TRYHARD COMPANY Nears the Finish Line — Final Edit Phase Begins
- Oklahoma Ward
- Jul 3
- 7 min read
"TANK doesn’t sleep — and neither do we. Week by week, we’re bleeding through the cut… and loving it."
Crushing Edit Goals, Burning Through the Timeline, and a Glimpse Ahead
📚 TABLE OF CONTENTS
🎬 PRODUCTION BREAKING NEWS
Hot Off the Workbench – While the render was still smoking.
The walls are built. Now we sharpen the blades.
All six episodes are locked on Edit Pass #3 — the heavy lifting, the brutal structure work.
🔒 Episode 01 — ✅ 100%
🔒 Episode 05 — ✅ 100%
🔒 Episode 06 — ✅ 100%
That means:
👉 Edit Pass #3 is now 100% complete across all six episodes.
This was the pass where the shape took hold — tension, momentum, impact. And now, we enter the final climb.
Next week begins Edit Pass #4 — the polish pass, the detail cut, the defining edge.
We’re not done. We’re just armed.
🛠️ PROJECT UPDATE: TRYHARD COMPANY
💬 Field Notes from the Director's Chair – Progress, Pressure, and the Push Forward.
⚙️ PROJECT UPDATE
The final three edits dropped into place — and with that, Edit Pass #3 is officially COMPLETE across the entire series.
🛠️ Episode 01 — jumped to 100%
🛠️ Episode 05 — locked at 100%
🛠️ Episode 06 — surged to 100%
That makes:
✅ EP 01
✅ EP 02
✅ EP 03
✅ EP 04
✅ EP 05
✅ EP 06
—all now fully built and locked at Edit Pass #3.
This has been a long, long process — and I’ve been counting down the days to reach this moment. As a director, Edit Pass #4 is where all the fun begins for me. That’s when I get to say:
“You know what? I want an explosion behind this person — let’s add the explosion.”
It’s where all the special effects I’ve been working on finally get plated into the scenes — because now, the scenes are solid.
I still have a few scenes to film and drop into place — but the story? It’s all there now. For example:
🎬 In Episode 1, I know the exact length. I know that minutes 15 through 17 are a scene I still have to shoot. So I’ll go film that, and plug it right in. It’ll be flanked by fully cut footage — and I’ll color it to match. Done.
Same thing with the big presidential scene with TANK — I’m so pumped to build that moment.
This final pass is where I stop worrying about plot continuity or story holes — that work is done. Now I just start at the beginning, watch like a viewer, and visually shape the ride.
This is where the series starts becoming what you’ll actually experience.And soon… it’ll be time for you to go on an adventure with TANK.
So as TANK would say…
🩸 Buckle up. Knuckle up.
We’re not stopping.
(For access to all Episode Breakdowns)
🎙️ DIRECTOR'S THOUGHTS
Wires, Guts, and Everything in Between.
🎬 Let’s cut to the truth...
🎙️ As I sat with the reality that Edit Pass #3 is finally complete on all six episodes… I started thinking about how long this process has taken — and how familiar this feeling is from years of making art.
I’ve shown paintings in galleries, written poetry books, run an art space, lived in New York, Austin, LA, Chicago, New Orleans — worked alongside all kinds of artists in all kinds of mediums.
And the one thing I’ve noticed over the years?
👉 It’s not the work that wears artists down.
It’s the question: “Am I doing all this… for nothing?”
And what “nothing” usually means is:
💰 No money.
👀 No audience.
It’s not about laziness — I’ve worked outside the arts. I spent years as a right-of-way agent on an oil pipeline. That was hard work — up before dawn, seven days a week, on the road, living out of hotels. But there was a deal in that job:
Do the work → Get the paycheck.
With art, you do just as much work — often more — and there’s no guaranteed paycheck. No guarantee that anyone will see it, like it, care about it… or even believe that what you’re doing is real.
What wears you down is the look people give you —
“Oh… you’re still doing that?”
Or the smile that says, “Yeah, that must be fun.”
Or when they ask, “Can I see it for free?”
And you just nod.
Because what else do you do?
Being an artist means doing the work — giving it everything you’ve got — knowing full well:
🎯 There may be no audience.
🎯 There may be no money.
🎯 And even if you do have an audience… they may not like it.
And yes, it is fun. It is deeply fulfilling. But it’s also a terrifying way to live.
The best way I’ve ever been able to explain it to someone outside this world is this:
Imagine working a full-time job, 40+ hours a week… and on Friday, instead of a paycheck, your boss looks at you and says,“Hmm… we didn’t love what you did. So you’re not getting paid. And also… don’t come back.”
That’s what it’s like.
But hey — as TANK would say:
“Yeah, we know all this. Now let’s get back to work.”
🎭 ACTOR SPOTLIGHT
They didn’t just play the role.
They became the reason you kept watching.
🎬 Featured Actor: Katharine Hepburn
📽️ The African Queen, Bringing Up Baby, The Lion in Winter, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
📜 Legacy & Style
Katharine Hepburn didn’t just challenge Hollywood norms — she rewrote them. Fiercely independent, razor-sharp in both wit and will, and never one to bow to trends or gender expectations, Hepburn forged a career on her own terms. She was bold when the industry begged for compliance — and magnetic in roles that dared to clash vulnerability with defiance.
🧩 Two Fascinating Facts
• She holds the record for most Academy Awards for Best Actress — four wins over a 60+ year career.
• Famously wore trousers before it was "acceptable" — even having her slacks stolen on set to force her into a dress. She refused, walking around in underwear until they were returned.
🔥 Most Underrated Moment
Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962) — Hepburn’s performance as a morphine-addicted mother is devastating and deeply vulnerable. It’s a quieter, more stripped-down side of her craft — raw and unglamorous, yet haunting.
🎭 What Makes Her Great
Unapologetic presence. Total control of voice, rhythm, and movement. She had a theatricality that could turn on a dime — leaping from icy detachment to fiery outburst — yet it always felt human. She made intelligence look effortless. Authority never looked so graceful. And she didn’t just play strong women — she embodied them.
🎬 Iconic Role
🩸 The African Queen (1951) – Paired opposite Humphrey Bogart, Hepburn plays a missionary turned river warrior — an unforgettable transformation from prim to powerhouse. She matches Bogart beat-for-beat in grit, wit, and ferocity.
🗞️ What the Critics Say
“A voice like flint and a spine to match — Hepburn gave America a new blueprint for what a leading woman could be.” “She didn’t play the part — she owned it.” “Every line delivered like a thrown dagger — and still somehow, she made you care.”
❤️ WHY I LOVE KATHARINE HEPBURN
Because she didn’t need to say she belonged. She just walked in, took the role, and owned the damn room.
That's why...
....well - and she could act - like few ever have.
nuff said.
📺 SERIES SPOTLIGHT
Drops every other Saturday.
🎥 FILM SPOTLIGHT
Drops every other Saturday
🏆 CRAWL OR DIE CORNER
The film that started it all.
Before TRYHARD COMPANY, there was CRAWL or DIE — a relentless indie beast that clawed its way out of the U.S. underground and became a cult phenomenon, especially overseas.
🎬 WATCH IT NOW
You can stream or rent CRAWL or DIE here:
🔥 Cult underground sci-fi. One tunnel. One woman. One chance.
🎨 FAN TRIBUTE VAULT
This week’s spotlight: Vintage Fan Art
From the early days of the film — gritty, handmade tributes from the trenches of indie fandom. 🔍 Click to enlarge. Soak in the grime. The legacy. The love.
💬 STILL BLEEDING INDIE
TANK wasn’t just a survivor — she became a symbol. A silhouette of desperation, rage, and raw survival. In TRYHARD COMPANY, her legend evolves. The war gets bigger, the world gets meaner — but at its core, it’s still her story: One soldier. One mission. One endless tunnel.
🎬 Rent / Buy / Stream the Original CRAWL or DIE and Prepare for TANK’s return in TRYHARD COMPANY: The Series
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