Return of Finn

I've been busy recently: taking some well deserved time off after a long and arduous production, tossing around some film ideas with a couple colleagues, and even brainstorming a few projects of my own. This was going as swimmingly as always, but after a few months, I began to wonder what Steve, the Glove, and the other remains of Itchiban Film were doing now. And let me tell you, I received the shock of a lifetime: Surgery in the Dark was a reality again.

Back in June when we were wrapping up production, I was trying my hardest to meet the Glove's strict demands regarding the quality of the film, while also attempting to complete it on time. Near the end, under immense stress, and unable to contact anyone on the creative board, I made a number of unguided creative decisions. They turned out to be quite unlike the intentions of the Glove. So, needless to say, there were some unpleasant words exchanged, and I cleaned out my desk and took off, leaving my partially completed work for someone with more patience to finish. In retrospect, I should have stuck it out regardless of my personal desires, for I feel what happened next was, at least partially, my fault.

Following my departure, due to pressure from Steve, the Glove hastily combined what I had completed along with a few rough cuts of his own to form the "completed film". This so-called "film" was then screened to a limited audience. It was subsequently greeted by an overwhelmingly negative reception from the test audience. The Glove frantically attempted to restore the movie to its intended glory. But, at the end of July, far exceeding budgetary and temporal constraints, Steve dropped support for the project, and the Glove spiraled into despondent isolation. He declared the project a failure, and asserted the fact to the world that Surgery in the Dark, along with all future projects from Itchiban Film, would never see the light of day. Everyone, including myself thought that all hope was lost, and our months of filming and hours dedicated to the project were all for naught. At this point I chose to cut my losses, and move on with my life.

Apparently a few weeks after this, Steve, desperate for money, picked the project back up, and told the Glove that they would premiere it as soon as possible. The Glove was, however, convinced the project was a failure, and refused to support Steve in his DVD production and marketing. Steve worked frantically over the next month and a half, finishing up the special features and getting the DVD ready to ship. But there was still no sign of the Glove.

This all changed come late September. The Glove gave me a call, and told me of a dream he had had the night before. He told me about how he had faith in the project again, and about how he had been wrong all along. He implored me to return to his side to aid him in the finalization of the project for its eventual release this winter. I accepted, and began doing what was left to do. I started with designing a possible DVD cover. So, officially being a part of Itchiban Film once again, I now bring you the possible face of Surgery in the Dark: