Work in progress

I'm having serious doubts as to the amount of work still involved in this project.  I cannot see that it will be completed on time but I cannot see any way of changing it.  My work rests entirely on other people finishing sequences.  At the moment, everyone is working as fast as they can, but scenes are not being passed on to me very quickly. 

Today there were major problems with Scene 4, which is based on a sequence from North by Northwest.  The shots just did not fit together and had terrible continuity.  I asked Andy to have a look at the scene with me and he concluded that we should leave it until tomorrow when Justin (who has animated this scene) is in and can go through it with us; I think certain bits may have to be re-edited.  I have a strange feeling of guilt about this.  It seems that my role of compositor has merged with that of editor and continuity!  I am being asked to re-edit scenes on a frighteningly regular basis and I have a terrible sense of dread when I hear the words "we just need to make a slight change..." because it sometimes seems that no one else realises the impact that even the smallest timing change can have on the rest of the film.  Maybe I'm being too sensitive about my role; I really feel I can only do my best with the clips and the time I am given.  But I'm getting more worried everyday that someone will want to blame me when it doesn't all fit together.

When I spot the errors that mean the shots, scenes and therefore film, don't work, I am half reluctant to point them out because it means more work for someone else. But if I don't then I don't think I'm fulfilling my role.