STHS Performing Arts

I admit that this doesn’t get updated even if I write on the “site news” section of my various sites, so here’s what’s going on…

All the ACCs related stuff for the Marching Band is in place, and the DVD came last weekend and has since been added to the site. I added some photos from this year’s senior citizens prom.  All of the problems with videos in the previous months have been solved and everything has been tested. I also finished going through all the albums and watermarking everything so I can concentrate on sales items.

Musical: I posted a full stage crew and tech/performance schedule based on the information I currently have on hand. If someone wants to give me a cast rehearsal schedule I can post that on the site as well. I will update the tech schedule based on any information passed along to me.

Personal photo collection: I updated several of my collections, but I don’t have a full list of all the changes because I haven’t updated my spreadsheet that counts how many photos I have on what sites.

As far as sales.. I will be selling cast photos and my other works at the musical this year. I haven’t figured out when I will be able to take a cast and crew photo just yet, but turnaround time on orders will only be 2 or 3 days so it’s not a big deal. You can order regular photos, large format, posters, shirts, mugs, framed photos and other stuff. I’ll post a list soon. I decided to move into the sales so that I can start to pay for some of the expenses involved in operating my sites and pay for my digital SLR camera. Beyond that, a portion of the profits (minimum $2 per photo) will go back to the music program. How does it work? Buy photos from the band site, money goes to the band. Buy stuff from the musical site, money goes to the musical.

I will be producing orders on site at the musical and will be taking orders for the large prints, posters and other specialty items. So do this and you’ll be helping me since I’m always around and you’ll be helping the music program too.

The 2001 video needs to be re-recorded, apparently the sound didn’t come through when I tried to capture it. The 2002-2003 schedule is up and I’ve got the basic menus and information up, photos are in progress.

I found my master tape for ACCs dating back to 1994 and I’ve also been experimenting with the new Windows Media Player 9 and tools, as well as ATI’s options for video capture. I would like to overhaul things a bit, and I’m thinking about offering videos in several different ways. I realize I’m behind and that the 2002-2003 pages are still under construction.

Please have patience with me during the season, I have many concurrent projects and jobs that require my attention, and obligations that may prevent me from traveling and/or leaving campus whenever I so desire. With the exception of Chapters and ACCs, there are no guarantees of where I’ll be or when, but I’ll see what I can do to keep the site updated. If you are willing to share your pictures, I’d appreciate that, and you will get credit for your work.

Finally, the list of countries has grown from 36 to 39. Wow, I guess we’re famous

I will really *try* to get the 2001 video up this weekend, it’s been crazy working for the school and working outside jobs. If things are quiet this weekend and time allows, I’ll get the videos up. I may still do some experimenting with the video, so let me know if something doesn’t work. I might be around for the game next week, if so, there will be photos. If not, no photos, but as always, please send me anything you have, I’ll post it and give you credit for it!

My free time has been limited, I am continuing to make corrections and design fixes as time permits me to work on the site. There are a lot of pages so this could take some time. I have some jazz band photos from Cape May, and may be able to get my hands on a video of Arts Fest and some recordings of the concert band and jazz band that I can use for streaming audio. I still plan on re-recording the streaming video of the marching band, but this is a low priority until I get a 2001 ACCs video from someone. What will it take for someone to loan me one for a few days?? Information about the 2002-2003 Marching Band will be posted as information becomes available to me, for the moment, this is limited to the summer practice schedule.

I’m still waiting for an ACCs video. There will be no streaming video for 2001 until somebody loans me a tape! The edited photo galleries from this year’s musical: The Sound of Music are now online. Please visit www.sthsmusical.org to view them. The indoor guard schedule for the rest of the season is now posted under “band news”. A new guest book and new forums are under construction, but I am having a lot of trouble getting them setup, so it could be a while until these are active.

If somebody could lend me a 2001 ACCs tape so I can update the streaming video, I would really appreciate it. I will be in attendance at all four performances of this year’s musical. If you can get me a tape then, I will return it the following night.

So far the best I can say for a 2001 season video is I can put something up as soon as I get my hands on an ACCs video. The chapters celebration video will be available when I have time to create the video streams. The ACCs pages are under construction, I am still working on the smaller images, but using the “download” feature you can view the thumbnails and full size photos before the other pages are completed. There is also an important announcement on the band news page regarding the start of indoor guard. If this interests you, have a look and be sure to attend the informational meeting.

The Chapters photo pages will be completed tonight. I do have a video of a run-through at practice and the celebration after the show, but right now I am not sure if I can use them or not. Either way, I won’t post a show video until after ACCs. I fixed up a few things in different areas of the site, nothing special or important.

I looked at creating new videos for dial-up users, but did not notice any difference in quality, so the existing ones will stay. I created an “FAQ” page about the videos, which should answer some of the most common questions. Cedar Cliff pictures will probably be available early Sunday depending on what time I get back from the show, and how long it takes to upload the stuff on dialup.