Cloudstreet video

The preliminary trailer for "Cloudstreet: Soaring the American West" is now available for your viewing pleasure as the first video on the www.cloudstreethd.org website. It is a four minute piece intended to give a taste of the planned 2014 release of the one-hour documentary featuring modern soaring over the magnificent landscape of the western United States.

The video is in post-production for editing, adding the (original) musical score and narration, and is slated for (hopefully) national screening on many Public Broadcasting System (PBS)venues sometime this summer.

The project was conceived by New Mexico soaring pilot Mike Abernathy over eight years ago, and his unflagging passion for the concept has resulted in a truly inspiring achievement that immediately captured the interest of the local PBS affiliate KNME in Albuquerque, NM. Michael Kamins of KNME only put two simple caveats on the production: "Put the viewer in the cockpit," and "Don't make them sick."

I have been proud and privileged to be a part of this endeavor since its inception. We had to learn about small HD cameras and their limitations as they evolved over the years, what camera mounts were feasible and how to build them, how to fly in reasonable formation utilizing dissimilar aircraft and how to work with the ever changing meteorological conditions to find a sequence of scenes that could be woven into an (constantly) changing story line.

We hope you will be pleased with the trailer, and we encourage you to contact your local PBS affiliate to request that hey show the video when it is released.

The short video trailer was premiered at the 2014 SSA Convention in Reno, and received many compliments. Please view it and realize that many factors drove the production. Who was available (with their own glider) at a moment's notice, who had practiced formation flying with the principal camera ship and who was willing to drop a potentially epic cross country flight to follow a big-ass Stemme at a range of forty feet for what seemed like hours to gather footage that would often end up on the cutting room floor. (or whatever digital equivalent)

Note that the participants are all geezers who refuse to wear Justin Bieber masks to attract the youth of today and we are working on sponsorship from the National Emphysema Foundation.

gotovtskepoi: When is your movie coming out?

Having seen the trailer, I can't wait for the finished product. Nice job!

(Maybe a gorilla mask for you, Mark, so you don't scare little kids, and you
might consider adding a few explosions and nekkid wimmen...)

"Mark628CA" wrote in message
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The preliminary trailer for "Cloudstreet: Soaring the American West" is now
available for your viewing pleasure as the first video on the
www.cloudstreethd.org website. It is a four minute piece intended to give a
taste of the planned 2014 release of the one-hour documentary featuring
modern soaring over the magnificent landscape of the western United States.

The video is in post-production for editing, adding the (original) musical
score and narration, and is slated for (hopefully) national screening on
many Public Broadcasting System (PBS)venues sometime this summer.

The project was conceived by New Mexico soaring pilot Mike Abernathy over
eight years ago, and his unflagging passion for the concept has resulted in
a truly inspiring achievement that immediately captured the interest of the
local PBS affiliate KNME in Albuquerque, NM. Michael Kamins of KNME only put
two simple caveats on the production: "Put the viewer in the cockpit," and
"Don't make them sick."

I have been proud and privileged to be a part of this endeavor since its
inception. We had to learn about small HD cameras and their limitations as
they evolved over the years, what camera mounts were feasible and how to
build them, how to fly in reasonable formation utilizing dissimilar aircraft
and how to work with the ever changing meteorological conditions to find a
sequence of scenes that could be woven into an (constantly) changing story
line.

We hope you will be pleased with the trailer, and we encourage you to
contact your local PBS affiliate to request that hey show the video when it
is released.

The short video trailer was premiered at the 2014 SSA Convention in Reno,
and received many compliments. Please view it and realize that many factors
drove the production. Who was available (with their own glider) at a
moment's notice, who had practiced formation flying with the principal
camera ship and who was willing to drop a potentially epic cross country
flight to follow a big-ass Stemme at a range of forty feet for what seemed
like hours to gather footage that would often end up on the cutting room
floor. (or whatever digital equivalent)

Note that the participants are all geezers who refuse to wear Justin Bieber
masks to attract the youth of today and we are working on sponsorship from
the National Emphysema Foundation.

gotovtskepoi: When is your movie coming out?

On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 11:27:28 PM UTC-5, Mark628CA wrote:

Note that the participants are all geezers

The transparency wrt demographics is admirable. Go for it.

Soon-to-be-geezers may not have the years to develop into world class racing pilots, but we have the finances and time to commit to the sport. I'm inspired by pilots that are not much older than I am.

I expect that the producers have a plan put this film up on Torrent, ITunes, Netflix and Youtube where it will reach a much wider audience. I hope that my club can get a copy for public screenings and promotions.

The trailer shown at the SSA convention was fantastic. I can't wait to see the entire film.