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Joël Dicker (4) dedication
2022 novel — “L’Affaire Alaska Sanders” — dedication Continue reading
P82 – 40 years revival (c)
(10) P82 back to life . . . many techy details. Continue reading
P82 – 40 years revival (b)
(9) Reviving some of the original room elements. Continue reading
P82 — mechanical build
(7) P82 — more than you might think . . . . 40 years ago — Continue reading
(5) Human interface DSKY
Description and some techy stuff Continue reading
PROJECT Apollo-P82 (4)
INDEX – CREDITS – LINKS — [all posts] [large video] Continue reading
(3) Product comparisons
Four controllers: AGC, HP2116, P82, HP9825 Continue reading
(2) Project overview
Overview of this multi-part exposé — Continue reading
Arena activity
Santa Claus visits – hosted by the black King and Queen. — Continue reading
2022 – Comment (1)
How not to comment on the Covid pandemic? — Continue reading
Website development (7)
We are not forced to change themes yet, but being prepared Continue reading
Post-production
Rotating Jeep wheels
for Cadet Force animations . . . latest. Video showing three approaches to obtaining rotating wheel on a vehicle. Advantages and disadvantages of each are described below. It is clear that we could use CAD instead but that is not justified for the current project and also is not in keeping with other methods upon…
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 this case) traversing a background, even though the original film does contain black parts which must be maintained. The technique involves layered identical, but inverted, masked…
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 – main RAMP – STAIRWAYS – overhead CABLESModels: main RAMP, STAIRWAYIntegration: main RAMP, STAIRWAYProject: home. Posts: vevey arena
Video process
Technical and creative steps: As with most processes, we can define a “beginning” and an “end” but remembering that later or earlier steps can be included to expand the scope of the process. In this video-making example we begin with “Capture” — taking a photo, recording audio, filming. No amount of post-production correction can replace…
Post-production (3)
It might look a mess, but efficiency won out over aesthetics in this case. A bit of background might help explain why. When volume was low and when archiving had not yet reached any critical mass, life was relatively easy! However, marcomathieumedia’s annual capture of raw material and completed video archiving has reached a level…
Post-production (2)
On the move – traveling around Switzerland by train provides great opportunity for portable editing. Adobe Premiere is loaded onto a MacBookPro. During a 2.5 hour journey Geneva to Zurich, lunch is usually included ! https://vimeo.com/197137513
Post-production (1)
marcomathieumedia “studios” is where most post-production is done – including editing, creating commentary or music sound track, graphic animation, adding stock images and finally preparing media exports for distribution. More about the process and methods here. Computers are 27″ Macs and one MacBook. Editing software is Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Legacy systems are…
Key screen technique
Demonstrating key-screen application — 2023 update. A quite old technique, yet which remains a staple in the film industry for small and large-scale special effects, can transform static single presentations to be valid across different audiences – all accomplished during post production rather than re-filming. Examples from serious to fun. And a study in alternative…
On-location
1966 concert recording
Larger screen page — project complete. Live audio recording – Bedford Audio Club 1966 – backstory. please select the highest playback quality you are able, original is 1080p The…
Rütli-Grütli 2024
real & adopted Swiss visit the cradle Pilgrimage to the birthplace of Switzerland — an essential trek for each Swiss, once in their lifetime. With a third 10-year passport…
Piano moving essentials
Following the last piano concert of summer lunchtime series . . . . https://vimeo.com/352603948
Place Fédéral ‘à la télé’
While filming the Bern Pride in 2017, we looked for how the Swiss “live” television green-screen interviews showing the Federal square and the “Palais Fédéral” are produced. Has to…
AMR, Sud des Alpes
Home to the “association pour l’encouragement de la musique improvisée” (AMR). Within the house are teaching facilities, rehearsal studios and two concert spaces shown on this short video, with…
UN-work in the sun
For the first time since our involvement with NGO activities at the UN, we filmed a series of interviews in the grounds of the United Nations in Geneva. Our…
Conservatoire Populaire
Le Conservatoire Populaire de Musique, Danse et Théâtre We have recorded twice during 2017 in the concert hall (160 seats) located in the 3rd basement of this magnificent building,…
On-location: cathedral
Major icon of Geneva’s old town – the cathedral has large spacial acoustics, plenty of natural lighting as well as good artificial lighting for video work. The sound system…
On location: ELCG
ELCG – Lutheran Church of Geneva; Place Bourg-de-Four in the old town. For a 2016 concert we rented two Sony PX cameras. We used 2 orchestra mics, 2 choir…
On-location: Ecu. Center
The ecumenical Center in Geneva is home to the World Council of Churches, the Lutheran World Federation, and several other organizations. It has been the location of many of…
On-the-Road
As rigs and range of capabilities get larger, the problem of moving equipment by public transport becomes a challenge! However with careful planning and rational use of back-packs and…
on-location: UN Geneva
marcomathieumedia has filmed several times at the UN in Human Rights so-called “side events” – but today we were in one of two enormous rooms. A guess is that…
On-location: intnl Geneva
United Nations, John Knox and Ecumenical Centers. United Nations john Knox Internationl Reformed Center, the Ecumenical Center . . . . .
Body Sculpt
Early video days, on location 2011. — BodySculpt (Jun2011) Private session ≈ 1hour final edit – short sample here.
pre-2009
pre-2009
Moving to Switzerland 1970
Comparative images January 1970: I drove to Geneva with just basics as I had no apartment as yet. The car broke down around Canterbury on way to the ferry at Dover. In France the drive was on small roads through…
Cadet Force Four
Latest Cadet Force series project History and preparation for ‘Cadet Force Four’, our 2024 Cadet Force series project: Mr. Churchill took up residence in a ‘secret safe house’ at Clapham Park, Clapham, near Bedford during the Second World War and…
Cadet Force 3
Based at an army barracks in the UK in the mid 60’s. Our latest Cadet Force scenario is triggered by a long-time friend in England, who lives close to the barracks. Cadet Force 3 has been regularly updated while experimenting…
Cadet Force 2,3,&4
Cadet Force series: 2,3,&4. Cadet Force 4 — project ‘Churchill visits the Barracks’. — Churchill’s Land Rover Cadet Force 3 — Post and Movie ‘Ready to defend’ Cadet Force 2: “From photograph to finale”.Using historical black and white photographs to…
Slide rule transitions
At school in the 1960’s, log tables were very much the prime aid to calculations during the math and science classes. The transition from them – we were allowed to use a slide rule – followed by we had to…
Transport perspectives (5)
Analog video example (2) from our digital archive project — the Vallée de Joux steam train — filmed in 1992 on Sony Hi8 analog tape – one of the earliest of our movies to be converted to DVD and now…
Kybd & emulation – 2004
MIDI environment from the 1990’s https://vimeo.com/244149969 https://vimeo.com/244150112 These two pieces use software-generated piano. Although, in search of a decent sound the only real solution was, and is, a real piano – the sound, the attack, the touch, the feeling (our…
Post tonewheel – Concorde
Technical and musical – pictures and performances The web is saturated with Hammond B3 recordings, but not of Concorde – it wasn’t really a successful instrument – an attempt by Hammond to maintain their famous B-3 sound in a…
Hammond B-3
The Hammond B-3 – “Beauty in the B” – This amazing sound has survived generations and, although the sound today is mostly produced by software tone-wheel modelling (see post on VST instruments), many musicians remain insistent on retaining the original…
Hammond – entry
The year, 1970 – the search for an affordable Hammond – the place, London, Hammersmith, the Hammond Organ Center. The result: a “spinet” model, the T-200 with built-in rotating speaker. Nice tone-wheel sound yet compact size for a small apartment,…
Pre-Hammond
The ‘Philicorda’ by Philips entered our home as soon as enough money was coming in to pay the second-hand car installments and a few rounds of beer. It was very welcome to a family with no piano, no lessons, no…
America1 – 1980
1980 America René and Walti One of Las Vegas most incredible acts — we saw it and then invited friends and went back a second time the next evening ! Always thought of them as Swiss, but clearly not. Siegfried…
Organ & Pizza
In the archives we find an original tape recorded circa 1970 in California on a UHER portable machine. (4000 report-L, 7.5 “/sec, mono, half track) – Pizza & Pipes at the “Cap’ns Galley”. One surviving image of the Uher which…
Cinema organ
Since 1934 at the Granada, Bedford, the console of the mighty Wurlitzer would appear, rising majestically from the floor – for musical entertainment prior to film projection. This stereo recording ≈ 1966 – captured during a private performance. The cinema…
2009
year 2009
‘The Factory’ 2009
This 18th century mill requires endless work to be done — yet with many pleasures and adventures along the way. https://vimeo.com/632844254/9684ce28df Historique (website patrimoine) Moulin attesté en 1763. 1831, construction…
World Aids Day 2009
Place des Nations / Espace Fusterie.[2021 note] Audio from the ‘Place des Nations’ stage was not optimal, and the rapper’s musical accompaniment was missing – but also in 2009 we…
Thematic design – first video
Here is the very first animated image sequence for the poster campaign of the Lutheran Church (see previous blog post). We had planned to include some live video scenes, but…
Thematic design – (1)
The Lutheran Church of Geneva doesn’t look like a church, it is simply a beautiful 250 year-old building at the lake end of the Place du Bourg de Four in…
2010
year 2010
Psalms for Haïti
Psalms, prayers, and a collection towards rebuilding, for the people of Haïti following the devastating earthquake. Geneva’s Cathedral of St. Peter (Cathédrale de St. Pièrre) is a fine setting at…
Male voice solo & duet
Baritone, bass, piano accompaniment. Rohan and Ishan de Lanerolle (baritone and bass), accompanied by Dhilanthi Fernando (piano) presented in concert at the Lutheran Church in Geneva on the 4th September…
another move to YouTube
Our first documentary by ‘marcomathieumedia’ for “témoigner ensemble à Genève” (Witnessing Together in Geneva) – event on the day of the “jeûne genevois”- bringing together the Geneva Protestant Church with…
mpa-nda-popi
Jackson Wahengo (2010) at marcomathieumedia “studios” Jackson is from Namibia, leads a band, plays Afrojazz
2011
year 2011
Transport perspectives (7)
Model railways, CH & D. Kaeserberg, Fribourg Switzerland [sept 2011] website. Kaeserberg official videos from their YouTube channel. Modellbahnwelt Odenwald Germany [sept 2014]…
Daniel Hunter trio
Daniel Hunter trio invites Guillaume Perret. — Alain Rieder, batterieDominique Giezendanner – basse électrique Compositions: Daniel HunterAMR aux Cropettes — 26juin2011 https://vimeo.com/669641301 Trio…
Rabarama art
Reggio di Calabria & Geneva Along the water-front promenade (Lungomare Falcomatà) in Reggio di Calabria are three sculptures by Rabarama – amidst very…
our first signature 2011
Journey of learning experiences since 2009 and this first signature video of 2011.Made in the era of DVD as a convenient support for…
Pride Geneva 2011
Working with Dialogai – member of Geneva’s LGBTI association – helping to organise the regional Pride on our home territory in 2011. We…
TEAG, 2011 event
‘Witnessing together in Geneva’ – (témoigner ensemble à Genève, TEAG) is a movement bringing together the local protestant church (Eglise Protestante de Genève,…
2012
year 2012
2013
year 2013
Südtirol 2013
from bike tour sep2013 This movie is one part of a series filmed during a 4-day bicycle tour in September 2013. — First uploaded to YouTube 11October 2013.…
Zervreilasee
One day at the Zervreilasee (1st august 2013). https://vimeo.com/638668979 Video tweaked a bit October 2021
Grand Théâtre Genève
Geneva’s Opera House (Le Grand Théâtre) dates from 1879. It was significantly destroyed by fire in 1951 and re-opened in 1962. There was renovation in 1997/1998 which upgraded…
Advent Concert
Concert by the ‘projektchor’ directed by Regine Kummer. Saturday 14th December 2013 at the Lutheran Church of Geneva. Accompanied by an 8-member orchestra. Program: MOZART: W. A. Mozart…
Thematic graphics & videos
(Please see blog archive for 2009 for how this project began) Here are 3 more thematic videos from 2010 to 2013 displayed as the concluding imagery of the “uphill” poster campaign: (continuing…
47th Montreux 2013
First festival without Claude Nobs. — Claude Nobs died 10Jan2013, age 76, as a result of a ski accident 24Dec2012 which had placed him in a coma. Poster…
Sunset Concert
Jackson Wahengo: “fête de la musique””probably the best guitar player out of Namibia” Recorded at the “fête de la musique” of Geneva, June 2013 – as the sun…
RTS at the Lutheran Church
For many years, the Lutheran Church of Geneva has opened its sanctuary to summer lunchtime concerts organised by “Musique et Vie”. The period usually begins with the “Fête de la…
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