Going to figure this out while writing

Here's the dilemma. I shot the K scene. The footage is unusable. I also shot the J and L scenes and that stuff rocks. I mean I couldn't be prouder of those two scenes. I can't put out the 3 scenes together with one so much worse than the others ... I just will not do that. So, my decision to re-shoot is one I stand by and will continue to think is necessary.

After shooting and editing the K scene the first time, I really wanted to have someone else shoot it just to give Devon a break. I felt like asking him to do the same work twice was asking too much. There was another shooter, Dave, who said he would be available for the next few weeks but honestly he may have said that more than a few weeks ago. I'm just not sure. The days and weeks kind of blend together for me. Really just to imagine that I'm half way through this is very difficult to believe. So, I called Dave but he's on a shoot. In fact, he'll be on a shoot until mid September but by the time that comes around, he might not even be available then. Jay Kim originally asked to shoot this scene in particular because he loves the movie so much and I really wish he could but he's in Chicago and has a funeral to attend in the other direction. So after consulting with a few friends, I felt I had to ask Dev to jump back on board. He's truly a team player and said yes he could do it so Wednesday was the plan!

Yesterday he let me know that it was not going to work after all for the shoot. He could squeeze the edit in but could someone else do it? in his defense, there as a huge technical snafu that put his editing schedule off by an entire day and he probably doesn't really have the time to edit my stuff so I'm not complaining here. I immediately contacted everyone I could think of and everyone anyone else could imagine but nope, everyone was busy. I do love that you know. Really. People busy working in my industry is a good thing.

I'm sorry for the ramble but I just have to sort things out. Cassie, Jimmy and some guy from facebook offered to hold the camera and just shoot it. Jimmy is most qualified with his years of audio engineering experience but it concerns me in that there are angles that have to be covered and it all must edit together later after the shoot is all done. So, should I go with Jimmy and pray it all works out? I know bottom line, Jimmy would probably do a wonderful job but I think in the back of my head I'd be worried about it and don't want that to leak into my performance. Should I wait for Devon to become available and just put the scenes out even later? I've contacted everyone I know and only one more person has yet to get back to me. He's my last professional hope. What should I do? I really don't want to have the perfect actor, location, situation and no shooter.

Then there's the Kramer vs. Kramer factor. That is the one movie on my list that people have actually seen! All other movies are just films that people are riding along with me and have no idea what they're watching. I have so many looking forward specifically to this movie. I take it all so seriously. Boy, I was hoping by now my answer would come to me.

Devon is going out of town next week so that's not possible. Literally he would have time at the end of next week and I can't have my schedule that off. I am aiming towards Valentine's Day. That has to be my last day. Sheesh.

OK, here's the decision. I have one more guy I'm waiting to hear about. I have two other people checking sources for me. I'm going to hold out for one of them and have Jimmy on standby if they cannot do it and forge ahead. I so appreciate all of the people who have offered to help, called others for me, gotten back to me so quickly to say they are unavailable. I know I'm not in this alone and that's a beautiful thing. Sheesh! What would Meryl Streep do?