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!
13 April, 2010
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!! :-)
09 March, 2010
Federal Hill Gazette
Deb Cunha is a Cranston local who writes for the Federal Hill Gazette. Her column usually profiles soldiers who are currently serving. I was trying to help her find someone from the Providence Fire Department who is also a service person to spotlight in her column for March. She found out about my documentary and decided to give her column a little twist this month. Please visit:
www.thefederalhillgazette.com
to read the column.
My thanks to Deb for spotlighting the Everyday Heroes of the Providence Fire Department! :-)
www.thefederalhillgazette.com
to read the column.
My thanks to Deb for spotlighting the Everyday Heroes of the Providence Fire Department! :-)
04 March, 2010
Workin' On It
Hey, Folks -
I'm in the process of acquiring the equipment that I need in order to get the ball rolling. It's taking some time - was originally going to use a laptop to do a good deal of the work, but that fell through. Now in the process of upgrading the desktop PC. It's coming together slowly but surely.
Keep checking back and thanks for your support!
Be well & stay safe.
Erin
I'm in the process of acquiring the equipment that I need in order to get the ball rolling. It's taking some time - was originally going to use a laptop to do a good deal of the work, but that fell through. Now in the process of upgrading the desktop PC. It's coming together slowly but surely.
Keep checking back and thanks for your support!
Be well & stay safe.
Erin
18 February, 2010
Federal Hill Gazette
Hey, All -
There will be an article about the film in the March issue of the Federal Hill Gazette. Debra Cunha has been writing for them for a couple of years now and took an interest in the project after we met at Borders Bookstore. Originally, we had talked about me helping her to find a soldier to interview for her recurring articles about Rhode Island servicemen and women. I have also submitted four photographs by Fran for the piece. I don't know how many will make it in, but there will be a least one, I'm sure.
As my faithful readers know, I absolutely hate doing interviews about this, because the angle is always the civilian shooting a film... so on and so on... However, as I told Deb, if it piques the interest of one person and makes them look for the film and subsequently watch and learn from it, then that's fine by me.
Deb said that they will also put the article on their website. Once I have the link, I'll post it here.
There will be an article about the film in the March issue of the Federal Hill Gazette. Debra Cunha has been writing for them for a couple of years now and took an interest in the project after we met at Borders Bookstore. Originally, we had talked about me helping her to find a soldier to interview for her recurring articles about Rhode Island servicemen and women. I have also submitted four photographs by Fran for the piece. I don't know how many will make it in, but there will be a least one, I'm sure.
As my faithful readers know, I absolutely hate doing interviews about this, because the angle is always the civilian shooting a film... so on and so on... However, as I told Deb, if it piques the interest of one person and makes them look for the film and subsequently watch and learn from it, then that's fine by me.
Deb said that they will also put the article on their website. Once I have the link, I'll post it here.
14 February, 2010
Working On It...
Hey, folks...
Getting the cables, cards, programs, etceteras needed to get this show on the road. Hope to be able to begin capturing taped footage to hard drive by the 20th of February. Waiting on a card that I need in order to do that. Will update as needed.
Keep the faith, kids!
Be well & stay safe.
Getting the cables, cards, programs, etceteras needed to get this show on the road. Hope to be able to begin capturing taped footage to hard drive by the 20th of February. Waiting on a card that I need in order to do that. Will update as needed.
Keep the faith, kids!
Be well & stay safe.
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