Cynematik • Cyndi Greening

BY CYNDI GREENING, PHOENIX, USA & ALEC HART, NEW YORK CITY, USA – On October 16, 2006, two of the FilmZambia crew took off for “The Big Apple.” While Alec spent the spring in NYC attending classes, doing an internship and, in general, having a big adventure, Jacob was at Mesa Community College taking media arts classes. After working together to make the documentary and feature films in Zambia, the guys decided the could live and work together in NYC. So, they finished editing the rough cut of the feature and boarded (a much delayed) plane headed eastward.

It’s been a little over a week that they’ve been gone. They report that they’re putting the finishing touches on their demo reels and started to contact production companies and entities via CraigsList Manhattan. They’ve been spending time building their skills with AfterEffects 7. After editing the film on Final Cut Pro, their skills are well-honed in that program. As you can see by the photos, the guys were well-loved and appreciated by the gals on the crew. Jacob is surrounded by Jeniece, M.K. and Pamela. Alas, the best photo I could find of Alec was one with me. I’m sure they’ll hope to be similarly surrounded in NY. We shall have to see how they do with that.

Alec reports that the weather is cool and crisp. They’re doing a lot of walking and exploring. Jacob is liking the New York deli food and the architecture of the city. I’m wondering if Jacob is homesick. Based on Alec’s vocal quality when he calls, I’d say he’s pretty dang happy where he is … it might even be “home” to him now. I’ll keep you’all updated on their progress.