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February 2nd, 2012

The World Around US Documentary Right Out of Todayʼs Headlines

By Ralph Franklin

Every day the race for the White House grows hotter as GOP hopefuls battle for the right to meet President Obama in the November go-round. Will it be Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul or Someone Else? [caption id="attachment_3888" align="aligncenter" width="470" caption="Mitch Anderson behind camera."][/caption] Every day the race for the White House [...]

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Travel films were still in swaddling duds when pioneer Burton Holmes and his business manager christened them Travelogues. The name stuck.

Down through the decades dedicated travelogue fans knew what they would see before they entered the theater: Beautiful pictures of faraway places, Purchase Fluconazole online no prescription, natives and their lifestyle, children, flowers, Fluconazole pics, arts, Fluconazole canada, mexico, india, crafts. If that particular country was ruled by a despot, or if it was in the middle of a political turmoil or had other troubles, online Fluconazole without a prescription, the filmmaker usually turned the eye of his camera the other way. Fluconazole dosage, The major reason: Audiences wanted 80 minutes of escape. Not docs.

As the years rolled by the travelogue inevitably changed—slowly and not too much. So did the fans, Buy Fluconazole Without Prescription. The films became more thematic—The Magnificent World of the Mountain King (Ludwig’s Bavaria) and Amadeus, Fluconazole pharmacy, Traveler in Italy and Britain Behind the Scenes, Fast shipping Fluconazole, for example.

The coming of digital cameras made it easier—and cheaper—to shoot and record live interviews, but the pure documentary still remained a rare bird in the Travel Adventure aviary.

The audiences, as we have noted in this space, Fluconazole description, also changed. Fluconazole images, Poor health or death forced many older members from their auditorium seats. And most of their kids—today’s Social Security-prone Baby Boomers—were vehement no-shows at the box office.

'Now, times again are a-changin’, buying Fluconazole online over the counter, which brings me to the question asked by our Film Artists, Fluconazole street price, Presenters and Agents: Are we ready for more Travel Docs?

The question recently arose when Presenter Bruce Spain booked Producer Mitch Anderson’s outright political documentary, The World Without US, for his El Camino College (CA) travel film series, cheap Fluconazole no rx. The World had nothing to do with travel, Online buying Fluconazole, but it did show many foreign countries. And the audiences—at both shows—mostly liked it.

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Agent Ralph Franklin Buy Fluconazole Without Prescription, (and TAC publisher) was pleased and wrote this for the TAC online forum: “The positive reaction to the film was a surprise to me…There is absolutely no wonderful hotel [in the film], no cruises; [It was] strictly political and that’s what makes Bruce’s audience so important.

"Yes, there are those who felt it shouldn’t haven’t called a travel film. Of course, 15 years ago the Presenter and the audience would also have said no to canned narration.” (Ralph's full blog on this is printed below.)

The field also initially resisted the switch from film to digital, buy cheap Fluconazole no rx, Ralph continued.

In other words, Where can i cheapest Fluconazole online, if we aren’t willing to try new ideas, explore new avenues and change our thinking, our film output will be stored alongside Burton Holmes stereoptican slides and hand-colored films on museum shelves—sooner than we expected.

Is Documentary a Dirty Word?

TRACS Prexy Monty Brown wonders about using the term Documentaries for our films, Fluconazole without prescription. If we do, Fluconazole alternatives, he writes, “we are really opening up the floodgates.” He adds:

“I’m not complaining. I’m not even opposed; but I do think you have to be more specific than simply calling something a documentary.”

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Monty makes a point, buy Fluconazole online no prescription. It seems one of the biggest problem here is the word itself—Documentary. For many, especially the older generation, the word Documentary is another word for “Boring.” Or seeing the world as it really is?”

Maybe we could create a new title for this documentary—standing for a new breed of film that tells a good story but one clothed in a colorful way, Buy Fluconazole Without Prescription. There’s nothing wrong with history, Fluconazole pictures, if told right. In my Echo of Hoofbeats—the Pony Express Story, I told a short history of the Pony Express, cheap Fluconazole no rx, but I also showed how the West looked in the mid-1800s, Fluconazole dangers, and how it looks today when the modern pony riders galloped through.

If Holmes and his business manager, Louis Francis Brown, could concoct a new word for the art form such as travelogue, online buy Fluconazole without a prescription, why can’t we do the same a century plus later?

I hereby submit my nomination for the name of this new modern-day travel film, Fluconazole pics, one that tells a story of a country or the film subject, with perhaps a dash of history or other factoids—the lore of the land and its people, so to speak, where can i buy Fluconazole online. And we get The Travelore (TraveLore?)

I can see the headline:

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(or) TraveLore (?)

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Twenty-five years ago,  Presenters would rarely take a domestic subject. “My audience don't  like them.” Today, all presenters book them.

Fifteen years ago, buy Fluconazole online cod,  I had a hard time selling Presenters Audubon Producer Rich Kern. “My  audience don't like wildlife films.” Four years later every Presenter  wanted his films.

Two years ago, Kjøpe Fluconazole på nett, köpa Fluconazole online,   TRACS Presenters in Albuquerque said No to Mitch Anderson’s documentary, The World Without US. “My audience won’t go for it.”   This February, fast shipping Fluconazole,  Bruce Spain showed the film. And his audience said:

“Great film, Canada, mexico, india, it really opened my eyes.” “I had no idea that the United States of America did so much for the  world.”  “I am proud to know the US keeps so many people safe."  “Boy, did I enjoy that one.”  “Wonderful film, I learned so much.” “I hated this damn thing, Fluconazole overnight, it made me think.” “Overwhelming.”

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Did you know more Americans love documentaries than travel films?

OK. Fluconazole brand name, Then what is the possibility than your series  might grow if you now added a documentary to your line-up? My answer: I believe it will.

Are our travel film audiences ready for something other than a travel film—a documentary perhaps? I can now say with confidence, the answer  is Yes, and it is only a matter of time.

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The ‘Documentary’ Debate Continues

By Monty Brown

President of TRACS

I was talking to Filmmaker Doug Jones the other day, Discount Fluconazole, and he mentioned that there was a time when the audience knew exactly what they were going to get: a particular type of travelogue.

Over the last 20 years or so, that expectation seems to have broadened somewhat, even among “travel” films, rx free Fluconazole, but when it comes to the use of the term “documentaries” we are really opening up the floodgates.

I'm not complaining. I'm not even opposed; but I do think you have to be more specific than simply calling something a documentary, Buy Fluconazole Without Prescription. The audience needs to get some kind of heads-up.

For instance, when Presenters Kathie & George Veach, Jackson, Michigan, showed Mike Shiley's film about the animals of Hurricane Katrina, they separated it from the rest of their series and presented it as a fund-raiser for Animal Rescue. They advertised it to their audience, but it was clearly separate from the travel series.

There are some "political documentaries" that we may not wish to go and see, therefore we need to be forewarned. Travel films, on the other hand, are generally pretty neutral and self-descriptive.

Another impression I have, by the way: we filmmakers and agents are not always up to speed on each other’s films. There may be other stuff out there that might surprise by its audience appeal, (or lack of same.) Mitch Anderson's film needn't have taken any (TRACS) member by surprise: it was showcased at the convention in Albuquerque.

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Our shrinking circuit not only makes it tough for the artists, but reduces the flow of new films available to the remaining Presenters—thus creating a vicious cycle, australia, uk, us, usa. Buy Alprazolam online cod, It has been suggested that changing the content of our films—making them more thematic, more documentary-like, buy Alprazolam online no prescription, Purchase Alprazolam online, for example— would help fill our auditoriums with younger audiences.

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Speaking on the same subject, Monty Brown, buy generic Alprazolam, Alprazolam images, president of the Travel Adventure Cinema Society: "I believe there are alternative venues, and it's up to each one of us to find his or her own way, herbal Alprazolam.

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"Whatever works. And, we need agents willing to search for new showcases for our talents.”

Can We Change?

Bruce Spain believes our business has changed, “and not for the better.” He also describes today's kids: "They want their news on a small device that they can hold in their hand. It is now an instant society, fast food, fast service, profits of the quarter, life in the fast lane and is no longer willing to wait."

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We shouldn't fear changes in our industry. Historically, our travel films have always changed in its presentation and format—from Burton Holmes' 19th century lanternslides, to color film, music and sound in the 20th century, and to the present 21st century digital and high definition—with 3D around the corner.

We must keep changing for survival, Buy Alprazolam Without Prescription. If only we could present sujects that would be popular with the young iPod generation and at the same time fill our vacant theater seats. Maybe then the New York Times would call our product Sexy Sunrises?

(TAC welcomes your feedback on this critical issue.—Editor)

Daredevil Oldsters Increasing

The non-profit Exploritas—once known as Elderhostel—reports that the derring-do crowd of over-75ers seeking adventure-tour options is up 27 percent since 2004, while the percentage of over-85ers desiring the same excitement rose even higher—to a whoppin’ 70 percent.

Even old bikers are a-travelin’. US magazine reports that VBT, a Vermont bicycle company that specializes in bicycle rides in countries around the world, says that the number of bikers over age 70 has doubled in the last decade.

Oldsters’ journeys to such places as Alaska and the South Pole are common. Buy Alprazolam Without Prescription, And even Mt. Everest has been targeted by some of the over-70ers.

How about a thematic travel film on some of these Bolder Older folks. All ages would like it.

Stan Walsh— First-Class Male

A belated report from Filmmaker Stan Walsh, an Force veteran. :

“I visited my old flying school in Corsicana, Texas, (last fall), where I autographed first-day covers with the stamp of me and the primary training plane—the Fairchild PT19— I learned to fly in, Buy Alprazolam Without Prescription. Weather was bad so I didn't get a ride in my old plane. The Corsicana airfield turned out thousands of pilots during WWII.

“I also learned my pilot class—42K—went on to North Africa flying P40 Warhawks. There were many casualties. Perhaps my becoming a navigator/bombardier saved my neck.”

Buy Alprazolam Without Prescription, (Stan is being modest here. He was treated royally during the Corsicana airfield anniversary celebration and many pictures were taken. After all, it is a photo of our Stanley standing beside one of the old planes that graces Corsicana’s commemorative U.S. stamp issued last year.)

New Magazine Series

Presenters should note that TAC’s first Showtime article has been published. Executive director of the Sawyer Memorial Foundation, Donald H. Rose, delineates the story of his unique little theater in Greene, Maine.Presenters, climb aboard with a Showtime story on your own series.

Contact Publisher Ralph Franklin or Editor Hal McClure.

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