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I am very pleased to let you all know that we have completed the offline edit for the film.
This means that editing stage is completed and we can now begin the last stages of the process.

The editing has been a huge phase of the project, and I've been working very closely with Seth Lockwood from Method Studios in Melbourne. We've been working both remotely and together at Method's Sydney studio when Seth has been able to come up to Sydney. I can't praise him enough for his work, Seth's been a great companion on this part of the journey. He's been a rock of professionalism, a tower of editing knowledge, a pillar of wisdom and a mountain of story-telling strength – if you'll allow me to extend a metaphor that far.

I'm really pleased with how things are looking. We've had a few test screenings with people both inside and outside the industry, and with a mix of people who knew the project intimately and others I had never even met before. The responses have been awesome. I'm excited. I look forward to rolling out the red astro-turf for the premiere. The troubles we had with all the footage are now a distant memory. By some considerable amount of luck we have been able to cut together the film from the usable footage without ever having to use an inferior piece of footage.

Now begins the last phase: the final sound mix, adding in the visual effects, the music composition, colour grade and titles. And I'd better start looking a venues. You'd better start picking out frocks and socks.

Once again, I'll keep you posted on developments as we go, but we're definitely on the home stretch. Thanks to everyone for bearing with us – we're nearly there. I haven't forgotten all the goodies promised to those who have contributed to the film during our fund-raising phase. Stay tuned.