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I'm seriously considering producing some sort of tuba-related documentary...in 3D.
I don't want to deal with the history of the tuba per se; I'm sure that there is already a wealth of information to be had there - rather, I'd like to feature interesting instruments / players / situations / collections.
I thought perhaps interviewing the present owners of some of the "unique" instruments that they inherited from past personalities like Bell and Tarto might give folks a chance to see those oddities that they would otherwise not get a chance to see. Of course I'd also like to show the instruments in Mike L.'s collection and maybe the collection of The T.Exchange, but I haven't broached the subject to anyone just yet.
I'd be willing to include the collections anonymously, if the owners didn't wish to be on camera, or didn't wish anyone to know of the treasures that they own. A feast for the eyes for the tuba enthusiasts, without any identifying information about the whereabouts.
I know of at least two tuba museums that would be interesting to shoot footage in. One of them makes a heck of a micro-brew!! ;P
I'm posting this only because I'm interested in everyone's two cents regarding things they'd like to see included. Maybe some suggestions would give my project a different slant. And, if any of you have something that you'd like to offer to be in the documentary, please post here or PM me!
I have thought of perhaps shooting the segments with two cameras - one 3D, and one "regular", but then again, it's really cheap to purchase the appropriate viewing equipment for field-sequential 3D viewing! I think you can get the gear for about $30. Less than a mouthpiece! ;P !!
What do you guys think?

You might think about also doing some high quality audio... for the horns that can be played. These are, after all, instruments, not simply objets d'art

windshieldbug wrote:You might think about also doing some high quality audio...

I'm sufficiently hard of hearing that I usually turn on the closed caption so I don't have to keep asking my consort "what'd he say?" "what'd she say?" I can just see the CC on this one:

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Joe Baker, who has been sent to bed for a couple days with goofy-pills for an inner-ear infection that were SUPPOSED to make him sleep....

Hey, I volunteer whole-heartedly for this project! Just pick up my tab at the micro-brewery!

You should show some clips of old fashioned tuba making! In 3D!!
-It would be cool if you could get surround sound too...

If you'd like to visit Connecticut I'd be happy to demonstrate some of my one-of-a-kind hot-rod tubas for you.

http://galvanizedjazz.com/tuba.html

Art Hovey wrote:If you'd like to visit Connecticut I'd be happy to demonstrate some of my one-of-a-kind hot-rod tubas for you.

http://galvanizedjazz.com/tuba.html

It would probably be a good idea to coincide a visit / video session with the next Howard Hovey Tuba Day!

I'm still trying to work out the sound logistics. I want the rig to be as compact as possible - I do have a portable DAT recorder, and perhaps I could get a great mic for it; luckily I have some friends who happen to be audio engineers that I can consult.

Are you shooting your picture in 3D to get the full feel of the girth of the tuba, or to get a Captain-EO effect on so many of our tuba'obese stomachs?

so do you mean we would have to wear the little red and blue glasses to watch it? I am not sure I know what you mean by 3D.

ken k

I prefer the polarized system myself. It can be quite "spec"tacular!

MellowSmokeMan wrote:Are you shooting your picture in 3D to get the full feel of the girth of the tuba, or to get a Captain-EO effect on so many of our tuba'obese stomachs?

Both! ;P My decision is also based on my love for stereo photography in general. Why not combine the two passions?

ken k wrote:so do you mean we would have to wear the little red and blue glasses to watch it? I am not sure I know what you mean by 3D.
ken k

Ken, the red & cyan glasses are for analglyph presentations, and can sometimes distort colors and create ghosting. I shoot in field sequential 3D that uses "shutter glasses" polarized equipment to view.

http://www.epanorama.net/documents/pc/3dglass.html

I hope to be able to get a projection system one day that will eliminate the need for the shutter glasses, and instead I can just wear "passive" polarized glasses (the type you'd wear if you went to a movie theatre to see Vincent Price in "House Of Wax").
-S.

Joe Baker wrote: I'm sufficiently hard of hearing that I usually turn on the closed caption so I don't have to keep asking my consort "what'd he say?" "what'd she say?" I can just see the CC on this one:

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Joe, that's not a CC! That's a BBb! ;P

Did I see that you were in the Toronto area? Me too. If you're serious, I could help out and probably wrangle the help of other pros in the area.

Al Carter

piston unlacquered silver CC: Ooooom... Pah(!)