During my years as a narrator, producer and photographer of adventure-tinged travel films I encountered but one situation in which my life was threatened.
Archive for February, 2009
February 26th, 2009
Nightmare in Sikkim
Posted in Features 
Tags: Dr. John Nicholls Booth, Gangtok, Himalaya Mountains, Lake Changgu, Lake Changuu, Lhasa, Lowell Thomas, Nathu la, Penthouse of the Gods, Phari Dzong, Sherpa guides, Sikkim, Theos Bernard, Tibet 
Comments OffFebruary 25th, 2009
iMovie 09 Bigger, Better Than Past Versions
The eagerly anticipated 09 version of Apple’s iLife is bigger and better than its predecessors.
Posted in Features Tags: Adobe Premiere, Apple, Casablanca, David Pogue, Edius Pro 3, Final Cut Pro, iLife, iMovie, iWorks, MacrosSystem, MacWorld, Mascone Conference Center, New York Times, Photoshop, Roxio, Steve Jobs, The Missing Manual, Toast 10, travel adventure cinema Comments OffFebruary 23rd, 2009
Filming Rosie the Model T
The filmmaker’s aim was to tell the story of the Model T Ford and weave in the landscapes of America as we traveled coast to coast.
Posted in On Location Tags: Adobe Premiere, Camon XH-A1, Canon XL-2, Hassleblad, Henry Ford, Los Angeles Model T Club, Model T Ford, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rollei, Stark, Washington State Comments OffFebruary 22nd, 2009
Tombstone Editor Also Traveling AV Artist
Everyone knows about the Wild West town of Tombstone, Arizona, and perhaps even the town newspaper, the Tombstone Epitaph. But film artists and presenters might be surprised to learn that its founder and editor later went on the road with his own platform audio-visual show.
Posted in Features Tags: 3-D stereo, Alaska, Apaches, Arizona, Arizona Territory, Audie Murphy, Burton Holmes, Chicago, Chilkoote, Chiricahua Apaches, Chris Borden, Clanton Gang, Dragoon Mountains Reservation, Geronimo, Gunfight at the OK Corral, John Philip Clum, Keystone View Co., Klondike, New Mexico, New Mexico Territory, Princeton, Road to a Thousand Wonders, Rutgers, San Carlos, San Francisco Panama-Pacific-International Exposition, Santa Fe, Signal Corps, Southern California, Southern Pacific, Tombstone, Tombstone Epitaph, Tucson Citizen, U.S. Postal Service, Walk the Proud Land, War department, Washington, World War I, Wyatt Earp Comments OffFebruary 18th, 2009
Kevin O’Connor Leaves the Downey Stage
Travel Film Presenter Kevin O’Connor has stepped out of the Downey Theater spotlight into retirement’s great beckoning Green Room.
Posted in Features Tags: ATPAM, Bob Hope, Downey Theater, Indiana, Ken Richter, Kevin O'Connor, Music Center, Norman O'Connor, Otis Spunkmeyer, Red Skelton, San Leandro, Southen California, Thayer Soule, travel adventure films, Vincennes Comments Off
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