Hey, all -
So, I've been working out schedules so I can make appointments. Major changes at home of late have changed the available time that I have, but I'm pretty sure I've got it sorted out now.
I met with a firefighter yesterday (who shall remain namless, at present) regarding the walk-around of an Engine that I need to shoot. I will know more shortly about that. I have some phone calls to make today about three interviews that I need to shoot and I'm hoping to get all of that done within the next two weeks. Barring any major catastrophes, that shouldn't be a problem. Very little else needs to be done after that before I can go to editing - and I'm praying that I can get to that by November 1st. That, as I've said before, will be the fairly easy part.
That's the scoop for now, guys. Thank you for your patience and for your encouragement! It was nice to meet Attleboro FF Pyne recently and to find out that he's a faithful reader here as well as on Michael Morse's blog.
On a side note - if anyone ever needed some proof as to the fact that my tenacity for this sort of thing is genetic, please click on the link below and watch the WPRI "Street Stories" piece from yesterday. Yes, Walt and John have made this a family affair! My Mom - I'm awfully proud of her determination and her will to keep the history of our nation alive. Yes, half of my determination comes from my Dad (I think beating lung cancer twice is evidence of that!), but now you can see Mom at: http://www.wpri.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=2988092&at1=News - Special Coverage&h1=Street Stories: Remembering war heroes - Special Coverage&h1=Street Stories: Remembering war heroes
enjoy!
Be well & stay safe, everyone.
Erin
04 October, 2008
24 September, 2008
Stuff, Stuff & More Stuff....
Man, life just throws a monkey-wrench into everything. "Extra" time has been tight of late - but I am determined to get this thing done and get it aired this winter. I know - I keep saying that - but now I'm just getting annoyed!
Going to make some calls this week to set up the rest of the filming I need to do. So, if anyone reading this is one of those people I keep saying "I haven't forgotten you" to, please answer your phones this weekend!
Hopefully I'll have more to tell in my next post. Stay tuned folks - I swear, this film will get made.
Going to make some calls this week to set up the rest of the filming I need to do. So, if anyone reading this is one of those people I keep saying "I haven't forgotten you" to, please answer your phones this weekend!
Hopefully I'll have more to tell in my next post. Stay tuned folks - I swear, this film will get made.
31 August, 2008
Update
Opted to do some re-writing this weekend. Had some other chores to attend to and needed to be close to home, so sitting here in front of the idiot box and editing my script seemed to be the prudent thing to do.
Keeping an eye on the upcoming weather situation. We'll have to wait and see what next weekend has in store for me, but at least the work is getting done.
Hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend and be well and stay safe out there!
Keeping an eye on the upcoming weather situation. We'll have to wait and see what next weekend has in store for me, but at least the work is getting done.
Hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend and be well and stay safe out there!
25 August, 2008
Re-shooting in progress
Hey, all -
Well, I've recovered almost completely from my little concussive adventure. I re-shot my footage at the Department of Training on Friday (Thank you, Ranger!). I hope to be able to catch some footage of the new recruits working, but I don't know that it will happen.
I'm planning to get some more done this weekend. Things are a little hectic - my home is down one person for the next few weeks. My best friend (and still photographer) Fran is in Philadelphia for three weeks - but I think I should be able to get a couple of hours in here and there.
Thanks to all for your patience and support. I greatly appreciate it.
Now if I can just steer clear of any heavy, falling objects - sinus infections.... you know.
Be well & stay safe, everyone.
Well, I've recovered almost completely from my little concussive adventure. I re-shot my footage at the Department of Training on Friday (Thank you, Ranger!). I hope to be able to catch some footage of the new recruits working, but I don't know that it will happen.
I'm planning to get some more done this weekend. Things are a little hectic - my home is down one person for the next few weeks. My best friend (and still photographer) Fran is in Philadelphia for three weeks - but I think I should be able to get a couple of hours in here and there.
Thanks to all for your patience and support. I greatly appreciate it.
Now if I can just steer clear of any heavy, falling objects - sinus infections.... you know.
Be well & stay safe, everyone.
04 August, 2008
Fundraiser for Firefighters' Son
The PKD Foundation is having a fundraiser for Andrew Doughty, son of Providence Firefighter Paul and South County Firefighter Rebecca.
Andrew has polycystic kidney disease, an incurable illness that will eventually lead to a kidney transplant later in his life. He's a brave little five-year-old boy, I must say!
The fundraiser will be at:
Providence Firefighters' Memorial Hall
92 Printery Street
Providence, RI 02904
on
Sunday, August 17th
Tickets are $25.00 each and includes a meal, free beer and music.
Festivities kick off at 2pm
If there is anyone unable to attend but would like to send a donation, please e-mail me. You can mail it to me and I will hand-deliver it to Paul and Rebecca for you.Thank you in advance for any support you may be able to lend!
Be well & stay safe, all.
Andrew has polycystic kidney disease, an incurable illness that will eventually lead to a kidney transplant later in his life. He's a brave little five-year-old boy, I must say!
The fundraiser will be at:
Providence Firefighters' Memorial Hall
92 Printery Street
Providence, RI 02904
on
Sunday, August 17th
Tickets are $25.00 each and includes a meal, free beer and music.
Festivities kick off at 2pm
If there is anyone unable to attend but would like to send a donation, please e-mail me. You can mail it to me and I will hand-deliver it to Paul and Rebecca for you.Thank you in advance for any support you may be able to lend!
Be well & stay safe, all.
24 July, 2008
Being on the Other Side of Things
Not fun - I must say. Being the one that the firefighters carefully wrap up and strap into their stair chair is not a pleasant experience, despite the fact that the firefighters themselves are absolutely wonderful.
So there I was on Monday afternoon, sitting on the floor behind the cash registers at the bookstore, pre-counting the special orders in preparation for our inventory. Another employee was ringing up a customer and had to take a security device off of a CD. The key for that is underneath two display shelves behind the registers. As she pulled up to release the CD, she bumped the shelf above, which was overloaded with books - hardcovers, of course. Couldn't have been on the other side with the paperbacks. Anyway... four copies of Janet Evanovich's latest Stephanie Plum novel came flying down off the shelf and I caught them with my head. Yup - that's right - with my head.
Good thing I have a thick Irish skull... or not. You'll understand why when you read on.
So being the thickheaded Irishman that I am, I filled out an accident report and just kept right on counting, despite the fact that I felt like I had a railroad spike driven through my head. Finished my workday and went home, where I spent the evening nursing the phenomenal headache that resulted from my book beating.
The next morning when I got up, I wasn't feeling well, but I wasn't sure if it was a result of my allergies acting up or if it had to do with the beating that I took the day before. I got ready for work, drove in and as I drove along Rte. 295, my left eye started to twitch badly and I started getting shaky all over. I made it to work, parked my car and went inside, hoping that the feeling would pass. By the time I got into the employee break room, I could not stand by myself. My manager called 911 and the great guys of the Cranston Fire Rescue Department came and scooped me up, swiftly delivering me to Kent Hospital's ER.
Yup - ironic, but true. The guys, of course, were great. I tried to stay upbeat with them as they took care of me, because I know the kind of crap they put up with all of the time. It was tough, though, because when your blood pressure's through the roof and it feels like Andre the Giant is squeezing your head between his hamhocks - well, not exactly the easiest time to be jovial.
So, I've decided that I much prefer NOT being the one strapped to the gurney. It really is not a pleasant thing to go through, even when you have the nicest guys around taking care of you. No offense to my newfound rescuers from the Edgewood fire station - none at all. I greatly appreciate their excellent care and made sure I thanked them, too.
Needless to say, I won't be filming this weekend - unless, that is, I'm cleared on Friday to return to work. We'll see what happens.
Oy... I'll tell ya.... never a dull moment at the bookstore. You'd think it'd be a boring place to work!
So there I was on Monday afternoon, sitting on the floor behind the cash registers at the bookstore, pre-counting the special orders in preparation for our inventory. Another employee was ringing up a customer and had to take a security device off of a CD. The key for that is underneath two display shelves behind the registers. As she pulled up to release the CD, she bumped the shelf above, which was overloaded with books - hardcovers, of course. Couldn't have been on the other side with the paperbacks. Anyway... four copies of Janet Evanovich's latest Stephanie Plum novel came flying down off the shelf and I caught them with my head. Yup - that's right - with my head.
Good thing I have a thick Irish skull... or not. You'll understand why when you read on.
So being the thickheaded Irishman that I am, I filled out an accident report and just kept right on counting, despite the fact that I felt like I had a railroad spike driven through my head. Finished my workday and went home, where I spent the evening nursing the phenomenal headache that resulted from my book beating.
The next morning when I got up, I wasn't feeling well, but I wasn't sure if it was a result of my allergies acting up or if it had to do with the beating that I took the day before. I got ready for work, drove in and as I drove along Rte. 295, my left eye started to twitch badly and I started getting shaky all over. I made it to work, parked my car and went inside, hoping that the feeling would pass. By the time I got into the employee break room, I could not stand by myself. My manager called 911 and the great guys of the Cranston Fire Rescue Department came and scooped me up, swiftly delivering me to Kent Hospital's ER.
Yup - ironic, but true. The guys, of course, were great. I tried to stay upbeat with them as they took care of me, because I know the kind of crap they put up with all of the time. It was tough, though, because when your blood pressure's through the roof and it feels like Andre the Giant is squeezing your head between his hamhocks - well, not exactly the easiest time to be jovial.
So, I've decided that I much prefer NOT being the one strapped to the gurney. It really is not a pleasant thing to go through, even when you have the nicest guys around taking care of you. No offense to my newfound rescuers from the Edgewood fire station - none at all. I greatly appreciate their excellent care and made sure I thanked them, too.
Needless to say, I won't be filming this weekend - unless, that is, I'm cleared on Friday to return to work. We'll see what happens.
Oy... I'll tell ya.... never a dull moment at the bookstore. You'd think it'd be a boring place to work!
07 July, 2008
Non-Filming Type Weekend
Hey, All -
Didn't get a chance for filming this weekend, but worked out some of the storyboarding in my notes. I'm getting the flow of the film down and figuring out how to get it out of my brain and into some intelligible sequences. The hardest parts - figuring out what footage to use - are pretty much done. I think my only stumbling block there will be with the interviews. They're all so great and I would love to use every single second of each one, but I would have to make the film about three and a half hours long for that. Not an option, sadly. Who knows, though? Maybe I can put together a Special Features DVD and have one section called "Cutting Room Floor" for that stuff.
I've been very surprised in the last couple of weeks by three or four complete strangers who have come into the bookstore where I work and mentioned the film. They apparently saw the re-airing of "Street Stories" on Channel 12. Still, that was a month ago. It does my heart good to know that so many people are looking out for it, though and are interested in seeing the finished product. Thanks again to Walt Buteau and John Villella for that!!
All righty... hoping to get in some shooting time this weekend. We'll see what happens with the weather.
Stay tuned!
Didn't get a chance for filming this weekend, but worked out some of the storyboarding in my notes. I'm getting the flow of the film down and figuring out how to get it out of my brain and into some intelligible sequences. The hardest parts - figuring out what footage to use - are pretty much done. I think my only stumbling block there will be with the interviews. They're all so great and I would love to use every single second of each one, but I would have to make the film about three and a half hours long for that. Not an option, sadly. Who knows, though? Maybe I can put together a Special Features DVD and have one section called "Cutting Room Floor" for that stuff.
I've been very surprised in the last couple of weeks by three or four complete strangers who have come into the bookstore where I work and mentioned the film. They apparently saw the re-airing of "Street Stories" on Channel 12. Still, that was a month ago. It does my heart good to know that so many people are looking out for it, though and are interested in seeing the finished product. Thanks again to Walt Buteau and John Villella for that!!
All righty... hoping to get in some shooting time this weekend. We'll see what happens with the weather.
Stay tuned!
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