Hey there folks and friends. Huzzah to you all. It has been a glorious few weeks, and I am here to tell you all about it.
To begin with, the post production of the documentary Part of the Ship, Part of the Crew: the making of El Tiburon has begun. Months of footage, as you would expect, are now being watched again by me, as well as scripting for the voice over. I still have some filming to do, which consists of interviews with primary ship builders, but all of the story, as it unfolded, has been completed. For those of you that don’t know, El Turbon is a land based pirate ship build being performed by PDXYar as a demonstration/performance piece/shwag center. They won a Kickstarter campaign and I have followed them ever since.
The film was originally thought to be a short, and chronicling the activities as the ship was in the yards being built. As it turns out, there is more to the story than just the ship and its construction (which was not a simple task). Many things happened along the way, most all of which are positive in the utmost beautiful manner. As much as a ship being built, a person was being constructed as well, with some really great things learned along the way. You’ll have to watch the movie to know what I am talking about!
There is currently a page on my site as well as a Facebook Page that you can follow for details.
Speaking of jibs (A jib is a triangular staysail set ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its tack is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bow, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and spinnakers are the two main types of headsails on a modern boat) I have had the fortune of doing a little jib construction and assembly lately. And by little, I mean a 40 footer. And by 40 footer, I mean it’s not little at all. Bob Palota with Cameras Eye and Earth2World has been sporting his jib around and needed a jib assistant. It just so happens I made myself available and the next thing you know…I’m on the set of Portlandia shaking hands with Edward James Olmos, James Callas, and Roger D. Moore. These people are, to the unknowing: Admiral Adama, Gaius Baltar, and head writer, all of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. I had a giant nerd moment, but kept it contained. I didn’t want to, but I did.
Speaking of spitballs, I have had the fortune of working with Spitball Media as of late, and being really loving the fact. Joe Lesher and Joel Jackson are a couple of great guys, with a tight ship (I keep bringing it) and coupled with Andrew Smith, one of the most awesome dudes I have met in a long time, these folks bring together an awesome set of sweet video lovin’. I hope I get to do more in the future with them.
I think for a change of pace, I am not going to rant, though I have many things that I could yell about that would solve the ills of the world. I’ll hold out this time!