hello again
wednesday was the big day !
the top was there ready to spin
it took a loooonnnng time before the last scene with the launch
Fernand the technician who had built the top, finally opted for a manual launch with the car serving only to support the stand... he had done several tries before, reaching easily 5minutes with only 14 feet of rope and one person to pull
the 1st launch:with 3 "helpers"who were the "candids" in the show supposed to maintain the top straight.....it was a total mess ,one young guy got a nice bruise on the leg ...the two girl didn't push the car back in time...
before the 2nd try , i advised the production to put the 3 "helpers" on chairs and to let Fernando and David the leader of the programme to operate
it was a successful launch, with a mild pull but regular: it spun for about 4 mn , long enough for everyone to realize what they were seeing ;--)
i have the video in my camera , but I dare not put it on the tube because i have signed the copyrights papers, and the tv show will be aired only the 27th feb 2015 ...what can i do to let you watch it ?the file is 240 M
jim