OK everybody, First off, I would like to thank all of you who contributed to making last weekend such a success. In order to make this project all it can be, we have decided to follow the example of collaboration shown by the Michigan Fiero Club and CFOGI and fold all the best that was recorded into the final product. We auditioned what we could while we were there and collected some incredible footage, but now that you are all home and reminiscing through your videos and pictures, you may come across something extraordinary that you may think we should include. Film and photo submissions are still being taken. Please mail a COPY (which can be returned by request only) of your submission (miniDV, 8mm video, VHS, VHS-C, floppy disc, CD-r or zip. Preferably in the highest quality format you can get me.) with a signed release available at http://dv.sastian.com/docs/MATERIAL_RELEASE.rtf to the address listed below. If we end up using your submission in the final product you will receive a free copy of the final DVD.
Just to clear things up. This film is sanctioned by CFOG-i and is the only official film. Contact Dale Starcher (VP CFOG-i) for verification. (dalelee22@cs.com) The final DVD will be made available through the website. An online order form is being developed and will finished later this week. Whether or not we will offer a VHS version has not been decided, mainly because it may take 2 tapes.
Post-Production begins full-time Sept 1, 2003 with a completion deadline of Dec 1, 2003, although it may be completed sooner. What that means to you is that for the next month, you the customer, get to let us know what you want.
Just to keep this thread tame, I'll layout what the current plans are. The DVD will be chaptered chronologically with the following features. This is subject to change based on footage submitted. Those events with an asterisk are not definite because we may not have good footage. If you were able to cover them, please feel free to submit your footage or photos.
Traveling & Arrivals* Marriott Overview
---Day 1 --- Waterford Raceway -Track overview -Drivers School* -Pro's (featuring in-car cam with Alan Hamilton) -Amatures Dinner at Big Bucks Brewery clips * Woodward Cruise* Late Night Lot Lounging
--- Day 2 --- Milan Dragways -Pits -Track -In-cars* C.J.Barrymore's Activities*
--- Day 3 --- Rare Cars -Last Fiero -Early Morning Unloading -First Fiero off the line -Black & Yellow '85 Coupe -2 + 2 -PPG Car -87 Turbo -Factory convertible -Pontiac's Pace Car -Goodwrench Fiero Pace Car -90 Fiero GTA prototype Car Show Judging Banquet -Hulki Aldikacti Speech -Awards Show Winners overview
--- Day 4 --- Packing Up* Poker Run* Museum
Possible Additions: Media coverage* Interviews* Tech sessions*
Closing Credits
Submission Address: Sastian DV 1316 Aspen Court Elgin, Illinois 60120
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Sastian, you need to put an asterisk beside the Hulki speech, since my battery died 5 minutes into it. I only missed 5 minutes of the speech, but we need to have it complete! Also, I think we need a clip or two of the campgrounds.
-Stephen Guentert
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sastian Member
Posts: 555 From: Elgin, Illinois, USA Registered: Mar 2001
Sastian, you need to put an asterisk beside the Hulki speech, since my battery died 5 minutes into it. I only missed 5 minutes of the speech, but we need to have it complete! Also, I think we need a clip or two of the campgrounds.
-Stephen Guentert
I'm pretty sure we can get the speech footage from Charles
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Fierokid87 Member
Posts: 4954 From: N. Ridgeville, Ohio, USA Registered: Jan 2001
I cant wait to see the trailer for this DVD. Geat meeting you man.
------------------ Fierokid's baby: R.I.P.V-6 Swap 1987 Blue Fiero sport coupe White 1988 Fiero Formula AIM: Fierokid87 Rate Me Please 2.9L V-6: 2030 Compucam, Darrel Morse Fuel Presure Regulator, 9.5:1 comp, zeroed out ballanced crank, contecting rods matched, MSD 6A ignition box and Blaster GM style coil, Darrel Morse Bored out TB and intake, 19# Mustang Injectors, Removed TB coolant lines, Darrel Morse Dogbone strut, and more to come
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2M4 Dale Member
Posts: 3461 From: Mansfield,Oh,U.S. Registered: Oct 1999
I dont recall a camera at the campground (lake pontiac) Unless I missed it while we slept.. lol But I'll message those that we're there to see. I heard I was filmed pulling in to the show late (red 308) and I believe this is the only proof I was even there. would be nice to see the footage. And I hope someone was around with a camera when Paul fired up the SS.. Thanks and can't WAIT!!
------------------ Who ever said working on Fieros wasn't any fun?? They must not of had a rebody!
I have 7 miniDV tapes of footage from Friday afternoon and into the early morning hours of Saturday and then all day Saturday and into the evening. I have the full banquet including being only a few feet away from Hulki when he talked and then Hulki and Parki doing there talk and then question and answer time.
Steve
------------------ Now over 400 pics of our 18 Fieros: http://www.cardomain.com/id/fiero5
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Boomtastic Member
Posts: 2359 From: Athens, Alabama Registered: May 2000
I'm sending you everything I have on a CDR, including over 500 still pictures and what little video I took (some Waterford, some Milan (one run of in-car footage), etc.).
OH - I forgot that I have all of the webcam pictures!! ------------------ Boomtastic
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CoolBlue87GT Member
Posts: 8463 From: Punta Gorda, Florida, USA Registered: Apr 2001
Hey, good to see you guys made it back! Took us FOREVER to get back to MA, and I'm still wiped out. You can definitely count me in for a copy, I want to see how our Duct-taping job worked out!! And of course the awesome view from the top floor. Thanks for letting me help out at Waterford! I can't wait to see the video... - Bob
------------------ Bob Williams Multi-colored '87 Mutt, a work in progress! (Got my 3800SC, installation in super-slow-motion progress. Only a Miracle will get me to the 20th in my Fiero now. Or a time machine...)
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Riceburner98 Member
Posts: 2179 From: Natick, Ma, USA Registered: Apr 2002
We are selling it for $25.00 that includes tax and shipping. the online form will be up by this weekend. thanks for bearing with us.
That's a phenomenal price considering the effort you guys are putting into it. Any thoughts on how long (length of film? 1 hour? 2 Hours? 5 Hours?) it will be? I'll be buying one as soon as they become avaiable. If it's everything I hope it is I might even buy 2 so I can put one in a safety deposit box at the bank for safe keeping :-)
yes, ditto for me too...i guesss that's what? $200 Cdn? haha, jk, can i send a cheque? (but where?), i know it'll take a litle longer to clear, but i'm good 4 it! tata now
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sastian Member
Posts: 555 From: Elgin, Illinois, USA Registered: Mar 2001
Great meeting all you guys and hitting the Chrysler Museum on Sunday! Steve did an overview of my car, with a sexy tattooed gal inside groovin' to tunes. Any chance of getting a file of this emailed to me??
Thanks, Tony
------------------ 1987 GT www.fierosound.com 2002/2003 World of Wheels Winner & Multiple IASCA Stereo Award Winner
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sastian Member
Posts: 555 From: Elgin, Illinois, USA Registered: Mar 2001
well i got a package with a VHS tape, CD and newspaper clipping. was that yours? Great footage! (wish it were in miniDV though.)
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Yes, that was me. I'd be happy to send you the miniDV if you send it back to me as it is the original. I have no way to make a copy of a miniDV. Let me know...just send me a private message on this board.
------------------ 1986 Fiero 2M4 1994 Probe GT (winter beater) 2002 Trans Am WS6
ok, a quick update: i have the paypal portion close to completion. and some video has started coming in. software has been upgraded. trailer restarted. and im just looking for a roll call on my video guys.
Steve G.(fierogt88) Charles W. David E.
plans for this week are: finish web site. (Movable type news) try to finish trailer. solidify wrap up interviews. get Alans voice overs sheduled.
ok, a quick update: i have the paypal portion close to completion. and some video has started coming in. software has been upgraded. trailer restarted. and im just looking for a roll call on my video guys.
Steve G.(fierogt88) Charles W. David E.
plans for this week are: finish web site. (Movable type news) try to finish trailer. solidify wrap up interviews. get Alans voice overs sheduled.
An addition to the video roll call: Joseph P. ("IronDuke")
------------------ 1986 Fiero 2M4 1994 Probe GT (winter beater) 2002 Trans Am WS6
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fieromadman Member
Posts: 2217 From: Oconomowoc WI, USA Registered: Jan 2003
Way to go team! I'll hopefully have the online order form ready by friday, (if i can squeeze it in with my current gig) hopefully my scehdule will have cleared up as planned starting Sept. and real post work can begin. Looks like ill have the majority of the footage in by that deadline. so again... Steve, Charles, Joe.. Y'all rock!
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Cheever3000 Member
Posts: 12400 From: The Man from Tallahassee Registered: Aug 2001
ugh! finally coming up for air. had a crazy week so far. monday - wednesday I was working on location in Chicago on a film shoot til about 1:15am each night. (non-fiero related) and then i hear news that someone close to our family has passed away last night. so i havent looked at a computer till right now.. so that paypal form may be bumped back a few days. sorry to those anticipating. I also talked with steve yesterday and he informed me that film will be in the mail soon. So theres some progress. I am also planning on putting a MT blog on there so i can keep from filling up this thread with news. although I really love the feedback I get here.
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sastian Member
Posts: 555 From: Elgin, Illinois, USA Registered: Mar 2001
On your web site, it tells people to send in a copy of the video. If someone shot theirs in VHS or VHS-C, the transfer into the digital domain of your system from a 2nd generation tape may loose significant quality. I've seen that happen in the past. I've seen compilation tapes made both ways with the one based on 2nd generation tapes looking much poorer.
Since they will have a chance to get the footage back on DVD, people may be willing to give you their camera tapes. If they have significant additional footage on the tape, they may be willing to send you the postage so that you can return the tapes.
I follow ya now. good question. I was just following the form lingo on the release, which is there for a few good reasons. Not only is it there for liability issues. (not pretty if i or the infalable post office looses someones only tape of the show) But we're unfortunatly not going use every tape sent. But let me assure every measure will be taken to get the highest quality attainable. For example, a recent sumission we recieved in VHS format showed us about 2-5 minutes of video out of a 30 minute tape tht i know we will want to use. In that case i contacted the owner and asked if he had the original ( which I assumed correctly was on mini DV) I'll be using the original only after it's duplicated and then mailing it back when we're done. But if we had to mail back each and every "audition" tape we'd be spending waaay too much time at the post office.
Thanks for your concern, Christian
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Boomtastic Member
Posts: 2359 From: Athens, Alabama Registered: May 2000
And of course the awesome view from the top floor. Thanks for letting me help out at Waterford! I can't wait to see the video... - Bob 
