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Would she be interested in doing a film?  I figure the solution will be the
modern DV cameras (DV - Digital Video).  Then just parking enough people
along the trail to make it a go.

I wonder if we can get cheap labor at a film school.

Charles
----- Original Message -----
From: "DABNEY FINCH" <dabneyesq@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Charles" <cdy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Televising Endurance rides


> My sister-in-law, who's in "the business," (she's a producer and screen
> writer) says endurance would be problematic to shoot well because you'd
have
> to have a rider carrying a movie camera (I guess that's how they get a lot
> of their "up close and personal" shots in the Eco Challenges).  They did
> televise the Tevis one year on I think Discovery, but it certainly wasn't
up
> to the old Eco Challenges.  I agree with you--those were great (before
they
> got so "reality TV about it).
> --Dabney
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles" <cdy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Kristene Smuts" <Ksmuts@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 2:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [RC] Televising Endurance rides
>
>
> > How about televising endurance rides like they do "adventure racing"?
The
> > cameras interview everyone and follow some riders on different parts of
> the
> > trail.  There is a general voice over (team equus hits a snag at the
pass,
> > the horse is slightly off... with a shot of rider checking horse, then
an
> > interview "I thought something might be wrong, he usually doesn't turn
to
> > the left .....").
> >
> > The classic style I'm thinking of is Eco Quest back when it was on the
> > Discovery channel.  It makes for compelling TV.
> >
> > Charles
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kristene Smuts" <Ksmuts@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 2:18 AM
> > Subject: Re: [RC] Olympics and Security
> >
> >
> > > > Where have you been:-). >>
> > Riding! ;-))
> >
> > > > The marathon is run in 2 hours - not 5 hours.>>
> > OK, so Olympic sports aren't my strongest point (ahem), but I was
thinking
> > of things like the ultra marathons, like the London and New York(??)
> > marathons and our Comrades which is about 90 kms.  Pre-dawn start and
> > televised on national TV throughout the day - now THAT is watching paint
> > dry!  I normally switch on at around the 5 hour point to see who won and
> > then again at the cut-off of 12 hours - my sick sense of curiosity to
> watch
> > those who get carried over the line.
> >
> > Anyway, your point of << Ninity nine percent of the spectators for the
> > marathon are sitting right there in the track stadium. They see the
first
> > mile and the last half mile - none inbetween.>>  Why not translate that
to
> > endurance?  While the other events are going on, get the endurance
horses
> to
> > start and do a lap or two around the arena, then head out and have the
> last
> > lap or two around the arena again?  Our nationals in July does more or
> less
> > that - the start and finish is around a rugby field - start and do half
> > around the field and head out and then when they come in, the people on
> the
> > stands can see the horses coming in and then do a half an arena before
> > coming over the finish line.  The timekeepers can also see the horses
> coming
> > in and will play "Chariots of Fire" for each and everyone.  It makes for
> > lump in the throat stuff when you see a rider who is totally finished
and
> > the crowd egging them on - sometimes a rider will be on foot but the
crowd
> > will urge him to get on again to finish mounted.  Or two total
strangers -
> > before the ride - would come in holding hands and crossing the line at
the
> > same time.
> >
> > The organisers of one or two 100 milers have even attempted to put the
> > positions of the riders at different points on the route, up on a black
> > board - it generated a lot of interest, just that little bit of info
about
> > the riders (I'm sure a bit of side-betting between grooms was done)
> >
> > I'm sure if people just put their minds to it, it CAN become a spectator
> > sport, without having to have a body count to attract those who love
that
> > kind of thing.
> >
> > Also, I'm neither for nor against endurance becoming an Olympic sport,
if
> > that's where it's headed, so be it.  As long as it is done for the right
> > reasons.
> >
> > Kristene
> >
> >
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