Eleanor Green

Eleanor's role as a researcher for the Two Minutes team was a double debut for her. Not only was it her first time working with us, it was also her first professional employment. At both, she excelled. She quickly made herself indispensible to the team, both socially and professionally, bringing enthusiasm and enlightenment into our lives and our project.

Eleanor's work on the Two Minutes project was exemplary, even to the point of excess, there was nothing she did not know about eclipses, Cornwall or Celtic mythology. It was than an enthusiasm for the subjects, or the film, it was a commitment to the project, the idea and the team, a commitment that we all shared, recognised, and welcomed.

She also built this website for us, allowing people to come to us and our project, sharing her passion with the wider public, and I think the public have responded to her.

While it is tragic to see such a promising career cut short, it is even worse to be robbed of such a valuable and treasured companion.

We shall all miss her.

Cat
(Jessica Smythe-Brown)

Cat was also new to our team, and to film making, but, like Eleanor, fitted in almost straight away. Whatever she may have lacked in experience Cat made up for in enthusiasm, both for her task and for the film making process.

It seemed, sometimes, that there was nothing that Cat hadn't tried, at one time or another, but film making was what she came back to, was what she had decided to devote her life to, and this commitment shone through in her work.

I am sure that Cat would not have stopped at running the sound for small documentary teams, but would easily have gone on to bigger and better things, such was her drive and her ability. It is tragic to see the early end of such a promising talent and such a dedicated and enthusiastic person.

She shall be missed.

As most of you will be aware by now, the Two Minutes project has been abandoned following a series of tragic accidents.

We will, however, be keeping this website open, partly as a tribute to those who have died, and partly because I know some of you have been following our project and might well be interested in any news. On which subject I would like to thank all of you, both in the site forum and in the e-mail list, who have sent their sympathies regarding the deaths of our fellow workers. They shall all be missed.

I have now included a few words about Eleanor Green, our researcher, and Cat (whose real name was Jessica Smythe-Brown), our sound engineer. Both Cat and Eleanor went missing on the morning of Wednesday the 11th, and although we were hoping they would be found again, the death of our director, Roger, and the later discovery of the body of our friend, Ray, did nothing to give us cause to hope.

Cat was found on a beach on the morning of Thursday the 12th. She had apparently drowned, having fallen from a cliff face during the night. Eleanor's body was discovered on Friday, after an extensive search by the police and local people. She had been trapped in a cave on the Happy Valley beach by a rockfall and was killed by her injuries.

As you can no doubt imagine, all four deaths have affected us deeply, and we can find little time or enthusiasm for our work or this site. We will, however, use these pages to remember our friends, and you can find a few words about Roger and Ray on our Thursday page.

I'm afraid I'm having to use the Friday template that Eleanor left for me, since without her help I don't know how to set up one for today.

Thank you for your patience, time and sympathy.

Joanna Richards

Producer

Two Minutes