I'll talk to Terry then! --- Jason Armistead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam > > One of the great problems with "cool music" is that > it costs BIG $$$ to > license its use legally. > > A few years ago at our Forbes summer camp, a local > who did all sorts of > documentaries, etc. came out and filmed during a day > or two's flying, all > using professional equipment. He got a couple of > flights in a two-seater, > and took some air-to-air footage as well. > > When edited it came down to just 6 minutes and 15 > seconds of footage. > > Unfortunately, he added as backing music the remix > of the Kenny Loggins > track "Playing with the Boys", from the Top Gun > soundtrack. It was not > licensed, so effectively we got left with some > well-edited gliding footage on > DV tape without a usable soundtrack. > > I made some inquiries regarding the licensing fees, > and we were looking at > well over $10K in US Dollars. So bye, bye to that > idea. And that was for a > song which was released in 1986. Try and pick up > the rights to a song > released recently and you might get a very nasty > surprise at the cost. > > One of our members who was in the TV production game > got a friend who does > studio music for their programs to create a > sound-alike track, different > enough to avoid the lawyers, but still with the same > catchy sort of tune > (enough to recognise its origins). However, to edit > that back onto the tape > also means I have to re-capture the other sounds of > tugs taking off and > taxiing, varios making that wonderful beep, beep > noise, etc. This is simply > not a trivial exercise, so until I get some serious > time to spend on it, it > remains an unfinished project. > > I sent a CD with the video converted to Windows > Media format to Terry Cubley, > the GFA Development Officer, with a suggestion that > footage like ours might > make a better promotion of the sport than re-hashed > footage from Lucy Learns > to Fly, but that it required GFA to spend serious > $$$ if they wanted a well- > known soundtrack behind it. My idea never flew ... > but at least I tried. > > If someone out there is prepared to host the Windows > Media version of this > video, then I would try and do a quick edit of the > soundtrack so that it > could be viewed by those interested in this sort of > project. > > Regards > > Jason Armistead > > > On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 11:14:26 +1000, Adam Woolley > wrote > > G'day SDF and all, > > > > I've got a great clip of the UK Juniors just doing > 'Competition > > Finishes', close formation flying and aerobatics! > Goes for 15 > > minutes and is action pacted with cool background > music! You can > > check their website out at www.smokinvid.co.uk > > > > The juniors of Aus are hoping to do something very > simular so we can > > promote gliding to all ages, but mostly the under > 30's! Just need a > > couple of camera's now and we'll be able to get > cracking! > > > > I'm just in the process of organising a uni > student from the > > Sunshine Coast to come to the Aussie Junior Nats > and tape the whole > > event! This is so we can get some professional > footage to make a > > promotional (What is gliding etc), exciting > 'competition finish', > > and a celebration of the FUN times had at the > comp video's! > > Hopefully we'll have this on DVD and VHS. > > > > The reason for organising this, is that I've seen > so many cool > > video's of hang-gliding and wanted to get > something started like > > this for all gliding competitions! I think we > should definately try > > to get something going for the Multi-Class Nats in > Dalby, possibly > > a uni student and pay for their accom and meals?? > but the key point > > is that we get some shots of ladies cruising > around the grids in bikini's!! > > > > Regards, > > Adam Woolley > > Woolley Pup Pup > > > > P.s. I don't know how exciting a diamond height > gain would be, but > > the other's sound great! Just needs lots of > colours, good music > > (non of this opera stuff) and FUN times! > > > > >From: "skf1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: "Discussion of issues relating to > Soaring in > > >Australia."<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in > > > >Australia.'"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Wicket Cam for Gliding > Movie > > >Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 02:31:34 +1000 > > > > > >Guys and Gals, > > > > > >What is the scope and target audience of the > proposed Gliding Movie? > > > > > >The reason I am asking is, I have recently seen > some great sport > > >presentations 30 to 60 minutes on sports > including paragliding, canoeing, > > >scuba, and they make the activities look very > exciting. I have not seen > > >any > > >similar footage on gliding. But I am sure that > the right people with the > > >right equipment could make our sport look > exciting. Some one preparation > > >for > > >a long cross country, a safari, or a diamond > height gain where no one has > > >done one before. > > > > > >Personally I would like to see all our > competitions filmed in a similar way > > >we see cycling, car rallies, and other sports > that are not contained in an > > >arena filmed and packaged. The complete event is > then presented in 40 to 60 > > >minutes of footage - I believe that a Gliding > Comp could be made to look > > >very exciting. > > > > > >This kind of exposure would educate people that > we don't fly round and > > >round > > >over airfields and it is a serious sport. This > should attract people to > > >gliding who may have written the sport off as not > for them because of > > >misconceptions. That's the dream - can we make > it reality? > > > > > >What do think > > > > > >SDF > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Love Movies? You'll love HomeScreen. Rental DVDs - > no late fees! Go > > to: > > > http://www.ninemsn.homescreen.com.au/account/freetrial/?.promo=9msn_hotmail_ > > tagline > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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