The eagle-eyed among you would've already noticed and hopefully watched the final cut of 'Peace Patrol vs. John East' and, at the time of writing, we've managed to amass 45 views and a suspicious yet totally legitimate 5 star rating! Not a bad start at all. To top things off, as far as viewing pleasure's concerned, we've also compiled an 'outtakes' video, comprising of the most amusing cock-ups and dodgy camerawork we managed during the shooting process. It's quite good, so take a look here. Make sure you watch the proper video first though! And please leave comments if you have anything you'd like to say. Ta!
Winding back a bit, we were quite chuffed with how the video ended up, particularly during the slow-mo' scene, where we managed to match the pace of visuals with the music to a tee. After that, when you see Lenny's cupped hands release the tuna into the sea, everything else fell into place like a Scooby Doo's villain's plans. Except we got away with it at the end!
As far as editing went, it couldn't have gone any smoother; although a time-consuming process, it was rarely a chore. On occasions we had to alter or enhance some sound here and there, but the raw footage we shot was mostly exactly what we needed. Personally (Cynical Mike aka Lenny, here), the car boot scene's unintended but excellently fitting seaside background theme matched the mood perfectly, and captured the clumsy atmosphere we were striving for. It basically acted as a useful indicator to not take us seriously (if that was still needed by then), so thank you quirky Barry Island!
Fits of laughter were abound, however, when putting the finishing touches to the final product, courtesy of having to speak 'seriously' when doing a Don LaFontaine impression. After around ten minutes of attempting to record the whole script in one take, it was finally ready for the introduction's montage. If it wasn't for our jobless reputable vegetable farmer, it would've been completed in three takes or less! But his image etched in my mind while reading it was too much to take! Good times.
Other than that it was a relatively smooth ride until the very end, where converting the video to a DivX-friendly format proved to be a bit annoying. For some reason, after two 'successful' conversions, it decided to omit either the beginning or the end of the video, seemingly disliking either Jez's unnecessarily American announcement or the 'maaaase' at the end. Eventually it behaved, and that is what you see on YouTube right now.
To avoid further rambling, it's time to tantillise and tickle: originally we had a couple of ideas for our next project while working on Peace Patrol's first outing, but now we may have something more familiar for JikeMez viewers in the pipeline. As ever, watch this space and have a nice day!
We'll be back.
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