Israel Peace Talks - The Interviews

I am about to upload the movie of my interviews with Israelis and Jordanians concerning whether there will be peace in Israel and in the Middle East.  To put the movie on You Tube, I had to cut almost four minutes from the original version.  These cuts included the introductions of the various persons being interviewed and parts of the clips that I already had chosen.  

To my pleasant surprise, the edited version is much better than the original (at least in my opinion).  Each time I make a movie, I seem to learn so much and, although it may or may not be reflected in the end product (I hope that it is), I know that over time the quality of the productions will improve.  Even if that were not the case, my level of enjoyment seems to increase as I learn more - whether with respect to filming (note: tripods and hi-definition cameras help), clip selection or editing.

If you would like to see the new movie, just click on the title Israel Peace Talks or go to Nantucket Road Studios, my You Tube site(but if you are reading this Wednesday night, note that you won't be able to do so until Thursday morning).  

Let me know if you have any thoughts about the movie or anything else.

Thought for the Day:  If the process of editing a movie or a document tends to both reduce the raw product and create a better end result, what happens when we edit the extraneous parts of our lives and get closer to the essence?