[videoblogging] Re: Above and beyond...35's incredible production team

[bordercollieaustralianshepherd]

And your posting this ... the definition of "A Cass Act"

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "synchronistv" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Hi All!
> 
> I am  a very new member to this fantastic group... my name is
Kathryn Jones...   I know 
> some of you already... but for those of you I don't know , I just
finished production on 
> "35",  the first ever web drama to stream live on the internet...
using three panasonic dvx 
> 100's, mixed in real time via a TriCaster studio we shot 10 episodes
over a 12 night 
> period, and streamed live from September 17th -30th of this year at
9 pm est.
> 
> It was the most challenging thing I have ever done, emotionally,
creatively, physically 
> intellectually... and it was incredibly rewarding.
> 
> One of the best parts of my experience was the opportunity to work
with some truly 
> remarkable people, people I highly highly recommend and think this
group should know 
> about.
> 
> First of all, you all know Jan McLaughlin.. WOW... Jan was our
production sound mixer and 
> is a consummate professional.  Our shoot was especially challenging
for any sound mixer 
> as we were treading entirely unknown territory and found out the
hard way that the 
> technology we were using was especially unfriendly to high quality
sound production.  Jan 
> worked tirelessly to discover and fix the sound inconsistencies that
live streaming created 
> (often a new technical issue each night) , and then to provide me
with great tracks for our 
> archives.  I can not recommend this wonderful woman enough... she
would be an asset 
> paved in gold on any video shoot and is a pure joy to have on a set.
 http://
> fauxpress.blogspot.com/
> 
> Secondly, Andrew Lipson... Andrew was our technical director
extraordinaire and tri-caster 
> pro.  To say we would not have had a shoot without Andrew is the
understatement of the 
> century. His unending knowledge, his years of experience, his
boundless positive energy, 
> his calm and his problem solving abilities each came into play night
after night after night.  
> I am so grateful to have had Andrew on our shoot and can not
recommend him enough.
> 
> Thirdly, Marcus Lehmann, our dp...not only is he a great dp, Marcus
is a joy to have on a 
> set.  Obviously our budget was miniscule which meant Marcus often
took on the roles of 
> grip, gaffer and dp alike.  and then on load out, who was hand
scrubbing the stairs?  
> Marcus!  What a pure pleasure  to work with.  I am totally indebted
to him.  http://
> www.marcuslehmann.com/
> 
> Fourthly, another group member, Brian Gonzalez.... as you all know
Brian is a Director/
> cinematographer, but he came on our set because we needed an AD...
hardly a rewarding 
> position for a director/cinematographer, even so,  Brian ran that
set like clockwork.  His 
> input was invaluable and presence on our set irreplaceable. 
http://www.taxiplasm.net/
> 
> Fifthly (is that a word?) Rich McGrath, a PA whom I found on Craig's
list, Rich became 
> Andrew's right hand man in the tech booth.  A coder and video expert
by trade Rich soon 
> became a critical member of our staff. He is incredibly
knowledgeable, hard working, 
> dedicated, and once again a joy to have on our staff.
> 
> Should any of you be looking for any staff and think Jan, Andrew,
Marcus, Brian or Rich 
> might be just the person you are looking for I hope you won't
hesitate to contact me... and 
> I will be happy to extoll in further detail... and put you in touch!
> 
>  And lastly...thanks so much to all of you for your incredible
support through this process 
> (I heard via Jan and Brian that you guys were  wonderful).. I am so
honored to be a part of 
> this group!
> 
> all my best!
> Kathryn Velvel Jones
> http://www.synchronis.tv
>