change of plans...

So much has been happening here behind the scenes over the last two weeks, and I wish I could share every last bit of it with you, but unfortunately now is not the time... I don't mean to be so secretive - and I swear I really do have a big announcement to make - but I've been asked to keep quiet about it for the time being.

But what I can tell you [without giving too much away] is that there is a major change of plans in the production schedule, 'project pedal' will now be filming during June-July of '06 not '05.

Does this mean the blog will be another year of boring 'preproduction' rambling? Well, yes and no, to explain: There is far, far too much built up & moving forward to just wait another year - the crest of this wave is about to break and 'something' has to come out of it. The three of us [riders] will still leave at the end of May [this year] and [most likely] travel north along the Pacific coastline for 30-some days. We'll be packing a Canon GL2 and some sound equipment - the plan is to capture a very home-movie'ish presentation of project pedal's idea, which will allow us to work out any unforeseen kinks in advance. We'll make a rough edit of the film and build a more specific narrative for the story around it, this should serve as an excellent foundation for the film.

Is this good news, or bad news? To be perfectly honest, the only part of me that feels negative about this shift; is the part of me that is anxious. But I can't forget that the 'type' of documentary I'm setting out to make - is a very ambitious one, and the more planning I'm able to do prior to production the better the end result will be.

If all goes as planned the documentary should stand alone both visually and narrative’ly - what exactly do I mean by that? Well, on one hand, when the film is all said and done, my goal is to be able to play the documentary with the video turned off, and through only the narrative/ stories of other travelers - weaved into the score of the film, completely fascinate an audience. On the other hand, I want to be able to play the documentary with the audio turned off, and through only the visual's - the movement, the pacing & mood, the scenery, the travelers - completely fascinate and inspire an audience. That's the true test...

I know there’s more that I’m forgetting to cover, but I seem to be drawing a blank – I have comments now, please leave your questions/ concerns and I’ll do my best to fill everyone in on the details.