climbing out of a hole

After the last set of dailies i was beginning to get discouraged, I started to question my self and the film that i was making. I expected to be ahead of the game, because i shot over 5 tapes of footage mostly of Tony surfing and of his contest, even though it was not the most ideal footage (interviews) it was still footage and many man hours spent on the beach with a camera. But after the last set of dailies it really put things into perspective for me just how much my film lacked and how i still had a long long way to go before i could even come close to calling my surf film (which i didn't really want) a portrait documentary of a professional surfer. On the bright side of things, this weekend i shot my ass off and i really feel like i did a good job of making up for lost time. I got several interviews with Tony and his mother, other surfers who compete against tony on the professional level, as well as a shop owner who sponsor the local the surf contest this past weekend. I also got a lot of extra footage inside Tony's house of his dozens and dozens of trophy's that he's won over the years of competitive surfing as well as his plethora of boards he has acquired through the years. Im beginning to actually see the film now! I have some more interviews this weekend with shapers and sponsors that could beneficial to this project.......im pleased!