26th
Putting it all together…
So I’m an assistant editor here on Jericho and I’m in the fortunate position of being able to see all the episodes in their various stages before they air. So, speaking from that perspective, the fans of Jericho are in for quite the ride-and rightly so. Today is day four of production on episode seven and I gotta say I can’t wait to see this one cut together. The raw footage looks great. From the season 2 opener to this finale, the excitement is non-stop - the stories just keep getting better and better. Our writers, producers, cast and crew have done a phenomenal job of capturing the next chapter of Jericho. Now it’s up to us editors to turn that hard, grueling work into seven hours of compelling entertainment. The first and last episodes are in the hands of Conrad Smart-the talented editor I assist. So both he and I are lucky enough to be on the show from start to finish. Right now, I’m working on piecing together an “animatic” sequence (animated CG storyboards) of an intense, action-packed scene that has none other than Jake Green in extreme peril. Our visual effects guys over at Zoic Studios need to get a rough idea of how we plan on cutting the final sequence together once production has shot all the pieces. Even the temp visual effects they’ve sent over tell me that this is going to be an awesome scene. One like you’ve never seen on Jericho.
So, what can I say in conclusion? Well, all I can say is that the impassioned efforts of you fans have paid off-I’ve seen it with my own eyes. The new episodes are close to completion. Only a month or so left. It’ll be worth the wait.
Joe Hall
Assistant Editor
