DO YOU KNOW A HERO?

Do You Know A Hero?
by Freedom AllianceAugust 23, 2005
Terminal Velocity Video seeks local soldiers, parents & spouses of military for a documentary to benefit children of fallen and disabled U.S. troops.
Do you know a soldier deployed to Iraq – a parent whose son or daughter is serving with U.S. military in Iraq or Kuwait – someone who returned from a tour of duty in the Middle East? Terminal Velocity Video, located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, would like to interview and include the stories of these individuals for a documentary entitled Thank A Soldier to benefit the Freedom Alliance Foundation Scholarship Fund. Freedom Alliance provides scholarships to children whose parents have been killed or permanently disabled from military service.
Bill Kaminski, owner of Terminal Velocity Video says, “the purpose of Thank A Soldier is to encourage support for U.S. Troops and increase awareness of sacrifices made by members of the U.S. Military. Thank A Soldier is about honoring our troops and their families.” Terminal Velocity Video is donating its services in creating the documentary. The video will be sold on DVD with replication costs paid through sponsor donations. All proceeds from sales of Thank A Soldier go to benefit Freedom Alliance.
The “interviews” consist of parents casually and candidly talking about their concerns while supporting their sons and daughters who are serving in the military, soldiers narrating photographs they took with disposable cameras in the Middle East, and spouses talking about how Family Readiness provides support while their partner is overseas. A number of interviews with soldiers who returned from the Middle East have been done using “greenscreen” – like weather reports on TV. The person talking is placed on a virtual set or background with their photos appearing while narrating. Bill Kaminski states, “greenscreen keeps the focus on the interview’s content”.
Terminal Velocity Video is seeking permission to interview recovering troops in military hospitals. “A number of injured troops will spend major portions of their lives trying to recover former abilities, or finding out how much of their abilities they can recover”, says Mr. Kaminski.
A trailer for “Thank A Soldier” is posted on the Terminal Velocity Video website http://www.TerminalVelocityVideo.com and also at http://www.Thank-A-Soldier.net
Thank A Soldier started with interviews of families and coverage of the Support Our Troops rally held in Pennsville, New Jersey, May 21st, (Armed Forces Day) 2005. Tamara Chastain of Pennsville, New Jersey, conceived the idea of creating a DVD about the Pennsville, NJ rally to raise money for Freedom Alliance Foundation. Mr. Kaminski states, “I thought this was a great starting point for an in-depth look at how ordinary people are doing extraordinary things to help support U.S. Troops in Iraq, and how parents and families of U.S. military have been affected.” Tamara Chastain from Pennsville, raised funds for DVD replication and is in charge of Thank A Soldier DVD sales.
Coverage of Support Our Troops rallies, activities supporting U.S. Armed Forces members being deployed & serving overseas, interviews with parents of U.S. Armed Forces personnel serving in Iraq & Kuwait, and interviews with active duty military personnel will be included in the DVD video production.
Terminal Velocity Video "gives back to the community" by promoting organizations and special interest groups that benefit the public; the “Thank A Soldier” video production is this year’s project. Past projects include web movies & pages for the Hunterdon County Raritan River Music Festival, a documentary video for ArtPride NJ covering the Save NJ Arts & History Rally May 14, 2003, and a promotional video for Discovery Church in Voorhees, New Jersey.
Terminal Velocity Video originally started as a company skydiving video production company in 1996 (hence the name Terminal Velocity). Terminal Velocity Video still photos have been featured in the New York Daily News, Parachutist Magazine, and other national publications. Terminal Velocity Video footage has been featured on Fox Television, ABC News, and REAL-TV. Terminal Velocity Video produces corporate, legal, & event video, and creates 2D & 3D animations.
For more information and to contact Terminal Velocity Video re: interviewing for Thank A Soldier:
Bill KaminskiTerminal Velocity Videohttp://www.TerminalVelocityVideo.comThank A Soldier DVD sales: http://www.Thank-A-Soldier.netE-mail: skyflicks@earthlink.netMailing address: P.O. Box 157, Asbury, NJ 08802Tel: 908-537-7857Fax: 908-537-4983Member: Professional Photographers of America; National Court Reporters Association (legal video); Wedding & Event Videographers Association International