Just ordered the converter that I need so I can transfer that last tape. Should have it within a week. Once that's done, will work out a meeting with Jon to get this thing rolling! Then I have to figure out how to get the voiceover recorded. One thing at a time, though.
Stay tuned, kids.
28 April, 2010
17 April, 2010
Wow
I am very happy and relieved to announce that I completed the video capture today. All 22 tapes have now been transferred to the hard drive, so I can begin editing. Now it's just a matter of getting my schedule to mesh with Jon's. Might be tough, but we'll get it done.
I have one tape that was shot on an older camera and I'll need to do some figuring out to get it transferred, but we'll get that done, too.
That just cut $10K from post-production costs, which makes me feel a LOT better about our situation.
During editing, I'll tweak the script and get a final draft of that done. Once we have a rough cut, we can get the voice-over recorded, then back to editing to synch them up.
I refuse to say when I think this will be done. I don't want to jinx myself! LOL
Thanks to all for the unwavering support - and especially to all of the firefighters that endured me hanging around with a video camera and filming their every move. I know it wasn't easy and in some cases it was downright scary, but I hope that when you see the finished product, you'll be as proud as I am.
Be well & stay safe, everyone.
Love,
Erin
I have one tape that was shot on an older camera and I'll need to do some figuring out to get it transferred, but we'll get that done, too.
That just cut $10K from post-production costs, which makes me feel a LOT better about our situation.
During editing, I'll tweak the script and get a final draft of that done. Once we have a rough cut, we can get the voice-over recorded, then back to editing to synch them up.
I refuse to say when I think this will be done. I don't want to jinx myself! LOL
Thanks to all for the unwavering support - and especially to all of the firefighters that endured me hanging around with a video camera and filming their every move. I know it wasn't easy and in some cases it was downright scary, but I hope that when you see the finished product, you'll be as proud as I am.
Be well & stay safe, everyone.
Love,
Erin
13 April, 2010
There was another one...
Hey, All -
I've noticed more and more people looking for the documentary made several years ago by Bob Farrell and Capt. Joe Errico of the PFD. It has been posted to You Tube. It is commonly referred to as the "Code Red Video".
Here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EeUqTE1E0A
Enjoy!
I've noticed more and more people looking for the documentary made several years ago by Bob Farrell and Capt. Joe Errico of the PFD. It has been posted to You Tube. It is commonly referred to as the "Code Red Video".
Here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EeUqTE1E0A
Enjoy!
11 April, 2010
Coming Along Nicely, Thank You.
Hi, folks -
I spent most of the day yesterday capturing video. I got about half-way through the eleventh tape of the day and decided to take a break. There are twenty-three tapes total, so I'm more than half done with the capturing.
Amazing.
So, I'll probably work on it from time to time over the next few days and by this time next week, if all goes well, I should have it all captured to the hard drive.
Then...
wait for it...
it's time to call Jon Schermerhorn.
Keep the faith, kids.
Be well & stay safe.
Erin
I spent most of the day yesterday capturing video. I got about half-way through the eleventh tape of the day and decided to take a break. There are twenty-three tapes total, so I'm more than half done with the capturing.
Amazing.
So, I'll probably work on it from time to time over the next few days and by this time next week, if all goes well, I should have it all captured to the hard drive.
Then...
wait for it...
it's time to call Jon Schermerhorn.
Keep the faith, kids.
Be well & stay safe.
Erin
07 April, 2010
PROGRESS - It's A Beautiful Thing
On Saturday, I came home from a very long day and Fran (my best friend and roommate) asked me if I noticed anything missing from the room in which we were sitting. I looked around, tired, sore... didn't notice anything, though.
"The hard drive and the Firewire card?" She smiled.
She spent the day installing them on the computer.
I had other things to do, but on Sunday, I gathered up my camera and my tapes and went into the office. I looked around for the new connections, but had trouble finding them. Fran came in and hooked up the camera. I turned it on... "bing!" the computer located it.
That was when I started crying and hugged Fran so tightly that I nearly crushed her ribcage.
Happy? Ecstatic? Thrilled? Not one of those three words even begins to describe what I felt when that computer recognized the camera. The feeling was quadrupled when I fired up my camera's software and began capturing video.
Since then, I have completed two capturing sessions and am about to embark on a third. I have loved sitting down and watching the footage again - reliving stuff that I had forgotten about and being moved by stories from the firefighters.
So, folks... this process is saving upwards of $10,000.00. This is the time consuming part, but for me it is flying by. I also realized that I had six or seven other tapes in a different location. It's going to be so difficult to cut this stuff down to fit into an hour-long compilation. I am finding such beautiful material - perfect verbal descriptions of an indescribable job.
My thanks again to all those who endured me filming them and hanging out. I have been so blessed to be able to live this experience. My experiences with these amazing men and women is just as indescribable as their job is. I am a very, very lucky woman.
Be well & stay safe all. Keep the faith... we're moving along!! :-)
"The hard drive and the Firewire card?" She smiled.
She spent the day installing them on the computer.
I had other things to do, but on Sunday, I gathered up my camera and my tapes and went into the office. I looked around for the new connections, but had trouble finding them. Fran came in and hooked up the camera. I turned it on... "bing!" the computer located it.
That was when I started crying and hugged Fran so tightly that I nearly crushed her ribcage.
Happy? Ecstatic? Thrilled? Not one of those three words even begins to describe what I felt when that computer recognized the camera. The feeling was quadrupled when I fired up my camera's software and began capturing video.
Since then, I have completed two capturing sessions and am about to embark on a third. I have loved sitting down and watching the footage again - reliving stuff that I had forgotten about and being moved by stories from the firefighters.
So, folks... this process is saving upwards of $10,000.00. This is the time consuming part, but for me it is flying by. I also realized that I had six or seven other tapes in a different location. It's going to be so difficult to cut this stuff down to fit into an hour-long compilation. I am finding such beautiful material - perfect verbal descriptions of an indescribable job.
My thanks again to all those who endured me filming them and hanging out. I have been so blessed to be able to live this experience. My experiences with these amazing men and women is just as indescribable as their job is. I am a very, very lucky woman.
Be well & stay safe all. Keep the faith... we're moving along!! :-)
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