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Official Web site: As Documentary Is Released, Filmmaker Remembered
Gage Helped Create 'The Flood of 2008'
UPDATED: 8:19 pm CDT August 28,
2008
MADISON, Wis. -- Another recent car accident brought tragedy but with the loss comes a story of sadness and also compassion to others.
VIDEO: Watch The ReportFilmmaker John Gage never got to see his finished product.On the day he finished shooting for the documentary about this summer's flooding, he was killed in a rollover accident on Interstate 39/90 near Beloit.This project turned into a mission to help others remember the summer of 2008, and help those in need."My father, John Gage, was very committed to helping the victims of the flood of 2008. Unfortunately, he died in a car accident just a week before finishing this documentary," said Emily Gage in the documentary The Flood of 2008.It was project, with pictures John Gage felt obligated to share.Gage and his father Howard ran Videogenics, a video production company in Janesville."He was up in Jefferson and he said he saw an awful lot of people concerned about this, but then he ran into some people who were actually being hurt by what was going on. He said, 'boy, we should really do something about this,' " said Howard Gage.Gage turned his passion for video into a passion to help others.Following the floodwaters, he documented victims' stories, combining his own footage with local news coverage from the Janesville Gazette and WISC-TV to create an hour-long film.The documentary is contributing to the United Way's flood relief fund. "The end result will be that a lot of people will get help by it. All the money raise is going right back into flood relief. There's no production cost on our part," said Howard Gage."It's very important to the citizens of our county to have this kind of documentary. So for us, it was just a natural fund to develop," said Gail Graham, president of the United Way of North Rock County.Gage's father said John spent at least 300 hours on the documentary.Only the final two minutes of the film remained when John passed.The final piece was finished by a friend and John's daughter.John leaves behind perhaps his greatest work, and will live on through his final project. It remains a vision to use his skills to improve the lives of others, WISC-TV reported.The documentary will be for sale starting this weekend at Labor-Fest in Janesville.Starting next week, it will be available in dozens of stores in Rock and Jefferson CountiesThe DVD costs $10, and it all goes to help flood victims.
VIDEO: Watch The ReportFilmmaker John Gage never got to see his finished product.On the day he finished shooting for the documentary about this summer's flooding, he was killed in a rollover accident on Interstate 39/90 near Beloit.This project turned into a mission to help others remember the summer of 2008, and help those in need."My father, John Gage, was very committed to helping the victims of the flood of 2008. Unfortunately, he died in a car accident just a week before finishing this documentary," said Emily Gage in the documentary The Flood of 2008.It was project, with pictures John Gage felt obligated to share.Gage and his father Howard ran Videogenics, a video production company in Janesville."He was up in Jefferson and he said he saw an awful lot of people concerned about this, but then he ran into some people who were actually being hurt by what was going on. He said, 'boy, we should really do something about this,' " said Howard Gage.Gage turned his passion for video into a passion to help others.Following the floodwaters, he documented victims' stories, combining his own footage with local news coverage from the Janesville Gazette and WISC-TV to create an hour-long film.The documentary is contributing to the United Way's flood relief fund. "The end result will be that a lot of people will get help by it. All the money raise is going right back into flood relief. There's no production cost on our part," said Howard Gage."It's very important to the citizens of our county to have this kind of documentary. So for us, it was just a natural fund to develop," said Gail Graham, president of the United Way of North Rock County.Gage's father said John spent at least 300 hours on the documentary.Only the final two minutes of the film remained when John passed.The final piece was finished by a friend and John's daughter.John leaves behind perhaps his greatest work, and will live on through his final project. It remains a vision to use his skills to improve the lives of others, WISC-TV reported.The documentary will be for sale starting this weekend at Labor-Fest in Janesville.Starting next week, it will be available in dozens of stores in Rock and Jefferson CountiesThe DVD costs $10, and it all goes to help flood victims.
Previous Stories:
- August 27, 2008: Some Rock County Residents Raise Homes In Wake Of Flooding
- August 27, 2008: Residents Near Clark Creek Looking For Solutions To Flooding
- August 27, 2008: Oshkosh Homeowners' Flood Claims Denied
- August 26, 2008: Lack of Rain, Cold Temperatures Could Threaten Harvest
- August 24, 2008: Low Water Levels Slowing Wisconsin River Cleanup
- August 23, 2008: Flood Aid Now Up To $81.5 Million
- August 21, 2008: Man's Death Blamed On Flooding
- August 20, 2008: Rock Springs Businesses Still Recovering From June's Flooding
- August 17, 2008: Gays Mills Marks 1-Year Anniversary Of Floods
- August 17, 2008: Spring Green Still Suffering From Severe Flooding
- August 17, 2008: Flood Rebuilding Fundraiser Held In Rock County
- August 17, 2008: Crops Bounce Back After June Flooding
- August 16, 2008: Wisconsin River Cleanup Begins
- August 16, 2008: Baraboo Man Believes Creek To Blame For Flooding
- August 14, 2008: Nearly 300 Rock County Homes Damaged By Flooding
- August 12, 2008: Flood-Damaged Sauk County Roads Nearly Complete
- August 12, 2008: Group Gears Up For Wisconsin River Cleanup
- August 10, 2008: Rock County Businesses Scramble To Salvage Season
- August 9, 2008: Mold Problems Persist In Wake Of Floodwaters
- August 8, 2008: Blackhawk Island Residents Still Cleaning Up After Floods
- August 3, 2008: Marshall Woman Battles Flood Rebuilding, Liver Cancer
- July 28, 2008: Two Libraries Shelved By June Floods
- July 27, 2008: Madison Diocese Resource Center Helps Flood Victims
- July 24, 2008: Flood-Affected Residents May Get Tax Relief
- July 24, 2008: Conservation Workers Tour Flood-Damaged Sauk County
- July 23, 2008: Railway Museum Fundraising Derailed By Flood Damage
- July 22, 2008: Nearly $230,000 In State Grants Sent Out To Bolster State Tourism
- July 22, 2008: State Hands Out Flood Grants To Boost Tourism
- July 22, 2008: Fort Atkinson Downtown Businesses Slowly Reopening
- July 22, 2008: State Plans $100,000 Study On Interstate Flooding
- July 22, 2008: FEMA Deadline To Report Flood Damage Aug. 13
- July 21, 2008: Crews Begin To Repair Lake Delton Dam
- July 21, 2008: Air Bags Exploding In Some Flood-Damaged Vehicles
- July 20, 2008: Volunteers Spearheading Massive Cleanup Effort In Jefferson
- July 20, 2008: Janesville Farmers Market Returns Home
- July 19, 2008: State Develops Proposal To Rebuild Highway, Restore Lake Delton
- July 17, 2008: Fox Sports Network Aims To Help Dells After Floods
- July 17, 2008: Storms Cause More Flooding; Small Tornado Hits Near Sheboygan
- July 11, 2008: Resolution Put Forth To Lower Lake Mendota's Water Levels
- July 11, 2008: Monona Studying Solutions To Combat Chronic Flooding
- July 11, 2008: Doyle, FEMA Officials Meet With Spring Green Residents
- July 10, 2008: Jefferson County Fair Gets Under Way Despite Recent Flooding
- July 10, 2008: Emergency Agencies Hold Meetings On River Cleanup From Flooding
- July 9, 2008: Wisconsin Tourism On Par With Last Year Despite Economic Challenges
- July 9, 2008: Thousands Of Sandbags Remain As Floodwaters Recede
- July 9, 2008: $31M In FEMA Flood Aid Has Flowed Into Wisconsin
- July 8, 2008: Flood-Affected Spring Green Residents Must Wait For Waters To Recede
- July 8, 2008: Flood Victims Raise Money For Red Cross
- July 8, 2008: FEMA Disaster Centers Open In Dane, Jefferson, Rock Counties
- July 7, 2008: Flood Damage Could Jeopardize Rock Springs Survival
- July 4, 2008: Farmers Recovering From Floods Now Dealing With 'Drought'
- July 3, 2008: Portions Of Janesville Streets Re-Open After Flooding
- July 3, 2008: Floodwaters Receding In Fort Atkinson
- July 1, 2008: DOT: Selling Flood-Damaged Cars Is Illegal
- June 30, 2008: Spring Green Residents Still Underwater
- June 28, 2008: Flooding Causing Problems At Swimming Beaches
- June 28, 2008: Health Officials Say Severely Ill Boy Played In Flood Water
- June 28, 2008: Devil's Lake State Park Has Been Reopened After Suffering Heavy Flooding
- June 27, 2008: Doyle Backs $250,000 To Boost Tourism For Flood-Ravaged Areas
- June 26, 2008: FEMA Continues Assessments In Rock County
- June 26, 2008: Homeowner Searches River For House That Washed Away
- June 26, 2008: Need For Repairs Due To Flooding Creates Economic Upturn
- June 26, 2008: New FEMA Flood Damage Numbers Released
- June 25, 2008: Six Additional Wisconsin Counties Declared Disaster Areas
- June 24, 2008: Mold Damage Prevalent In Wake Of Recent Flooding
- June 24, 2008: Flood Victims Along Rock River Feeling Overlooked
- June 24, 2008: Civil Air Patrol Members Help With Flood Relief, Including Many Youths
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