Post Trip - Day 6

Now we get down to business. We received comments on the rough draft of our script from Mr. Silverman last night with mostly positive feedback (which is a huge relief. Not having to spend too much time editing is going to allow us to spend more time recording and compiling the video itself which is time that can't be taken for granted. Today we are spending our time make final revisions to the script and associating footage with certain parts of it. This should allow us to move more quickly once we actually start making the video. We made plans to record the voice over Sunday and get the other small pieces of footage that we need. We're going to be using Adobe Premiere to make the video. Neither Alex or I have ever used the software before to later today I'm going to spend some time getting comfortable with it.

Post Trip - Day 5

We fished the script! I'm so excited, we put a lot of hours into it and I really think it payed off. It ended up being about ten pages long so nothing else really needs to be added. Now we need to edit the script and start recording. Mr. Silverman was kind enough to take a look at it for us and give us some feedback. Fingers crossed!

Post Trip - Day 4

Today we spent all of our time writing the script. There's not much else to say other than I am really excited to see where this is heading. Bouncing ideas back and forth between the two of us is resulting in some very cool writing that I think people are going to like. I can't wait to finish the script tomorrow and start editing.

Post Trip - Day 3

So much progress! My mind is racing with the possibilities of this project. Today we talked about the direction of our video and we decided on telling our story. It sounds vague but the possibilities (in my mind) seem monumental with regards to it's possible impact. I can't wait to start writing the script and be able to tell how the trip we took changed our perspectives, introduced fascinating obstacles related to human nature, and enlightened us to the livelihood that exists on the river. After we discussed the script and direction we dealt with learning the editing software. We ran into some problems with having a computer available to us with the proper processing power but eventually we figured it out. After school we went over to Alex's house to finish with all unpacking and cleaning our trip gear. After cleaning we made a rough outline of most of the things we want to go into the script. I finished writing a rough draft of the intro (the first minute).

Post Trip - Day 2

Today was a pretty slow day. We had to do a lot of tedious things in order finally close out the trip. We unpacked all of the supplies, layed some of them out to air out (they were very stinky), and we prepared some of the things that needed to be returned. Other than that we reviewed some footage and transferred a lot of video on to a collective hard drive so that all the footage is in one place. Still have a bit more of that to go. Not much else to say about today. I'm excited to finish all of this unpacking next monday and start working on the actual video.

Post Trip - Day 1

Today was a slow day in terms of progress. We did a little bit of exploration of Apalachicola in order to get a feel for the town we finished in then we ate breakfast at a local restaurant. In order to have some footage of the city, I drove back to the wharf and took a video of the drive to the hotel we stayed in. After exploring one of the local stores and getting a souvenir to remember the trip, we packed up the car and headed back to Atlanta. Alex stayed behind to do some further research. On the way home I took a brief look at some of the footage we got during the trip.

Day 10

We made it! I can't believe that we made it! All the way from Fort Gains, one-hundred and eighty miles down river to Apalachicola, Florida in 10 days: what a journey! I can't even begin to express how grateful I am for being given the opportunity to go on a trip like this or how glad I am that I went when I was given the chance. We heard some great stories, made some new friend, and made a lot of memories in the process that I'll never forget. Alex and I had originally planned on splitting the last 24 miles into two days but once we got onto the river this morning, we knew there was no need--we could make it. The end was so satisfying. We paddled into a huge marina with our families on land waving and screaming at us: "Congratulations! You did it!", is all I could make out as we pulled up because there was so much commotion. Tonight we enjoyed ourselves and celebrated by going to an incredible oyster bar for dinner and sleeping in a hotel for the night (we have beds for the first time in two weeks!). Tomorrow we decided we would stay in Apalachicola for the day and get some footage of the city we finished in and maybe talk to some people about the river. Can't wait to get started on the video when we go back to Atlanta!