How to make a huge file size fit

I have a project which is (sounds silly) about 7 hours. the file sizes arn't that big about 300 meg each but the 0verall project size is 20 gig can I possibly somehow encode this size of project to fit on a 4.7 dvd or should I make one long film in FCP and export that as a QT or something like that......

You have a couple of options.
First, consider creating a DVD9 and using AC3 audio - your bitrate would have to be about 2.3Mbps... which is very low, and the visual quality may not be too great.
Second, instead of using full D1 sizes, use Half D1, which reduces the horizontal resolution and therefore the file size. The visual quality is (IMO) better than VHS and you could encode at slightly over 4Mbps, which is getting acceptable.
Third, consider making a two disc set. This is not such a bad option as you get to use full D1 encodes at higher resolutions, but of course need to make two DVDSP projects for the content.
If you went for a double sided and dual layer disc you could achieve the same thing.
Finally, consider using MPEG1. This has a max data rate of about 1.5Mbps, and so you should easily fit 7 hours on a DVD9... and probably on a DVD5, too (at about 1.4Mbps).
In all cases, reduce the audio to AC3, no matter what.
A final option is to be more aggressive with the editing decisions! Cut back on the total amount of footage and get it all on a DVD9 at higher bitrates.
As a guide, four hours of D1 would need to be encoded at 4.5Mbps to fit on a DVD9, using AC3 audio at 192kbps (a stereo sound track).

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