Freedom Flight is making sure we don’t forget the 88,000 plus POW and MIA solders around the world. Even though I’ve heard about this before, but the balloon worked as a good reminder. This is footage from the 2008 Hot Air Affair in Hudson Wisconsin. LUke Cesnik tells us about the Freedom Flight organization.
Also see the 2008 Hot Air Affair in Hudson for full details of the days event, including smoosh board races, a couple kites in mild wind, and the evening moon glow.
Highlights from the 19th Annual Hot Air Affair in Hudson, Wisconsin. The video shows (1) balloon set up through flight for the Feb. 2nd 2008 morning launch, (2) an interview with Luke Cesnik and flight of the Freedom Flight II balloon (POW-MIA), (3) a look at the Smoosh Board competition, (4) a talk with Mary Martin the Hudson Hot Air Affair Education Program person, (5) a good time for balloons but tough time for kites and interview with Barbara Meyer an American Kitelfliers Association member, and (5) The balloon moon glow and field of fire wrap up. These were some of the events for Saturday Feb. 2, 2008 in Hudson Wis. This is how they celebrate winter in NW Wisconsin. The Freedom Flight website is www.freedomflight.org.
I found what I was looking for in Toon Boom animation software. The initial learning curve was slightly steep, although in reflection, Flash was also. The key difference with Studio 4 is that it accomplished two tasks that I was struggling with in Flash. One task was to create pivot points so arms and legs moved properly when I bent them at the elbow or knee. Another was to synchronize lips with voice. This review video demonstrates lip syncing and pivot points with a few free hand and traced animation… one of myself saying phonemes. It also shows samples from Toon Booms website on major places using the software.