Andrea/Andre,  I just wanted to add a little more to what has been already said.

2) Is it better to make 3 separate requests for a), b) and c)? Or is
it better to split even more,
For cinelerra itself, separate requests are better -- that way if GG has a couple of extra hours at the end of the day, I can schedule him to work on an issue that may be less work to accomplish.  However, a caveat here - if the requests are related in anyway, it is best to put all in 1 because if he is already working in an area, it is a lot easier to work on several issues in the same area.  For example, all requests relating to masking should be in the same issue #.

 But for information maybe a weekly report could be sent to the list?
I think this idea of Andre is a good idea and I will try to see if I can do this weekly - maybe just for a few weeks until it becomes too burdensome (or too long!)  

gg/Phyllis