Day by day, the light at the end of the tunnel seems to get brighter and brighter.

Everything seems to be taking its shape, I’ve managed to change the colour of Reza’s skin to make him look like a zombie, and tried matching grades across all the shots. My mate, who has been a legend this whole time, has sent me a couple of tracks of music for me to mess around with to elevate the sequence, adding some elements of suspense and thriller. Reza seems to be doing well with his foley and sound design, we have a couple of issues with the audio levels, but nothing too major.

I’m just trying to put everything together, hoping that it won’t fall apart. You know the feeling of making a sandwich or a hamburger that’s been stacked with layers and layers of patties, bacon, lettuce, and what have you, and the finishing touch of a sesame sprinkled bun on the top. Your main goal now is to put that burger in your mouth without all of the middle crumpling and falling out. Yes, that’s how I feel, maybe in a much less dramatic manner, but I have all the ingredients with me now, and it’s just matter of shifting things around, adjusting audio levels, fine tuning colours, fine tuning Zombie Reza’s colour, and just keeping everything together now.

It’s often overlooked where the “finishing” happens, and that’s where all the work of various department go to, to be put together in one final timeline. Sound from audio post, graphics from visual effects department, coloured visuals from the colourist, and maybe more? And usually, the editor would be the one assembling the final product before it goes out to the cinemas, or broadcast, or whatever mediums the client requested for. And I feel like I’m right in that seat right now of assembling one final burger to be served up on the Thursday/Friday of week #14.

In terms of production, I think the team and I have put in the hours to achieve what we wanted. I couldn’t ask for better group mates to work with. Looking forward to what’s to come ahead.