Damn

The non. Cyclist film crew has a budget. The have a sound man and lights. Director and 2 cameramen. The shot looks amazing. I am pissed and jealous. And running camera #2. I better get a credit...
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Watching non-cyclists film cycling is fun

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Filming phil with sony crew

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BRILLIANT SUCCESS

The interview with Phil went quite well. He graciously gave me over 2 hours of his time and fittingly at the end a short rainshower swept the countryside where Phils UK home is nestled. This of course produced a brilliant rainbow.

Phil is off to a black tie dinner while I goto check out the pub and soon after collapse. What a day.
JB

LONDON

Jason took the red-eye last night to London to interview Phil Liggett. After London, he will meet up with JZ in Paris to interview a very special addition to the film.

The writing continues - furiously

Concurrently writing interviews for Phil Liggett, Cavendish, Pierre,
Eddy Merckx, Bernie Eisel, Bob Stapleton. It is a supreme juggling act
of concentration. Every hour or two I stop and can't believe more than
5 minutes has gone by. I typically listen to music while I work but
not today. The voices in my head are plenty.

JB

Writing, 11pm

I've been sitting here all day. It's pouring rain in DC and a bit cold out (or so it looks). One might not think there is much 'writing' involved in a documentary but that's far from the case. I'm taking a micro break from writing 5 interviews at the same time. That's on top of mapping out the general flow of the film from start to end. I need the interview's to go as planned - for the answers to be as spot on as possible and that only happens if you ask the right question to get the answer you need... so if I need Cavendish to blurt out, "I hate time trials, I'm a sprinter!" then I'd better set up the question to get that answer. Every question has a purpose to match action I know I have filmed. Every interview must be filmed with style and precision to establish the look I want since there was little time for setting up stylish shots when we were on the run chasing the Tour. There's no room for mistakes and next week will be one of the more intense weeks of the entire project. Finally I will interview Phil Liggett in London, possibly Cavendish in his home town, Isle of Man and then I'll hop over to France to interview someone very special whom no one would have predicted but all will love to see. The pressure is building, time is running out and I've got one shot to do it all right. But I must admit it's a bit thrilling and I guess that's what keeps me fueled on days such as these.

Ok, another glass of vino has been poured, it's back to work for this guy.

JB