A still from today’s footage: the Farine Five Roses flour mill sign overlooking Goose Village.
Today I tested the camera equipment I’ll be using for my Goose Village documentary. Now that my fingertips have thawed, I can blog about my high-def adventures!
I studied filmmaking in college, but back then I only worked in standard definition on miniDV tapes. Now I have access to an HD camera through the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling here in Montreal. Having no experience with the fancy 1080i HD format, I wanted to make sure it would work with my video editing program.
With a tripod and camera bag heaved over my shoulder, I walked down Bridge Street to the parking lot and rubble yard where Goose Village once stood. I gathered footage from around the area, including some of the World War II memorial, which is practically all that is left of the neighborhood, plus some of the Black Rock. I shot until my fingers went numb from the cold, then I came back and whipped up a clip. Continue reading
