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From the vaults of Colony Productions 

  Here's a sample of what Race Day 1967 was like ... These 2 1/4 negatives were discovered carefully tucked away in an archival box.  Really tucked away because I didn't even realize they were still in existence!  They give us an impression of what is on the film footage.  

Yep, film footage, that's what started the hunting around for the Skipjack work, an unopened can of 16mm original Ektachrome!  It's about fifty minutes of footage. 

And yes I do remember shooting the footage.  It was only a few months prior to the beginning of Colony Productions and Studios, Inc.  I was just finished working in television with plans on my mind for the future.  But that's another story. 

What's important here is the footage and getting it preserved.  It needs to be transferred to digital to protect it.  We have a facility in mind with state of the art equipment and most importantly a great colorist that I've worked with over the years for top notch commercial work.  

*UPDATE  They called the day after new year and put the footage up for us to make sure of its condition. Well ... after 40 years, it looked great!  What a break, it could have been shot last year if you judged by the picture quality.  Of course it helped to be looking at it on a High Definition scanner via a professional class monitor. 

   I got the bright idea to grab my handy MiniDV and tape some shots off the monitor, not the greatest quality but certainly an insight to the look and feel of the footage. 

  I set up a gallery from the screen shots for you to see ...  CLICK HERE ).  

 And you guessed it, it will take some dollars.  Can you help?  Money, ideas, plots to get this wonderful footage in a form that it can educate and delight all the folks who care about these wonderful vessels are all welcome.
Thanks
Bill Peterson                 Email me  bpetefl@aol.com
                                     or give us a call at 954-764-2222

                       See Big Skipjack shots ....
*Update ... Good News ... Thanks to  the  Reedville Fishermen's Museum a number of the skipjack still shots have been professionally scanned, digitally restored and are on exhibit at the Museum's Gallery for the summer! 300 hours of digital restoration has yielded some pretty nice looking prints.  Sail in to Reedville and have a look.  There's also an online gallery of all the images, jump over for a visit.    Skipjack Sunday Gallery ... click here  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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