After the Cherokee Sun Ceremony was over at Friendship Village in Summerfield Ohio , I was given permission to videotape the still beautifully decorated arbour. After that I was allowed to go through the newly constructed Ancient Village while videotaping inside the little houses. From straw and stick to adobe and log cabins and finally to the Council House which was truly magnificent. I will be going back down...this time during a full moon....to re-tape the interviews explaining the history of the original natives of that area.
Few problems white balancing as kept getting blue ...the Blue Light is what is used in healing and there was a lot of healing going on throughout the 4 days of the Sun Ceremony. Elder & Grandmother Pa'Ris"Ha held my camera and said it told her immediately that I was filming in Sacred Space..she laughed as she had given me permission...then she said "give me the rainbow" . When I got back I had my more experienced videographer Greg Allen look at the footage to help me with colour correction...and the blue was gone...I swear even the logs on the council house were blue... now it is perfect... she did it ....again..
