Wednesday, March 10, 2010

 
   The new HD documentary, on the trail toward completion . . .
HEAVE HO — an over-the-top arcaneology of the Niagara Gorge
   Warming up the presses. . . .
February 9, 2010 — Ink is starting to flow on the approach of the documentary and a revamped website. NIAGARA FALLS REPORTER caught up with Producer John P. Weiksnar in the Falls last week, meeting with local visionaries and VIPs as momentum builds on getting the area back into the public eye. 
   Progress report. . . .
November 10, 2009 — Work continues on the final aspects of the documentary. Stay tuned for information in the new year.
   The next phase. . . .
May 22, 2009 — The project is still 100% on track, with final enhancements taking time to complete. Home viewing options also remain a moving target, not to mention mobile and online formats, which add to the complexity of releasing the title. Be sure to sign up to receive announcements once they become available—you are in for a visual and auditory treat! Thank you for your support.
   Keep hanging on. . . .
September 19, 2008 — Another season has slipped by but HEAVE HO is still heading toward completion. Stay tuned for updates and a new web site as the work’s HD master finalizes. These things take time without a complete staff.
   The Director’s Cut is on the way. . . .

February 26, 2008 — What started as a whim-wham two years ago is now an hour of edited HD content. The original, grant-funded short has become a Director’s Cut on the way to a the final product planned for disc/download. Be prepared for some major changes to what you expect and see on this site!


Meantime, take a look at a group quest for revealed (reviled?) relics, back at the start of low-water season in the fall. . . .


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11/18/2007: R. Drake, J. Paradise, W. White, C. Doll, J. Weiksnar

   Approaching the goal
September 16, 2007 — HOld on, everybody. Last-minute HD refinements and inclusions are underway, soon to segue into final postproduction with added multimedia. For everyone who keeps asking, “When can we SEE it?!”—we are homing in on the final steps before our publicity campaign and premiere. Go ahead and register for free on this site to receive announcements as that time nears. Meantime, take a  glance at the following production still for an example of the real ardor these coHOrts have displayed. Just wait until you see the results of this hands-on field research. . . .

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8/24/2007: Gorge aficionados Joel Paradise and Bruce Lampson, prizing an artifact
   Summer 2007 update
May 25, 2007 — HEAVE HO postproduction continues, with bigger and better embellishments planned in the Director’s Cut, slated for a 2008 release. Stay tuned for updates or drop us a line using the menu tab on the left.

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Editing refinements in progress under Ulead MediaStudio Pro 8
   “TRAZOW” at the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival
March 26, 2007 — The inaugural Buffalo Niagara Film Festival offered a slew of screenings, seminars and events. HEAVE HO producer John P. Weiksnar attended, and a screening of his 2003 documentary TRAZOW :: math > metal > moiré took place on March 30 at the UB Center for the Arts. Get more info here.


TRAZOW :: math > metal > moiré © MMIII by J.P. Weiksnar

Click image to view TRAZOW trailer
   Welcome to the official HEAVE HO documentary website

A happy 2007 to all of you checking in on the documentary’s progress.

Expect future updates to cover the premiere, DVD and online releases. Note, we are still in “nondisclosure mode” to protect some of our special content until the “Director’s Cut” is complete . . . stay tuned for the roll-out of juicy details.

Meantime, the blog continues to offer glimpses of where we have been so far . . . be sure to register and sign up for the RSS (XML) feed to get automatic updates as they become available.

 Please do not forget to try out the menu tabs on the left, and contact us with any glitches, ideas, or other info.

Thanks for your continued interest!

-JPW
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   HEAVE HO receives congratulatory letter
The producer has heard from U.S. Representative Thomas M. Reynolds, raising the project’s feedback to a federal level. We appreciate the support and look forward to experiencing the continued success that this member of the United States Congress wishes upon us.


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