Oy!

We have all this beautiful footage, we have spent so much time and put so much heart into this project but right now all I feel is anxious and completely overwhelmed. Where do I start? To look at our footage will take 20 hours alone and I can’t even imagine editing that amount of footage. I know we will have to pick and choose but it’s easier said than done. I don’t feel like we have all of the footage we need- and unfortunately the footage we still need is seeming to be the most important aspect of our film: following around a few transgendered people in daily life. We planed to shoot this summer but my partner (our wonderful DP Chris) was out of town and now he is really busy with this and that. I begged him to take editing with me so now I have to be understanding about his busy schedule. I just don’t know how to get this momentum going. I have never edited a feature film before and am worried about finding a structure that works. I have high expectations for this film and for myself and I just don’t want to fail. Today I am just not feeling confidant ☹ This may just be stress talking.