WORKING SCHEDULE AT RICK’S

DAY	TIME	ACTIVITY	COMMENTS
MARCH 2 FRI	09:05 am ARRIVAL AT O’HARE AIRPORT FLIGHT UA 896	MEET RICK AND DRIVE BACK TO GOSHEN. FIRST CONVERSATION DURING CAR TRIP ABOUT PLANNING OF STAY. TWO TRIPODS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR VIDEO AND FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.	HOTEL CHECK INN. SHOWER AND VISITING GOSHEN WITH RICK. GET A MAP OF GOSHEN. SOURCING PHOTO LABS AND POSSIBLY BUYING BOOTS. FIRST VISIT TO RICK’S WORKSHOP TO VIEW LIGHT AND OTHER DETAILS.
MARCH 3 SAT	08.30 HOTEL BREAKFAST 09:00 MEET RICK AT DESIGNATED PLACE	MEETING CHUCK AND JEREMY AT 09:30 am OR OTHER TIME TO BE ARRANGED IN ADVANCE.	VISIT TO RICK’S WORKSHOP. TALKING TIME WITH EVERYONE. FIRST PART VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH RICK. ABOUT 1 HOUR. DISCUSSION ON THE KATSUJIN-KEN FURTHER DETAILS.
MARCH 4 SUN	08:30 HOTEL BREAKFAST 09:00 MEETING AT DESIGNATED PLACE	VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY WORK AT RICK’S WORKSHOP. EXPLAINING THE FORGE MAKING AND HANDING ME THE FORGE PLANS FOR MACAU	VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY OF STEPS 1 & 2 IN THE MORNING. INTERVIEW WITH CHUCK AND JEREMY AS TESTIMONIALS. LUNCH BREAK. VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY OF STEPS 9 TO 14. HOPEFULLY JEREMY CAN HELP.
MARCH 5 MON	08:30 HOTEL BREAKFAST	VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY WORK AT RICK’S WORKSHOP.	VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY OF DIFFERENT STAGES OF BLADE POLISHING UNTIL FINAL STAGE. LUNCH BREAK MOUNTING THE BLADE AND FINALIZING IT.
MARCH 6 TUE	08:30 HOTEL BREAKFAST	VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY WORK AT RICK’S WORKSHOP.	MORNING: CICADA FORGE BLADES INTERVIEW WITH RICK PLUS SHOWING OF BLADES. LUNCH BREAK PHOTOGRAPHY OF CICADA FORGE SWORDS
MARCH 7 WED	08:30 HOTEL BREAKFAST	PHOTOGRAPHY WORK AT RICK’S WORKSHOP.	PHOTOGRAPHY OF CICADA FORGE SWORDS AND RICK’S OWN SWORDS.
MARCH 8 THU	07:00 HOTEL BREAKFAST	TRIP TO INDIANAPOLIS FOLLOWED BY DRIVE TO O’HARE AIRPORT HOTEL. CHECK INN. THIS MAY PREVENT ANY DELAYS DUE TO TRAFFIC. TIME LEFT FOR FINAL DISCUSSIONS ON DIFFERENT ISSUES. RICK PLEASE BOOK TWO ROOMS AT ARRIVAL TIME. PAID BY ME.	VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY OF STEPS 3 TO 8. MUST BE ACHIEVED IN ONE DAY. THESE STEPS MUST BE PRE-PREPARED AND FILMING TIME COMPRESSED.
MARCH 9 FRIDAY	DEPARTURE AT 11:40 am BY FLIGHT UA 895	09:00 HOTEL BREAKFAST. RICK RETURNS HOME.

NOTE THAT DOCUMENTARY RELIES VERY MUCH WHATEVER PREPARATION WORK YOU CAN DO IN TERMS OF POLISHING, BILLET MAKING, AS MANY STEPS WILL BE SHORTENED AT THE FINAL RESULT, SO THIS MUST BE WELL UNDERSTOOD AS LIGHT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AS EARLY AS EXPECTED.