The tapes are now in the capable hands of Changhee Chun, and I expect to have the DVDs back in another week or two. Meantime, the semester has started up and I am busy with teaching Academic Writing I at Ithaca College, and working on scripts for Korea Dreambus! and other projects.
I have recently been in touch with the conference chair at KOTESOL, and he is interested in having me come to their annual conference in October to screen a work in progress. I am going to try to raise some money for plane fare for that venture - perhaps I can get additional B-roll and/or interviews as needed as well as obtaining feedback from EFL teachers currently on the scene in Korea. This would also be a wonderful deadline for me to work towards. I always work better with a deadline!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
January 08 Update
Well folks, I have some sad news to relate.
First and most importantly: one of our supporters, William Haflett, died unexpectedly on Jan. 3, 2008. He fell in front of his home and hit his head, and surgeons were unable to stop the bleeding in his brain. This is especially sad for me because he was my uncle. Uncle Bill and his wife Dee were both happy to support this film, and when it is finally completed, I will dedicate the film to his memory. He was a generous, wonderful man who walked the talk and always had a cheerful countenance and a joke to share. He was good to me and my husband, and I miss him very much.
Secondly, the footage that was transferred onto DVD is unusable. Something happened in the transfer process (I have no idea what and neither does the person who did the work), and the DVDs either come up blank or with incomplete footage with skips and pops. Luckily, Chang has come to the rescue and will redub these DVDs on his professional equipmment.
I am pleased to announce that Chang is also assisting with getting grant support for the travel expenses. This reimbursement is much later than I had expected, but it is coming, and that's the important thing.
I am behind schedule with reviewing and logging footage, but it won't be long now before I will be able to get into that first stage of post production.
Despite the sad beginning to the year, I am as excited and enthusiastic as ever for this project. The tragic, untimely loss of Uncle Bill motivates me to honor his memory and make my Aunt Dee proud with their support of this film.
First and most importantly: one of our supporters, William Haflett, died unexpectedly on Jan. 3, 2008. He fell in front of his home and hit his head, and surgeons were unable to stop the bleeding in his brain. This is especially sad for me because he was my uncle. Uncle Bill and his wife Dee were both happy to support this film, and when it is finally completed, I will dedicate the film to his memory. He was a generous, wonderful man who walked the talk and always had a cheerful countenance and a joke to share. He was good to me and my husband, and I miss him very much.
Secondly, the footage that was transferred onto DVD is unusable. Something happened in the transfer process (I have no idea what and neither does the person who did the work), and the DVDs either come up blank or with incomplete footage with skips and pops. Luckily, Chang has come to the rescue and will redub these DVDs on his professional equipmment.
I am pleased to announce that Chang is also assisting with getting grant support for the travel expenses. This reimbursement is much later than I had expected, but it is coming, and that's the important thing.
I am behind schedule with reviewing and logging footage, but it won't be long now before I will be able to get into that first stage of post production.
Despite the sad beginning to the year, I am as excited and enthusiastic as ever for this project. The tragic, untimely loss of Uncle Bill motivates me to honor his memory and make my Aunt Dee proud with their support of this film.
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