And thats a wrap..........for now

Well it's been about 24 hours since the premiere kicked off amid great fan fare and anticipation. When the documentary finally rolled, I must say, it was a surreal experience. Having almost 500 people attend a premiere for a project you had a hand in is something special. I can't thank everyone enough who came out and I hope you enjoyed it. Want to thank the crew for all they did for the premiere and the entire summer as well. You guys all came together and helped make a dream come true for me. To the Horns and Joe Bob Lee, I hope you guys enjoyed the screening and that we did you, your families, and the sport justice. There is so much more I'd like to say but just am too tired to type it all out. In closing, THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AYCARAMBA!

Ready for another full night of editing and preparing for the premiere on Thursday: The "One Dream" crew has once again taken over the Communication Building at Cameron University. Tonight and tomorrow night we may tag team naps in between sifting through B-roll (camera shots over voiceovers), editing, and more last minute touches that will make this documentary one of, if not the best, documentaries Cameron University has seen.

You may ask why is this blog titled "AYCARAMBA"?...we aren't in Mexico! To answer your question, we have been chowing down on Los Tres Amigos Mexican food (they sponsor a driver in the documentary) for the last two hours. We have been stuffing our faces with chips, queso, quesadillas, rice and beans. Hey, we need a few extra carbohydrates to keep our energy up as we slide into the wee hours of the night!

Time to Wrap it up!

Tonight we are hibernating in the Communication building at Cameron University. Some of the crew members are here editing, blogging, and of course in true college student fashion, facebooking here and there! Kyle is editing the introduction and conclusion while Cecilio and Jason are adding the wonderful narrations of David Crawford. Alexis took a break to prepare the premiere picture book, to create a Pandora playlist for a little soothing background music, and is now working on the premiere schedule card. Jenyann is typing up the credits for the premiere and I am taking care of the blogging, hopefully a webisode as well! I imagine Dr. Jenkins will pop up at some point and join in the fun. There are only three days, yes three days, until the big day! Everyone is working dilligently toward preparing for the premiere of "One Dream: Dirt Track Racing." We've been working non-stop for thirteen weeks and are ready to get this show on the road...no pun intended!!

Hospitable Kansas!

We just finished a great two-day shoot in Kansas at Garden City (Airport Raceway) and Hays (RPM Speedway).

We have many thanks to hand out: There was a fabulous woman and her concession assistant at Airport Raceway that treated the film crew with the BEST homemade chocolate Bundt cake with chocolate frosting, and crushed pecan topping. It was the greatest midnight snack the film crew has eaten. Thank you to Airport Raceway and RPM Speedway for allowing the crew full access to pit and grandstand action. Lastly, thank you to the race fans, drivers, crews, and track officials, for your hospitality and generosity.

The shots captured by sticky-pod cameras and corner shots were definitely worth the time and trip to Kansas. Now, we have just a few more days before heading out to film at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

So it's been awhile............

Well it has been awhile since I've blogged but the schedule has been so busy!!! We've been to the Lawton Speedway and State Fair Speedway in OKC in the past two weeks. Finally got the in car shot we were craving and it looks amazing. Editing is fully underway and its been a bear. Just trying to find the road map that will make this whole thing work. Its like sewing a quilt together, you have all the pieces and you kinda know what you want at the end, its just getting all the pieces together in the right way so that there is some flow is the tough part. Welp, back to editng, more updates later!!!!!!!!!!!!