All the talk about MMS and Pepsi Cola has gotten me thirsty for a progress report on on the production of Understanding MMS: Conversations with Jim Humble.
Yesterday I produced a DVD of the rough cut of the video. The run time is 1 hr 48 minutes!
This one is for Frances Keyes, who is handling translation, and Marion Meadows, who will handle the musical sound design.
The schedule I outlined calls for finishing production by January 11 (with final tweaking over the weekend), and to take the finished goods to the DVD manufacturer on Monday, January 14. We are on schedule.
I took one of the DVDs to Frances, where we discussed some of the logistics of the translation as a prelude to scheduling. We watched some of the video together, to make sure my home brewed disc worked on her TV, which it did. I tend not to have any problems with player compatibility with the DVD’s that I produce myself, but the production DVD will be commercially manufactured from a glass master, and playing won’t be an issue.
I’m eager to finally learn what Dr. Paz had to say, since he spoke in Spanish about successfully treating a man who had tuberculosis with MMS.
From Frances’ I traveled north to Marion’s, where he spent a good three hours with me getting acquainted with the video and the moods I’d like to convey through sound. Soundscapes won’t dominate the program, but will be a supportive presence in a way that enhances its production values, so that it is remarkable for a “no budget” film.
We came up with some very workable sounds that will be interspersed here and there throughout the program. It was a very gratifying experience, and fun to see how a simple addition or change in soundscape could change or complement the mood.
This video can make its schedule and be of value without the sound, and without the extra language track. However, with both it will be that much more valuable to a wider audience.
Everyone who has agreed to help me with this has taken on new tasks with a great spirit of willingness and sense of value to give, as well as to receive. I’ll even explore some film festivals to enter the video in when the time comes, which will give us an opportunity to get out and meet people and talk about this.
This will help raise consciousness and awareness — not about MMS, but about chemical toxicity and ways to reduce it. That is the problem, and where the cure will be found. MMS is simply one of many ways to take us in the right direction.
Blessed New Year to you. I look forward to learning more here in 2008.