Last Sunday electricity was gone for 8 hours in Arima; the hometown of Victor Peschier. As a result the interview took place in Mr. Peschier's porch which was windy and noisy due to the surrounding trees and passing vehicles.
Despite the use of a hand held recorder, the atmospheric noise was overwhelming. This means that shoot has to be re-done. Mr Peschier agreed to do the interview on Monday 31st March, 2014 but since Kathryn Stollmeyer has asked to be interviewed on Monday; the Peschier interview has to be rescheduled to Friday 4th April, 2014 at 4 or 5 p.m.
Sly
Saturday, 29 March 2014
Outstanding Interviews/Footage
Footage of architect Colin Laird speaking about the designs of the Boissière Mansion and the Stollmeyer Castle. What is my plan of action? I sent an email to Christopher Laird, asking him if he has any stock footage of his dad, who is unwell to do an interview, speaking about the architecture of these two houses.
Footage of the Country Club formerly known as Champs Elysées.
What is my plan of action? Call the country club.
Footage of Boissière family pictures and the interior of the mansion. Call Gerard Besson for assistance; but I will wait until after the interview with Kathryn Stollmeyer who has pictures of the Boissière Mansion and family members.
Footage of the interior of the Stollmeyer House. How will this be executed? Foreman Mr. Maynard is quite hesitant but I am persistent. He has asked me to call him back at 3: 30 p.m. today.
Footage of Eric Williams and his Mom Eliza Boissiere. I intend to get this through the UWI Eric Williams Memorial collections, upon the advice of Erica Williams.
Footage of the Stollmeyer cocoa estates and houses in Santa Cruz. Lorraine Pouchet, the Marketing Director and tour guide of In Joy tours will arrange a tour for Lorraine and I to get footage.
Things are coming together but I wish it will materialize at a faster speed. We will get there despite the fact that Lorraine and my time tend to not mesh very well.
Sly.
Footage of the Country Club formerly known as Champs Elysées.
Footage of Boissière family pictures and the interior of the mansion. Call Gerard Besson for assistance; but I will wait until after the interview with Kathryn Stollmeyer who has pictures of the Boissière Mansion and family members.
Footage of the interior of the Stollmeyer House. How will this be executed? Foreman Mr. Maynard is quite hesitant but I am persistent. He has asked me to call him back at 3: 30 p.m. today.
Footage of Eric Williams and his Mom Eliza Boissiere. I intend to get this through the UWI Eric Williams Memorial collections, upon the advice of Erica Williams.
Footage of the Stollmeyer cocoa estates and houses in Santa Cruz. Lorraine Pouchet, the Marketing Director and tour guide of In Joy tours will arrange a tour for Lorraine and I to get footage.
Things are coming together but I wish it will materialize at a faster speed. We will get there despite the fact that Lorraine and my time tend to not mesh very well.
Sly.
Kathryn Stollmeyer Interview! Je suis excite'
Kathryn has finally agreed to do an interview on Monday 31st March, 2014 at 4 p.m. This is a dream come through. Kathryn has also promised to share some of the Boissière photos with me. Things are working out! Finally!!!!
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Museum Footage Peschier Sword
Yesterday the National Museum accommodated us with the taking of footgae of Henry Peschier's sword but we were met with two snags:
1. The sword was in a glass case which created a lot of light reflection ,something that needs to be avoided in a documentary, and the holder of the keys was absent so that a vantage view was not given for the footage. As a result, we made arrangements with the curator to return today. Unfortunately, I pick up work at 1 p.m., so Lorriane will go on her own.
2. The information on the sword said that Henri Peschier's son in law and family member Joseph Peschier was in fact the holder of the sword and not Henri himself. Besson said that it belonged to Henri in an interview, which we wanted to use in the documentary, but editing will rectify that.
Sly.
1. The sword was in a glass case which created a lot of light reflection ,something that needs to be avoided in a documentary, and the holder of the keys was absent so that a vantage view was not given for the footage. As a result, we made arrangements with the curator to return today. Unfortunately, I pick up work at 1 p.m., so Lorriane will go on her own.
2. The information on the sword said that Henri Peschier's son in law and family member Joseph Peschier was in fact the holder of the sword and not Henri himself. Besson said that it belonged to Henri in an interview, which we wanted to use in the documentary, but editing will rectify that.
Sly.
Thursday, 20 March 2014
Good-bye to the Rada Family! Hello to Ian Jardine!
Last Saturday's Assignment (pitch and question and answer) proved to be quite beneficial to this documentary in that Ingle and Ms Ajim raised the concern about the apparent imbalance between the white and black family, in that there are three white families but only one African family. As much as I did not want to omit the Rada, I felt it was best to do so.
It can be perceived by viewers as an after thought to include them in the documentary. You might suggest to find two other African families to make the documentary even, but that is difficult, in that there exists today very little effigy and vestiges of the Africans. That approach will not be helpful to the documentary and it is for that reason the painful decision was made to leave the Rada Community out of the film.
Ian Jardine is a white descendant of the Peschier. He is quite knowledgeable about his family's history and is willing to share all the information that he knows about Henri Peschier. Hopefully he will share some family photos with us. This interview is scheduled for next Sunday at 10 am at his St. Ann's home. However, this Sunday, Victor Peschier, a black descendant of Henri will be interviewed.
Also the Museum has given us permission to take footage of Joseph Peschier's sword. A date and time will be set as to when the shoot can take place.
Sly.
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
B-Role & Stock Footage Flop
While Lorraine and I were doing cartwheels for acquiring footage that was very difficult to find, all thanks to Christopher Laird, Lecturer Christopher Aaron sent us back to the drawing board because the 1985 footage is not of industrial quality. So the issue of airing the documentary publicly is of no consequence.
Christopher also said that the brole footage of the Stollmeyer Castle, Boissière House and the exterior of the walled cemetery needed to be held for 15-20 seconds. So this Saturday; to avoid the over exposure of the blazing mid-day sun, we would re-shoot the brole footage at 6.30 a.m.
I am also in the process of getting the proper procedure to acquire footage of the privately owned Peschier graveyard. Mr. Green of the National Trust was on another call, so I left my name and contact number. If I don't hear from him in 30 minutes time; I will be sure to call again.
More than 30 minutes have passed and with lots of running around I was finally able to find out that I have to write a letter of permission to the Director of the Horticultural Services within the Ministry of Food Production; Mr. Kamaldeo Maharaj, to get footage of the Pechier Graveyard. We are hoping to do this by Monday 24th March, 2014.
In the meantime, I will be visiting the foreman who is responsible for renovating the Stollmeyer's Castle. I want internal footage of the castle. This project has turned me into a serious beggar, but I am determined to get the job done.
Sly.
Christopher also said that the brole footage of the Stollmeyer Castle, Boissière House and the exterior of the walled cemetery needed to be held for 15-20 seconds. So this Saturday; to avoid the over exposure of the blazing mid-day sun, we would re-shoot the brole footage at 6.30 a.m.
I am also in the process of getting the proper procedure to acquire footage of the privately owned Peschier graveyard. Mr. Green of the National Trust was on another call, so I left my name and contact number. If I don't hear from him in 30 minutes time; I will be sure to call again.
More than 30 minutes have passed and with lots of running around I was finally able to find out that I have to write a letter of permission to the Director of the Horticultural Services within the Ministry of Food Production; Mr. Kamaldeo Maharaj, to get footage of the Pechier Graveyard. We are hoping to do this by Monday 24th March, 2014.
In the meantime, I will be visiting the foreman who is responsible for renovating the Stollmeyer's Castle. I want internal footage of the castle. This project has turned me into a serious beggar, but I am determined to get the job done.
Sly.
Monday, 17 March 2014
Christopher Laird/ Gayelle's Stock Footage
Christoper Laird was quite helpful in providing the group with stock footage on the Rada Shrine and arial as well as interior footage of the Stollmeyer but only under the terms and condition of using it for a school based assessment and not airing it at any public forums. While it is a school based project; part of the assignment requirement is to post the finished documentary on FB. How are we going to resolve this problem? Well we might have to reason with Mr Laird and see what he has to say about that, if not, we are willing to pay the cost of the stock footage, if it comes down to that.
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