Dear David, I recollect getting a glimpse of these. This gathering was well before my time in Open Space but I remember being awestruck by the quality and intimacy of the videos, interviews and more. Hoping that they become available and given new life. There were a rare treasure. So glad you found them.
Suzanne Daigle Open Space Facilitator On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 12:14 AM David Smith via OSList <everyone@oslist.org> wrote: > Hi Peggy, > > I hope this email finds you well and contented in a world with so many > different challenges. I want to share some joy that I felt when I lost – > then just last week found – all of my video files of the OsonOSinOZ > conrference in Marysville in 2002. > > > > In preparation for our move to the beach [Yay! It’s fantastic and we’ll > NEVER go back to the Big Smoke], I set about digitising all of my hundreds > of miniDV videotapes. Once digitised I then disposed of the actual tapes, > saving heaps of space, which was great, if a little scary. > > > > The tapes I got rid of included all of those taken at OsonOSinOZ at > Marysville back in 2002. I had checked and found a folder called “All Open > Space Captures” in one of my hard drives, so all was safe, or so I thought! > Two years later I opened that folder and IT WAS EMPTY! I had posted all of > my video interviews from Marysville on YouTube, so they were safe, but I > was shattered to think I’d lost my only copies of the entire conference. > Devastated? Sad? All of that and more, until last week… > > > > I was going through more of my hard drives in detail and, Lo and Behold, > tucked away in a sub-folder were all of the captured tapes. They were not > lost after all!! And this is especially good because so many of the videos > feature the Marylands Conference Centre which, along with the town of > Marysville, was totally destroyed by the massive bushfires in 2009. My > videos also included the aerials shots of the guest house and the whole > Marysville valley which I filmed from Nev Kennard’s helicopter. Also > included is the Closing Circle, which finishes with you striding towards me > to present the Talking Stick and the invitation to speak. I put the camera > on the carpet while I spoke and the shot shows you seated beside Brian > Bainbridge, both reacting to my words. It was an incredible, energising > experience and I am so grateful that the videos are safe. > > > > Having found all 9 hours of these video clips, I would like to offer them > to Open Space, so they can be archived for posterity. And if anyone can > come up with a little money I would gladly edit up a full version of the > conference as well. The video files take up 160GB of space, so they can > easily be downloaded via DropBox if you think this is worthwhile. > > > > So a New Year begins on a surprisingly upbeat note. And speaking of notes, > I have recently become part of a little group of singers here at the beach, > so I have brought out my guitars and am thoroughly enjoying singing for the > sheer joy of it, with people who just love singing together for fun – a bit > like that amazing sing-along we all had at Marysville. > > > > My most recent work involves filming glass artists as they prepare their > masterpieces and explain why they are addicted to working with this amazing > medium. You can see many of my videos on my current website at > *www.imaginaction.net.au > <http://www.imaginaction.net.au>* > > > > With fond thoughts and many great memories, Peggy, > > David > > > > Dr David Smith > BSc(Hons) PhD FRSA > Trading as imaginACTION > > 16 Narawi Avenue > > Clifton Springs > Victoria 3222 > AUSTRALIA > > m 0411 444 048 > da...@imaginaction.net.au > www.imaginaction.net.au > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.imaginaction.net.au_&d=DwMFAg&c=8AeiiN1T4UEbtmj4a5r9gg&r=RgBRzwHXqv3k0VBt3C3o7wYdXeaLwfMHXNnXhk2EfmY&m=dXOZIoqmSsKOfOudnCqqmVy6fJymapkESs5t3H7g1hE&s=baxFXUTHVEYJORfIGoKyxi_qZriM_fyAtaOJrOScbpQ&e=> > > > iA > > imaginACTION > Winner 2016 Victorian Community History Award > > for Historical Interpretation > > *Duldig Studio Documentaries DVD* > > > > Outright Winner Best e-Learning Resource > > International e-Learning Association > > *National Student Wellbeing Hub* > > > > Winner, Best Animation & Video in Multimedia > > ATOM International Awards > > *Waypoint 1 *dual-CD set (Multimedia Victoria) > > > > Overall Winner, > Australian Achiever Awards > *Victorian TV, Film, Audio and Video* > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list -- everyone@oslist.org > To unsubscribe send an email to everyone-le...@oslist.org >
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