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On The Lookout
Monday, March 15, 2010
One of our mantras when we’re out gathering footage for a story is to always be on the lookout for the unexpected.
We wrapped out of shooting at a hospital in Columbus the other day, and as we were loading gear on the fifth floor of the parking garage, one of our team members happened to turn around and observe that we were at the perfect vantage point to acquire the downtown establishing shot we knew we wanted to find.
Out came a camera and tripod…
I Want to Learn To Do That!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
At a conference in Indiana this weekend, a little lady coaxed her dad to stop and watch Hannah, Jasmine, and CeCe explain The Art of Cooking...
All In A Day’s Work…
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Today’s shoot outside Columbus included a sequence we quite enjoyed.
Dylan, Cole, Rod, and TJ got their respective assignments…
Mark got a thorough safety briefing, then climbed aboard…
Lift off…
Cole got pulled off the camera crew to become an extra in the scene…
Later, Mark switched from the skycam to the stedicam…
Even the director got his hands on a camera…
The adventure continues tomorrow…
Little, Middle, and Big
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Each HD camera below had its particular function on today’s shoot in the Columbus, Ohio area.
The Canon 5D Mark II (and a nice set of prime lenses) is a versatile option for spontaneous or hard to capture b-roll…
The Panasonic HVX 200 is a workhorse that brings home better-than-should-be-expected images captured via hi-res P2 technology…
And the Panasonic HPX 500 is always a stalwart choice as an A camera for documentary-style shooting…
Yes, we miss the days of shooting 400 ft. mags of Kodak or Fuji 16mm (or 1000 ft. mags of 35mm), or even 100 ft. rolls on the Bolex.
But it’s hard to argue with the advances in digital technology and High Definition videography…
Facebook Exclusives
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
If you are not yet a fan of our Facebook page, we highly recommend that you become one. We often will offer exclusive coupon codes and special deals for purchasing Franklin Springs films, along with the host of other informational updates on new film releases, and company information. If you become a fan today you might even find a great exclusive coupon offer that we are running…
The Big Bash
Sunday, March 7, 2010
A 16th birthday party Friday night for a special young lady was cause for great excitement, especially for certain younger family and friends, who thoroughly enjoyed the festivities - as long as they could…
From Today’s Inbox
Saturday, March 6, 2010
I love these DVD’s! We just received The Art of Sewing and it is wonderful. This was such a great idea to film these ladies. They are great. My three year old loves CeCe. We have all of these except the dairy one and hope you have more in the series. These are great for everyone. Especially people who are unable to live the homesteading lifestyle at the moment, they can watch these and live it vicariously. Thanks again for all your hard work on these DVD’s. May the Lord Bless you.
Sewing Ships Today
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Today is the release date for Homestead Blessings: The Art of Sewing. DVDs of this latest offering with The West Ladies from rural Tennessee will be shipped all over the country and around the world today. This notion always prompts Vicki to declare “that’s such a blessin’!” Here’s a trailer for Sewing:
And here’s a brief excerpt of Hannah and Vicki working on a baby blanket:
Learn more about The West Ladies here.
Outdoors Again
Monday, March 1, 2010
The weather is finally breaking, and the warmth of yesterday’s sun beckoned two six year old cousins to venture outdoors…
Sure, they enjoyed the atypical number of sledding days this year, but enough’s enough…
There may be a few more flurries before this Winter is behind us, but these two know that Summer’s comin’...
Difficult Decision
Thursday, February 25, 2010
There were numerous excellent entries to our Homestead Blessings “What Have They Meant to You?” contest. After reading the many nice tributes to the West Ladies, we wish we could reward everyone who entered with a complimentary DVD. But then it would be a giveaway, not a contest. : )
Here are the winning entries:
ADULT
I only discovered Homestead Blessings this past winter. Already, the West Ladies are such a blessing to our family. As a new homesteading family, we have enjoyed learning new skills to help us reach our goals of getting back to simplicity. In fact, we’ve used The Art of Gardening video to supplement our homeschool Agriscience course. We’ve already implemented some of the new skills and have built a compost bin. As well, we have begun saving our kitchen scraps to use for our spring compost pile. I just love that we can watch the videos again to reinforce our newly learned skills.
As a mother, I sometimes just watch The West Ladies for encouragement. In this age, when so many hearts are turned away from the home, I find comfort in knowing there are others out there who still cherish and desire to the nurture the home. The West Ladies are kindred spirits who encourage me as a Keeper at Home. I am so thankful to have discovered them, and even my husband is so pleased to own a series of DVDs that supports the values that we hold dear.
- Delinda B.
YOUTH
We had to award two in this category…
Without a doubt we have most benefited from the West Ladies in the matter of inspiration. We already made bread and gardened, but they inspired us to go “above and beyond the Call of Duty”.
As we watch them make everything beautiful we are inspired to do likewise. We always made bread, but they made it lovely. They made gorgeous sweet rolls and pizza crusts.
The movies are filmed so well and the dialouge is so clear, we felt like we were right there with them. When we finish each movie we always go try to make our own “Homestead Blessings”!
- Jessica P, age 16
Clean clothes were already on our clothesline, but thanks to the charming West ladies, we’ve been inspired to increase our homesteading skills, right here in the city!
The West ladies do a wonderful job giving easy-to-follow instructions, and are really fun to watch! Since seeing their DVDs, I have dipped nine lovely beeswax candles, and I hope to make a bunch more! I have baked every recipe on “The Art of Bread-making”, and we have loved them all! Their recipes for bread, meal-in-a-loaf, pizza, and cinnamon rolls have become favorites.
After watching “The Art of Canning”, my mom and I felt confident to do some ourselves. We canned several jars of peach jelly and we hope to do more this summer. We will soon be experimenting with their idea of planting potatoes without dirt; I’m eager to see how that goes. I have not learned how to make soap yet, but this is something I really want to do soon.
I have been thankful to learn useful skills which help me as I seek to serve God, my family, our church, guests in our home, and as I prepare to be a homemaker. As Mrs. West says, “It’s a blessing!” and we agree!- Mary Pate H., age 12
CHILD
I really like the West Ladies videos. They are packed with great ideas and good recipes. I have made their pizza sticks and also cinnamon rolls. This summer we plan to try their potato planting idea. The videos are very fun to watch because they are a good encouragement for my family. Another thing I like about the DVDs is some of them have songs that the West Ladies have written.
- Julia P., age 8
Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everyone who sent the many thoughtful entries. The Art of Sewing releases next week.