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.