Spring 2008
Mancipia Studios
No…its not big and glamorous…but then again we are just beginning, so watch out!
Above the warehouse in Saint Anthony’s building, in a corner of the room you will find Brother Anthony intensely busy. With the fervor of a mad scientist in a laboratory he works on his experiments. Only instead of test tubes he pours over his Video Toaster 5 Integrated Production Suite with Speed Edit. Uncompressed video running on a dual zeon2.8ghz PC with over 800Gb of storage! Or he works with 3D animations and TitlesLightwave 8.5 and Adobe After Effects CS3!
Sometimes, though, you find him with a Canon XL1 and XL2 on his shoulder or setting up a tripod in some obscure place. What is he actually doing?
So far Mancipia Studios, a fledgling endeavor…… with the potential of an eagle, has produced “The Pearl of York” our first feature film, on Saint Margaret Clitherow. It has also finished DVDs on: Una Voce –10th Anniversary Conference, “How to Celebrate the Extraordinary Rite” (an educational DVD for priests), various SBC activities (Professions, summer camp, Holy Week Triduum etc.) and various IHM School activities.
What next? In production at the present time is: SBC vocation promotional, SBC first Confirmation, Biography of Father Leonard Feeney, and a Documentary of SBC.
A little more help, a little more time and you might be watching Mancipia Studio productions at a theater near YOU! …but in the meantime look for Mancipia Studios productions at our Online Gift Store!
Rain or Shine…or Snow!
Surprisingly enough, this winter we were able to continue construction on the Montfort Retreat Center despite the uninterrupted snow! The main electricity lines are in, the deck is finished on the main lodge, and all buildings are now awaiting final electric and plumbing.
The main progress however, was made on the Chapel where the deck flooring and log sills were finished. Meanwhile, the Brothers and workers were constructing the massive log trusses on the ground, which were lifted by crane. These logs were hand hewn and notched, each truss weighs more than a ton!
Now that the mud season has arrived, all heavy traffic will be blocked from the town road. Work will continue…but not at the magnitude it has been. Dates for camp will be announced soon. We anticipate that they will be late July for the Boys' Camp and early August for the Girls' Camp. So stay tuned!!!
Keep updated on the Montfort Retreat Center Progress and watch the building progress slideshows!