I cut a whole lot of the movie, 7 minutes about. Also added all the prelimenary transitions so the movie is paced about where it should be. I brightened the movie up and saturated it even more, so the color correction is just about complete. Also added the opening title credits and got chills watching them. I've still got visual effects to add and master (God's face now shines a beam of light). I'm reshooting Jacks 2nd presentation attempt in Profs office, cause the first feels too blatant and preechy.

I started adding prelim sound effects yesterday, the ones we won't recreate (gun shots, projector noise etc...). Tom and I start on heavy foley work this Sunday; we're doing the car dealership scene.

If you're interested, here is a brief list of important cuts made:

About a minute out of the scene where Jack finds out Kitsy is his guardian angel. Cut out a good bit of the cops, and a bit of J/K's conversation. Also cut that infernal "of all the people in the world I gotta get stuck with Kitty-Kat" line, which makes a GREAT end, cause now it ends with the joke:
Kitsy: I don't sleep.
Jack: Well can ya SHUT UP?
Cut a good portion of the salesmans interview with J/K.
Cut a minute out of Jacks final presentation in class.
Cut the Jack monologue to his blue sweats. Finally.
Cut some of Tony's conversation with Kate in the restaurant.
Cut Jack/Kitsy's conversation in the tree altogether.

There are several other little moments that got cut, and probably a few more still will, but every cut helped the pacing and feel of the movie tremendously. It's at 86 minutes, which is one minute longer than I estimated. There are still at least two scenes I am seriously debating over which may get cut entirely, but probably won't. The prof's monologue on love is under SERIOUS consideration, there are arguments going both ways. I don't even think this will be decided by a test screening, I'm just gonna have to make the choice myself. Right now it's staying, but it might make an interesting deleted scene on the DVD.

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