Northern & Western New Jersey Lift Filming Journal

Because of the Omicron variant, coupled with a substantial increase in COVID transmission throughout the United States, all lift filming events will continue to take place virtually  using Bandicam & Skyscrapersim until further notice. Additionally, the Stamford & NYC trips in January & February 2022 have been replaced with virtual lift filming days. These safety precautions are being taken despite me being triple vaccinated & dual-masked.  Further Notice Policy The further notice policy implies that there is a 14-day average of 49,999 cases or fewer, 21-day average of 74,999 cases or fewer, or a 28-day average of 99,999 cases or fewer throughout the United States. In-person lift filming will then resume as long as the 28-day average of the daily U.S. cases does not rise above 100,000. Should it rise above 100,000 at any point in time, the further notice policy will be reapplied & will not be switched back for 28 days. Changes since the December 19 COVID Al...

Because of the Omicron variant, coupled with a substantial increase in COVID transmission throughout the Northeastern United States, all lift filming events will now take place virtually  using Bandicam & Skyscrapersim until further notice, with the exception of the following: January 28-29 trip to Stamford, CT (Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa) February 18 trip to Staten Island NYC These safety precautions are being taken despite me being triple-vaccinated & dual-masked. When I know more about the severity of the Omicron variant, I will use the available science & data to make temporary decisions on whether to go back to in-person lift filming or remain virtual. ALL DECISIONS ARE SCIENCE & DATA-DRIVEN!

 Here are some of the benefits of filming lifts virtually using Skyscrapersim during the pandemic. Reduce/avoid exposure to COVID-19 By filming lifts virtually using Skyscrapersim & a screen recorder on your computer, you do not face the same risks as filming lifts in person. You do not bump into other people or contract germs which reduces or eliminates your chances of being exposed to COVID-19. Convenience & assurance All you need is a computer, a working build of Skyscrapersim 2.0 Alpha compatible with your computer & a screen recorder to film lifts virtually. This computer can be a Windows or Mac computer. You can film as much as you like, at anytime. You do not have to drive your car around to different buildings film lifts. Additionally, you won't have to worry about negative encounters with security because security "does not exist" in a Skyscrapersim building. No limit to how much you can film Because you can build your own buildings using Sky...

I am writing to announce the successful completion of my fall semester of my junior year at Kean University. I am immensely grateful for how the semester played out & was able to film a tone of lifts throughout the process. Over the next couple of weeks, plans for 2022 will be discussed in full length, which will be subject to revision at any point in 2022 where a revision is deemed fit.

I am excited to announce the resume of in-person Kean classes as of today. Here are the tentative plans for lift filming throughout the semester: September 3 - Hynes Hall 7:45 AM Hynes Hall Premieres 8:00 PM on September 10, trailer 9:30 PM on September 9 on Northern & Western New Jersey Lifts 10 - Old Lifts 5:00 PM Vaughn-Eames Hall Bruce/Townsend Hall Administration Building Nancy Thompson Library Science Building Premieres 9:30 PM on September 30, trailers 3:30 PM & 6:30 PM on September 30 on The Rising Salamander Showdown Series 17 - High Speed Lifts 7:45 AM Hynes Hall STEM Building Green Lane Academic Building North Avenue Academic Building Premieres 9:30 PM on October 30, trailer 8:00 PM on October 29 on The Rising Salamander Showdown Series 24 - Not-Yet-Filmed Lifts 7:45 AM East Campus Liberty Hall Academic Center Kean Hall Harwood Arena Miron Student Center Premieres 6:30 PM on October 2, trailer 5:00 PM on Oc...

Credibility statement:  I do not have the experience of having a negative encounter with security during lift filming, so the information presented here may not be entirely accurate. Consult other lift filmers like tkefan29, DieselDucy & Beno Lifts for insight on how they handled their negative encounters with security. Listen, pal. I know it can be such a fire hornrt pain when things don't go well during your lift filming trip. You were just getting ready to film that beautiful vintage OTIS black button lift in your nearest masonic temple, but instead you're greeted with an unruly security guard who was just accepted for the security position at the temple. He says, "NO VISITORS ALLOWED". At that moment, you're thinking "What the heck did I sign up for?". Not knowing what to do, you dwell on the negative moment & let it carry with you throughout the rest of your lift filming day. Stop right there. This is a classic amateur mistake most beginner ...

Project Vision 21 was a project which involved the shift of all of my channel work on the front end & back end to the cloud  using the tried & true Google software & APIs. The project started in January & February 2021 where it involved my websites, logos, newsletters & video styles undergoing a major redesign as the project favored modular designs, more color variants, more style & more class. I moved my websites from Weebly to Google Sites & Wix when Weebly continued giving me problems since Google Sites was much more flexible & reliable. I used extra free time to improve my channel operations on the front & back ends by migrating my existing infrastructure to more reliable Google-supported platforms  & constant tested new online software & strategies to make the shift to limitation-free channel operations. The brunt of my shift to online-only took place mostly during the post-September 2020 part of the pandemic but may extend furt...