I've been assembling a rough version of the 10Films DVD for the screening using a trial version of Nero 7 Ultimate. It's not a bad package for the money and I'll probably pay for a license when the trial period expires.
A lot of the footage looks pretty good on my TV at home. I'm trying to correct for the inevitable washed-out look that NTSC video gets when you project it on a screen ten feet tall. But even if I fail, people who have watched the films online will see a whole new host of details. Like that curious glass goblet on the bureau, or the regular reappearance of a favorite prop. Or the pile of lighting equipment at the end of the hallway.
Tonight I started working on the outtakes. I'm starting with #2 (Roger from Accounting), which has the richest vein to mine. I packed the script with goof-ball sci-fi jargon, because I think it's funny. One of the actors came to the shoot after about two hours of sleep, and a distinct hatred of goof-ball sci-fi jargon. Neither of these things helped this person get the lines right. But it should make for some fun outtakes.
I really look forward to screening this stuff in front of an actual audience. I'm anxious, but a crowd always has a much bigger reaction than one or two people sitting in front of a computer. The funny stuff will be funnier, the sad stuff will be funnier, and when audience doesn't make any sound at all, I'll go and quietly strangle myself in the bathroom.
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