Video Documentary of the Golden Market Shootings

[peternap]

Today (July 11) is the anniversary of the Golden Market Shooting in Richmond.
For those that don't know about it, a man legally carrying an unusual handgun openly, saved the lives of ten people in Richmond's Southside.

I've been working on a video of the event for months. It won't win any awards but tells the story, much in the shooters own words.

This video has been difficult. The shooter is a very private person. I took no video of him and was asked to disguise his voice on what was already very poor audio.

The Richmond Police Department was uncooperative to say the least. The Chief doesn't want people to know they can defend themselves. They went as far as denying they had the only Security tape, then when I called them on it, refused because it was evidence.

This a preview. Part one will be on Old Virginia on Wednesday July 14th.

http://news.oldva.org/

[glenn kangiser]

Looks good so far, Peter.

[Woodsrule]

Peter,

Thanks for all the work it took to produce that video. I can't wait to see the sequel

[StinkerBell]

Peter,

Thanks for all the work it took to produce that video. I can't wait to see the sequel

Ditto!

[Sassy]

Wow, that was powerful!  I, too, am looking forward to the sequel.

[peternap]

I hadn't posted the link for part one yet but it sounds like some of you found it.
http://vimeo.com/13307198

This is a three part video. THe first takes us through the shooting of the owner and the first time the customer shoots Grooms.

The second part is the rest of the gunfight which goes on throughout the store and Grooms starts to shoot every customer... and how John finally stops him with a gun that he broke the trigger on while diving for cover.

So far, the reviews have been good except for one person that didn't like the introduction. My opinion was and still is that it sets the pace for the rest of it and would be dull without it. I also need somewhere to put the license credits when I join all three parts.

The one critic also thought the intro was raciest. It may be but I don't know how to portray a black man in a black drug infested neighborhood, any other way.

Thanks for the comments!