Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 10, 2008, at 10:50 PM, Adam Bridge wrote: > Today, despite being handled by both the US and Canadian postal > systems, Ted's DVD arrived. Jan and I eagerly screened it tonight. > > It's a wonderful production. I've not yet met Ted in person, only > shared this forum with him. But the sense of who is he is just fills > the documentary. There are many images I had not equated with being > Ted's, so seeing something familiar and finding out it was his made > for a wonderful discovery. > > I wasn't aware of his work with the Chernobyl children - that sequence > brought tears to my eyes, and I think to Ted's too. The medical > images, and Ted at work in the OR, was special. My wife gave me two of > his medical books for Christmas -- this makes them that much more > special. > > I particularly enjoyed the sequences with Ted's family and, as I think > about it, holding that first camera his wife gave him, that was quite > special too. I could not agree more Adam, and it was wonderful seeing Sandy Carter, Ted's blessed friend and colleague, who has the kindest eyes I have ever seen... Steve > This is good documentary film making. If I were to ask for something > it would be that the DVD had been made anamorphic so my player would > have expanded it to full-screen on my HDTV instead of showing it > letter-boxed in 4:3 format. That was a production decision and I'm > sure $$$ were an issue there. I'd have liked some pan-scan across the > images too. In some of them I noticed what appeared to be JPEG > artifacts as if they were captured into video from low-resolution > scans. > > These are quibbles. The essence is of the humanity and the art and > craft of Ted Grant. > > Your team did good, Ted. Thank you! And thank you for your work. I'm > looking forward to sharing a single malt with you! > > Adam Bridge > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Steve "I never wanted to be famous" now available at www.blurb.com kididdoc@cox.net