Progress Report

After two weeks of excuses; Christopher Quammie was finally able to produce a 4 x 6 painting for our in class display. A small fee of $800 was charged for his intricate work and for this we are grateful. However, due to his tardiness I had to politely ask Quammie to return our down-payment. The very next day; the very next morning I got a phone call from Quammie saying that the painting was completed and ready for pick up. That saved us from executing plan B; which was create a miniature Queen's park Savannah along with the featured mansions in our documentary and the cemetery.



As for now Lorraine is in the process of securing all the useful sound bites so that when we meet next week; our focus will be the actual editing of the documentary. In the meantime I am tweaking the story line and sourcing other photos for the documentary.


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Dr Michael Anthony Take 2

Dr Michael Anthony this time around was most patient and accommodating with Lorraine and I this time around. He was most forthcoming with his knowledge in recognition that we were knowledgeable about some of Trinidad's history. He defined the Cedula of Population and read some of the clauses from his copy of the legislation.

More importantly, footage was in focus and Dr Anthony allowed us to capture on camera Cazabon's painting of Paradise Estate and the Great House of Madam de Beltgens; brole that will add to our documentary. 

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Progress Report Bon Dia!!!!!!

Our excitement and dreams of meeting the man who wrote and published over 30 titles including novels, young readers short fictional stories, history and travelogues, were shattered when we met him yesterday evening. he was cold and intractable. he even asked for money to do the interview even though we told him weeks prior and just before the interview that we were students.


The worst part of all is that Lorraine deleted the footage in error. I promised never to call on that man EVER again, but, I swallowed my pride and called him after 8 this morning, explained my plight and requested to do another interview, to which he graciously said yes.

Poor Lorraine, she feels awful, but I am far from mad with her. I think things happen for a reason. My plan is to improve on the interview. I neglected to ask him about Jean de Boissière's slave/lover Zuzule who is the grand mother of the owner of the Boissière House around the Queen's park Savannah. So next Monday afternoon I will be sure to get his take on Madam Zuzule; who I have developed a strange post humus connection with.


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