Further Documentary Issues

Along with the previous issues we've had as a group regarding the whole documentary, we have now had another massive set back as my hard drive which contained all the editing done over the past few days along with the raw footage and sound, has broken meaning we've lost pretty much everything. We still have most of the raw footage on tapes and SD cards, however we have no sound to go with it which of course is a huge issue. We've been in contact with Dom and Debbie and told them our current situation after a meeting they have been kind enough to grant us an extension to our project of a week.
We are currently re-scheduling a return visit to Liverpool to obtain as much of the old footage as possible and potentially re-shoot interviews, establisher's and record as much sound as possible, but due to the lives and nature of the street performers we originally interviewed, it may be very difficult to get the exact same content as we did previously and because of this we are, as a group, discussing potential idea's and back up plans to implement if necessary.
From this experience we have learnt to always back up your edit every time it is worked upon, or at the very least keep the raw footage and sound backed up on one or more different hard drives. We will hopefully be able to adapt the best we can given our current situation and still be able to produce a solid documentary in the time we have been given.