year 2021
Geneva Salon de l’auto
“A bird in the hand” — five years of video impressions + 2024 News about plans and future of the show 2020 – 2023 at the bottom of this…
Website development (7)
We are not forced to change themes yet, but being prepared just in case. If this preparation goes well, we just might WANT to change! This post content can…
Documentaries refresh
Completely new layout – easier to find our documentaries . . . . . access via the menu tab THEMES> DOCUMENTARY — please take a look and check out…
Joël Dicker (3)
Joël Dicker’s new publishing house !! Joël Dicker is a successful author, writing in French, translated world-wide, USA TV series of one of his novels, born and still living…
Mariage pour tous
Switzerland votes to allow same sex marriage. — Civil partnership exists in Switzerland since 2007 but considerable disadvantages remain. The government and the parliament agreed to introduce same sex…
Everybody’sPerfect2021
Everybody’s Perfect: queer international film festival— The festival again goes ahead with carefully prepared Covid precautions — kudos to the amazing organising team. Complete program of the 2020 October…
arena deconstruction (5)
In preparation . . . [page] — although visuals from the deconstruction already appear in our videos, there is much more to show. Thus space is reserved for this…
Pride Geneva — 2021
08 – 12 September 2021 — parade Saturday 11th — our main video from the day. https://vimeo.com/604347264 And a shortened version (essentiel.le.x.s) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IQulI1kLk8&t=3s&rel=0 This year’s procession follows closely the…
Green arena (15)
Outfitting the arena, short film — https://vimeo.com/592978500 Technology: SOUND/VIDEO – main RAMP – STAIRWAYS – overhead CABLES Models: main RAMP, STAIRWAY Integration: main RAMP, STAIRWAY Project: home. Posts: vevey…
Black screen & mask
Video over background — [page] — Keying with a black screen and dual video masking is a technique which allows to show a moving element (our raising stair in…
Multi-layer video masking
Using Adobe Premiere [page] — A first graphic representation to accompany the short working example in this clip. More details in the full page version. https://vimeo.com/588045217 Technology: SOUND/VIDEO –…
Outfitting (14) the ramp
Beyond the launch – the outfitting.— When a ship is launched, it floats, it works, and it is sea-worthy. But it does not yet have the look, feel, and…
Revamp the ramp (10)
Rise & fall (10) — major ramp updates https://vimeo.com/585591429 The initial ramp model was our first experience in modeling. With lessons learned from the stairway model, there are now…
120 steps (11)
Placing of 120 steps onto the bare raising stairway: images and footage prior to laying steps + symbolic laying of number 120! https://vimeo.com/584289241 Technology: SOUND/VIDEO – main RAMP -…
Penny Farthing & Two Pence
Bicycle & Georges III of England — & Swiss 5.- In German speaking countries, the penny farthing bicycle is simply known as a “Hochrad” or high wheel or high…
55th Montreux 2021
Montreux is back — Covid style. 1. See our venue guide and full photo page1 of the new look festival, many challenges but the show does go on! 2.…
Towards full frame video
Two major projects over these last 12 months are live-streaming and filming of our “Vevey arena” 1:30 model for an on-going documentary. Particularly for the model, we are moving…
Video capture conflicts
Conventional logic doesn’t work anymore! . . Traditional camcorders are confronted with superior performance from mirror-less camera bodies with interchangeable lenses and the possibility to choose freely the size…
Construct & integrate (9)
Rise & fall (9) — model completion. https://vimeo.com/535355770 Technology: SOUND/VIDEO – main RAMP – STAIRWAYS – overhead CABLES Models: main RAMP, STAIRWAY Integration: main RAMP, STAIRWAY Project: home. Posts:…
2021-Comment(2)
Third World War . . . . When our first two world wars were raging, we knew the enemy, we saw the enemy, and all our effort was in…
Website development (6)
Forced upgrade to all WordPress.com sites (!) “Classic” editing on WordPress.com — change-over to the new “Block” editor — good features, bad features, and as yet unknown! We had…
Chick Corea dies at 79
Photo of our two favourite musicians from Jacob Collier’s Twitter feed. Our own links here:Jacob Collier & Chick Corea at the 53rd Montreux Jazz Festival. — Chick Corea ‘Trilogy’,…
2021-Comment(1)
Pandemic transition? — With 3rd and even 4th waves of the Corona virus invading our countries, despite multiple vaccines becoming increasingly available, we MUST maintain adherence to the basic…
Rhoda Scott at 80 !
The “barefoot lady” – 2018 – new recording 2021 . . Hammond B-3 organ and an all-female group of musicians 2018; duo with drummer 2021. See the announcement in…
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