
We’ve now logged over 200 hours of footage. Interestingly, that roughly equates to 8 days, or the duration of Black Rock City each year. Intrigued by this coincidence, I broke open all the tapes and unrolled the reels, connecting the tape end to end. It stretched exactly from Austin to Gerlach.
You should have seen Damon’s face.
We’re thrilled with the footage we’ve captured and with how well it complements our vision for the film. Our pre-production work, and willingness to let ideas evolve, has led us to a multi-layered and dramatic storyline that will resonate with both the uninitiated and longtime Burners.
The editing process is well underway, and Damon has begun assembling some powerful segments. It’s quite an experience to see it all come together.
Special Note of Thanks: We’d like to extend our appreciation to Jill Leberknight for her help in logging tapes. It’s been a monumental task and she’s been a trooper. Thanks, Jill!