"Cloudstreet: Soaring the American West"

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Perhaps an alternative DVD cover photo? ;-)

On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 7:28:35 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 1:06:21 PM UTC-5, Sean Fidler wrote:
Bill, great point. I agree with you. In addition, the 30 second Opera performance (early in th movie) was quite odd. Nothing against Opera singers, but 30 seconds of Opera singing in a 40 min soaring movie? Painful and completely unnecessary.


I think the opera scene would have been fine with more room ambiance (reverb, as in a big hall) and a fade to soaring scenes over the music (hopefully some with some action that went with the music). It was a little uncomfortable and shouldn't have been.

Sean

Where is the movie you spent a couple of years making?

I'm sure the people who put a ton of money and effort and years into this project appreciate being **** on.

Your support of the sport is an inspiration.

I do try to live my life with several maximums, one of which is a no complainting policy. If you do not like something, change it, leave it, or learn to love it. Read "Wabi Sabi Love", make the film you want, or don't watch it again. Ask yourself, what change can my comments make, answer none, you will have to make the changes you desire.

Frank-

As far as "overuse of airbrakes to hold position," I believe the brakes came out three times in the video. Because some of cameras used had extremely wide fields of view (170 degrees), the relative distances are distorted. The shot from the tail mount camera on my glider as I approached the Stemme from the rear looks like the separation was quite large. In actuality, I pulled the brakes open when a minor gust put the Stemme tailwheel within three feet vertically and eight feet horizontally from my canopy. In all other cases when the brakes came out, the separation was similar.

And as far as Sean's and "goto's" comments and criticisms, I don't really care. We made the video we could with our own funding and with the folks who were willing to dedicate themselves to the project for the love of the sport. When YOUR movie comes out, I will gladly watch it. And I won't snipe at your efforts, something you might consider, although from the nature of your posts, I can tell that bitching is about all you guys can offer.

I watched the video with - among others - a young pilot who had been asked to participate in the video. She could not take the time away from work. This confirms what we read in Mark's "Soaring" magazine article.
For the involvement of younger pilots that was unfortunate, but a very nice job anyway.
Jim

Just watched it over the air in Chicago. Fantastic job! Thank you Mark and team.

Just watched it over the air in Chicago. Fantastic job! Thank you Mark and friends.