I’ve been so busy working on the script, I’ve let the video editing of the material I have languish. I did work on a little project, just for fun. A short 30 second video which takes the basic structure of the classic tune famously sung by Don Ho called Hanalei Moon and transmutes it to Hanalei Blues. So here is a first taste of that …[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wFPyZtgBSo]
My film project for the summer has run up against a fairly disconcerting obstacle. At the end of my first week in Kauai I discovered that a great deal of my filming equipment had been stolen. After taking stock of my situation I decided to return home and booked a flight for the next day. I’ve been back in Annapolis for a week now. The value of the loss amounted to about what I had budgeted for the project as a whole, and my insurance company has made it clear that they are not liable for the loss; so it’s a big hit and quite demoralizing. However, during the week I was there I did take about 20 pages of handwritten notes and gather just over 13 gigabytes of still and video images. The script continues to be written and I will have some sort of video produced and ready to show by the end of August. I want to thank everyone who gave me support and encouragement on the venture and express my regret that I wasn’t able to plan well enough to forestall this outcome. I have no doubt the thief was “on the prowl” for opportunities and I doubt very much it was the work of the individuals who lived or camped in the area where I was camped. My regard for the Hawai’an people is undiminished, though at the moment I am feeling a bit un-enthusiastic about a certain neighborhood. The new working title of the film is Hanalei Blues in place of the former Kauaithemovie.
Best wishes and thank again to all. I’ll be posting whatever updates are appropriate on this blog:
The handbook of film making clearly stresses the crucial importance of guarding the equipment. In this I failed and the project is stopped. I could have gone on but the anxiety of guarding what I have left is just too much for me to bear. I didn’t bring anything with me I didn’t think was absolutely necessary and with so much essential equipment gone I find I must retreat from the field. I will make a film with what I’ve already shot and continue with the script. I did gain some very helpful insights in the short time I had before the “incident.”. And now a flower. Plumeria or sometimes called Frangipani.
I found my car broken into and certain valuable and important possessions gone. Mainly a camera bag containing accessories including chargers, lenses, portable hard drives, tripods, spare batteries, and so forth. Revealing a major weakness in my plan. Amazing how much important little stuff will go in one bag.
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