TRACS President Monty Brown Writes
Marsha and I attended our first Travel Film Convention in Tampa, Florida, almost 10 years ago, at the invitation of Dale Johnson and Sandy Mortimer. At the time, we had not made a film of any kind, but we were in the habit of traveling to France and Great Britain [...]
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No Comments »We flew the cheapest we could —Southwest. I had stripped and gotten through security, which is no longer a problem. However, trying to prop myself up against a wall and get my shoes on and tied is still a problem.
Posted in Ralph Franklin Tags: airlines, Al Nader, Chicago, DVDs, Museum of Contemporary Art, Questar, Ralph Franklin, Rick Howard, Robin D. Williams, Stan Walsh, TRACS 2 Comments »The Travel Adventure Film field took several bold steps at its annual Showcase in Chicago to significantly improve its century-old art form that has been shaky in recent years caused by the disappearance of venues and members.
Hollywood will have 40 features in 3-D in the works over the next three years, including James Cameron’s anticipated sci-fi adventure Avatar—coming in December. Couldn’t 3-D Travel Films give a great boost to our own industry?
Posted in Jump Cuts Tags: 16mm, 3-D, 3-D Monsters vs. Aliens, Arazine Wilkins Sawyer Foundation, Avatar, B'wana Devil, Bakersfield Adult School Film Series, Bay County Audubon Society, Bolex, Buddy Hatton, Calvin College, Chicago, Cincinnati Club Travelers, Cindy Lorenz, Citrus College, Clint Denn, Dale Johnson, Doug Jones, Downey Theater, DreamWorks Animation, Flying Carpet Travelogues, Geographical Society of Philadelphia, George Veach, Hal McClure, James Cameron, Kathie Veach, Kiwanis Club of Jackson, Nancie & Ted Burkett, Ralph Franklin Film Artists, Rotary Club of Mississauga, Sandy Mortimer, Stereopticon, TRACS, Vassar Brothers Institute, Walker Lecture Fund, Washington University, Windoes Travelogues Comments OffEveryone 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 Off
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