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I just received a brand new Sony camcorder for my birthdayand all I want to do is make movies, but…. we have no ideas for movies!!! We can’t make a movie too extreme because we don’t have that many props, but if anyone has any ideas PLEASE tell me!! Thanks, Kristen
Make some movie where there was a drive by shooting and then people are on the ground dead. Then hours later cops come to investigate.
That could be your plot.
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I've made a couple of mounted displays, which I like to sit around for home, but I cannot frames are everywhere. I tried with ordinary picture frame and putting two sheets of glass in the frames, but not thick enough. If you have any ideas? All help is welcome!
try scrolling down there and you will see film cells with plaques. I do not know if it will sell or not separate happiness
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i have miniature cannon that looks like this one on that site and i don’t know how to fire it http://www.stage-props-blank-guns.com/stage_movie_props/catalog/60MM-Green-Military-Cannon-p-1528.html
It looks like what is generically known as a carbide cannon.
The Conestoga Company has produced carbide cannons for decades. Their website has “ammo” (a calcium carbide paste) that they call “Bangsite”. It comes with directions. Click the “Ammo” tab in the following link:
http://www.bigbangcannons.com/home.aspx
For instructions, click the “Instructions” tab in the above link.
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THIS IS THE DARTH MAUL DOUBLE ENDED LIGHTSABER THAT IS PACKAGE IN ONE BOX, A MUST HAVE FOR ANYONE WHO IS SERIOUS ABOUT Star Wars. THERE ARE VERY LIMITED STOCKS FOR THIS INCREDIBLE DARTH MAUL DOUBLE ENDED FORCE FX LIGHTSABER.
Darth Maul Lightsaber is FINALLY here from the heroes at Master Replicas! This amazing force FX lightsaber comes from the most menacing of all the Sith, Darth Maul himself! Darth Maul’s Lightsaber was the most exciting thing in Star Wars Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace. This version is the double-ended Darth Maul FX lightsaber; see below for the single end Darth Maul FX Lightsaber. The doubled ended twin pack is the most asked for Star Wars FX Lightsaber of all time!
FREE STANDARD UK SHIPPING ON THIS DOUBLE DARTH MAUL LIGHTSABER!!!!
The Double ended Darth Maul Lightsaber FX measures over seven feet in length when assembled, this is a must have item for any fan of Star Wars Lightsaber. Two single end Darth Maul Light saber FX halves are invisibly joined by a connector ring to create an authentic replica of this stylish Sith weapon. Please note that this pack comes with two adaptors, so you will have a spare adaptor. This means you can have two separate lightsabres if you wish!
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Born 54 BBY, Darth Maul was the first known apprentice of Darth Sidious. A Zabrak originally from Iridonia, Maul had no memories of his home world or family, having been kidnapped as an infant by Sidious.
Maul originally went on countless missions of terror for his master, killing politicians, crime bosses, merchants, and warlords. Maul’s very appearance had been carefully conceived to put fear into the heart of the Sith’s enemies and unwitting allies. His victims included Neimoidian Hath Monchar, the Black Sun leader Alexi Garyn, the Nightsister Mighella and all of the Black Sun vigos and their bodyguards. Yet despite his untold successes, Maul longed for victory over the Jedi.
About the Double Darth Maul FX Lightsaber
The DARTH MAUL Light saber has an enhanced glowing red blade with realistic power-up and power-down light and sound effects.
The DARTH MAUL Lightsaber power-up and power-down light effects are so perfect because they are produced by a string of 64 super-bright Red LEDs that ignite sequentially inside the blade.
DARTH MAUL’s Lightsaber features five motion sensor controlled sound effects digitally recorded from the movie: power-up, idle hum, swing, clash, and power-down.
DARTH Maul’s Light saber blade has 3 built-in motion sensors for super sensitivity: 2 for detecting movement and 1 for detecting the impact of the blade all of which produce their own perfectly realistic noises.
DARTH MAUL Lightsaber has a durable metal replica handle which looks and feels like a real lightsaber.
Forged as a hateful weapon by his master, Darth Sidious, the creature of evil known as Darth Maul had but one goal: to exact revenge on the Jedi Order for the decimation of the Sith a millennium ago.
Included Darth Maul Lightsaber features:
Official reproduction of Darth Maul’s lightsaber from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Comes as 2 separate Darth Maul FX Single Blades that connect to form the double-ended Darth Maul FX Lightsaber over 7 feet long!
Glowing, bright red blade ignites with realistic power-up and power-down light effects
Authentic lightsaber sound effects digitally recorded from the movie
Features motion sensor-controlled sound effects: power-up, power-down, idle, movement and clash
Durable chrome plated aluminum body looks and feels like the real lightsaber
Sturdy polycarbonate blade is permanently attached to the hilt
Uses 6 AAA batteries, not included
Includes display stand
Bring home the adventure and excitement of Darth Maul’s unforgettable battles to your own Star Wars universe today.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
Q: Is the Force FX Lightsaber a licensed collectible?
A: Absolutely. The Force FX Lightsaber is indeed a licensed collectible approved and endorsed by Lucas film Ltd. As a collectible, the Force FX Lightsaber is not a toy and it is not suitable for children under 12 years of age. Adult supervision is recommended.
Q: Is the Force FX Lightsaber a limited edition prop replica?
A: Yes. There are only 2,000 coming to the UK. Although the design of the Force FX Lightsaber is faithful to the look of the movie prop, it is not an exact replica. The hilt of the Lightsaber was made slightly larger than the actual movie prop in order to accommodate the electronics that control the light and sound effects. The Force FX Lightsaber collectibles are limited to a pre-determined edition size.
Q: What is the blade on the Force FX Lightsaber made of?
A: The Force FX Lightsaber features a permanently attached polycarbonate blade. Once activated, the blade glows brightly, and the replica plays back digitally recorded sound effects taken directly from the film.
Q: Is the blade on the Force FX Lightsaber removable?
A: No, the blade is not removable or retractable. There are a number of wires and electronics systems in the blade that would not be as durable or reliable if we made the blade removable.
Q: How do the light and sound effects work in the Force FX Lightsaber?
A: The Force FX Lightsaber incorporates three motion sensors which sense both the motion of the blade as well as when it comes in contact with something. An on-board, multi-channel chip is programmed with digital sound effects originally created for the movie by Skywalker Sound. The Force FX Lightsaber replicates the following sound effects:
Power-up
Idle hum
Swing (with pitch change)
Clash
Power-down
Q: How long will the light in the Force FX Lightsaber last?
A: It should run for several hours on a fresh set of batteries. The electronics, if cared for properly, should last for several thousand hours of use. Replace the batteries whenever the performance begins to change, such as reduced brightness or volume.
Q: Can I use my Force FX Lightsaber for duelling?
A: This product should not be used to strike others. Although the blade is very durable, it should never be used for fighting or duelling. Master Replicas produced the Force FX Lightsaber as a collectible.
PRESS REVIEWS:
Zoo Magazine – “The lovingly crafted handle and life-size fluro tube beam would fool even Obi-Wan, and motion-sensitive whooshes mean you don’t even have to make your own sound effects.”
T3 Magazine – “…hilarious when fired up in remote rock tunnel to friends’ surprise.”
AXM Magazine – “Embrace your inner geek and cross to the dark side – or be the Jedi you always told your careers advisor you’d be…”
Maxim – “Ever wanted to feel the full force of Darth Vader’s weapon?…now’s your chance. A perfect rendition of the original…”
Metro – “…barring a blinding brainwave by some bearded boffin, this is the best we’ll ever get. Frankly, it’s good enough.”
Stuff Magazine – “Surprisingly heavily engineered versions of the Jedi hand arm. Well worth the £120 asking price, believe us.”
Luke Skywalker Blue Force FX Lightsaber – Episode 4
Other Master Replicas Force FX Lightsabers in the range are
Star Wars Mace Windu Lightsaber Force FX Collectable – This Star Wars Mace Windu Lightsaber is an official LIMITED EDITION replica from Master Replicas Force FX range, so it’s a perfect reproduction in every way.
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Star Wars Lightsaber – Luke Skywalker Lightsaber Force FX Collectable
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Yoda Force FX Lightsaber – Since Yoda was created digitally for the prequel trilogy, his Lightsaber was also a digital construct. And so, Lucasfilm once again granted Master Replicas engineers access to the ILM computer files and reference images, allowing for the creation of the most authentic, realistic Force FX Lightsaber possible. While the Yoda Force FX Lightsaber is smaller than anything released to date – measuring roughly 33-inches (including the blade), versus average Force FX, which measures 44 inches – remember, as Yoda taught us, “Size Matters Not!”
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Darth Maul Lightsaber FX – Single Ended – The Double end Darth Maul Lightsaber FX measures over seven feet in length when assembled, this is a must have item for any fan of Star Wars Lightsaber. Two single end Darth Maul Lightsaber FX halves can be invisibly joined by a connector ring to create an authentic replica of this stylish Sith weapon.
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Star Wars Darth Vader Lightsaber Force FX Collectable EP IV – Star Wars Darth Vader Lightsaber Force FX Collectable EP 4 (episode 4): A New Hope (the original Star Wars film) – This is the original classic Darth Vader Lightsaber
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Anakin Skywalker Lightsaber Force FX Master Replica – his Anakin Skywalker Lightsaber Force FX from Master Replica is especially made for Anakin in the NEW film, Star Wars III Revenge of the Sith. WE ONLY HAVE A FEW ANAKIN SKYWALKER LIGHTSABRES LEFT IN INSTOCK AND THEY ARE SELLING VERY FAST. This Star Wars Anakin Skywalker Lightsaber is an official LIMITED EDITION replica from Master Replicas Force FX range, so it’s a perfect reproduction in every way.
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Darth Maul Lightsaber FX – Double Force FX Lightsaber – IS THE DARTH MAUL DOUBLE ENDED LIGHTSABER THAT IS PACKAGE IN ONE BOX; A MUST HAVE FOR ANYONE WHO IS SERIOUS ABOUT STAR WARS. THERE ARE VERY LIMITED STOCKS FOR THIS INCREDIBLE DARTH MAUL DOUBLE ENDED FORCE FX LIGHTSABER.
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To enter in the Film production field, you can start your career as an assistant. Film production assistant or PA is very detectable post. While handling this post person should have patience to listen any type of order, from receiving phone calls to writing scripts for the film.
In big budget movies, production assistant performs responsibilities of higher level while in low budget movies assistant needs to work form ordinary things.
Person who is completing all the given duties in time, without any complaints, definitely achieve the goal very easily and in less time.
Responsibilities:
Film production assistant performs many duties; some of them are as follows
• Film production assistant plans daily according to work assigned and try to complete work responsibilities according to the plan
• Budget planning for film
• Assistant should plan things in advance which are allotted to him
• Giving new ideas and assists in changing the scripts according to the expectation of the director and producer
• Attending phone calls, arranging lunch and dinner
• Selecting and transporting props, packages under guidance of the producer
• Giving name and transporting the tapes
• Study tapes to identify technical problems
• Communicating with other people to complete the work and to get fruitful result
• Give the suggestion about music, play or assisting in choreography
• Always reach before time and keep ready all the things which are required in the film production
Skills:
To get success in film production assistant you need to have some key skills, are given below
• Always listen to director and producer and try to complete the given responsibilities in time
• Be enthusiastic and punctual about time, it will make you most popular person in the team
• Ability to learn the new techniques and information
• Need to be patient because assistant have to do all types of work, some people may abuse you or shout on you, never take it personally and try to do complete the work without any mistake
• PA should have good communication skills, good and healthy relation with the other members of the team as well as with the Boss
• There are many tasks given to the PA therefore, he/she should have ability to do work under pressure
• Always give true information or reason to the boss because lying on small things will invite the big problem
• Study deeply while taking any decision
• Keeping update knowledge of new upcoming information and technology
Education and Salary:
There is no particular degree for film production assistant but you need to have knowledge of Photoshop, applications of adobe, preparation of software.
To get good opportunity, you should complete short term courses in business and production skills offered by schools, colleges or private institute.
Film production assistant’s salary may range from $24,000 to $29,000, depending upon factors like experience, qualifications and the company in which you are working.
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Perhaps the most famous prop weapon in the history of movies is the lightsaber, used by both the brave Jedi Knights and the evil Sith Lords, in George Lucas’s Star Wars film series. This iconic movie weapon is one of the most coveted movie memorabilia, and not surprisingly, the originals props used in the movies are almost never for sale. Despite this, given the appeal of the lightsaber, it’s not surprising that a wide range of replica versions are available to collectors.
The origin of the lightsaber is variously attributed to classic science fiction stories that describe force-field weapons, and to certain episodes of sci-fi TV shows, but Lucas is on record as stating that he simply wanted a weapon that allowed for swordfights like those in period adventure films, such as The Adventures of Robin Hood, and since simple metal swords would seem out of place, and the film already contained laser guns, the obvious solution was for “laser swords”.
The original props seen in A New Hope were scratch built from old camera-flash battery packs and miscellaneous hardware. Perhaps not surprisingly, the exact battery packs used are now invariably difficult to find, due to collectors wishing to “remake” the original props. Later films used custom machined designs, although in some cases components from earlier models were re-used, such as part of Obi-Wan’s lightsaber being used as the basis for Luke’s lightsaber seen in the final film.
The lightsaber effect seen in the movies is entirely done in post-production, even on the original films, with the film frames individually painted over to produce the pulsing glow. This was not the original intention however, as the initial plan was to use spinning blades coated with alternating patches of reflective material, and mount a directional light beside the camera, so that the blades would physically reflect back the light. In practice the end result wasn’t particularly effective, so the post-production option was taken instead.
Inevitably there have been numerous plastic toy versions released down the years, and a whole other article could probably be written about collecting those. The best known current versions are the “Force FX” lightsabers, which despite being only plastic present a surprisingly convincing appearance, as long as you discount the optional plastic light-up blade.
For more accurate replicas of the lightsaber range, the recent Master Replica models represent the very best versions available. Master Replicas was founded to work with movie studios in offering “exact” reproductions of their famous props to serious collectors, at serious prices! The very best models offered were the Signature Editions of all the lightsaber models seen in the films, and cost around $500 each. These metal and plastic versions precisely match all the materials and detailing seen in the films and represent the very best versions that a collector can own.
For a lower price tag, Master Replicas offered scaled down versions of their lightsaber range, maintaining all the details of the full scale versions at a more reasonable price. These editions are ideal for collectors who want to display a range of the lightsabers used in the Star Wars films, and there is even a range of custom-designed display cases on offer for this purpose.
Sadly for collectors, most of the Master Replica range of items is now sold out, at least from Master Replicas themselves. If you hunt around the net or on auction sites you might be able to find some of these items for sale, although most likely at prices far higher than they originally went for. Given the popularity of Star Wars in general, and the lightsaber in particular, it seems unlikely that these will be the last versions of these iconic movie weapons to be released.
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As the sun pinnacled at its noon trajectory on Saturday, July 11, 2009, so, too, did Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. The staff, having already arrived at 0900, had prepared this pocket of history for its pioneer aircraft air show, and the parking lot, across Norton Road, had deposited an increasingly larger crowd through the covered, wooden footbridge, providing pulse to the heart which one man had first infused with air in his life-long project to recreate this era of aviation.
A line of aircraft, mostly frail biplanes sporting bracing wires and exposed, uncowled engines, had been nosed into the boundary fence on the grass airfield.
Today, however, had seemed a little different from the countless others which had begun this way, because it could trace its origin to the first one, 50 years ago. Today had marked the half-century anniversary of the aerodrome.
Like so many successful ventures, it had been the result of several uniquely combinable elements whose successful result could neither have been predicted nor fathomed and whose whole had been of incomparable completeness. In this case, those elements had included a 25-year-old man named Cole Palen, six World War I aircraft, a farm field in the Hudson Valley midway between New York and Albany, and inspiration, all of which had resulted in one man’s life, the legacy he had left, and the lessons he had taught with it. Along with this story, it is worthy of a “read.”
Born James H. Palen, Jr., on December 29, 1925, in Pennsylvania, he had been introduced to the Hudson Valley region which would someday cradle his aerodrome when his parents had moved to a poultry farm in Red Oaks Mills, New York, located next to the Old Poughkeepsie Airport. Interest precedes, and yields to, inspiration. The airport, generating the former, had provided his first fight in a Standard J-1 when he had been ten years old.
After completing two years in the US Army as an Infantryman, G.I. bill-financed mechanic training at the Roosevelt Aviation School on Roosevelt Field, Long Island, had enabled him to earn his Airframe and Powerplant (A & P) license and, after a ten-hour flight training program in a Piper Cub, a pilot’s license as well. Although both would later be instrumental in his life accomplishment, one other element at the Roosevelt Aviation School would prove integral to the ultimate result.
Its Hangar 68 had housed nine dirty, disassembled World War I aircraft formerly displayed in the Roosevelt Field Museum, but had to be discarded to make room for the pending construction of the Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall in 1951. To most people, they had been trash. To “Cole” Palen, they had represented treasure—and his future.
Although the Smithsonian Institution had purchased three of them, he had bid his paltry life savings for the other six, which had included a Sopwith Snipe, a SPAD XIII, a Curtiss Canuck, an Avro 504K, an Aeromarine 39B, and a Standard J-1. He ultimately won the bid, which may well have been facilitated by the lack of any other, but the greater obstacle lay in the stipulation that he had to remove them and transport them to his father’s Hudson Valley farm within a 30-day period.
Nine 200-mile round-trips from Long Island with his equally feeble vehicle had ultimately enabled him to store these skeletal wing and fuselage remains in his father’s barn, but they had formed the foundation of his eventual, early-era fleet and life’s dream.
But he worked from the bottom up, with the most fundamental, and the most fundamental number had been one. The SPAD XIII, the first of the six to be painstakingly restored, had been that one and had first been flown at Stormville Airport. Because of its considerably robust construction and reliable, Hispano-Suiza engine, it had been the prime candidate for distant-air show performance, enabling him to amass critical revenue, which had parlayed into future fleet acquisitions and restorations, and critical publicity.
The Curtiss JN-4C Canuck, the first to have made the slow, precarious journey from Long Island, had paradoxically never flown at the aerodrome, but had been quickly sold to a private owner in Spokane, Washington, where it equally paradoxically remains the only one of the original six to still fly.
The Sopwith Snipe, for which Palen had made a separate bid because he had wanted it more than the other five combined, joined the Standard J-1, which had appeared in the movie “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World” in 1962, before having been traded for a Nieuport 28 and $200 in cash.
The original Avro 504K had an equally short aerial career, while the Aeromarine 39B had never even made it into the sky: virtually destroyed by fire during road transport as a result of an inadvertently-tossed cigarette from a passing car, it later succumbed to a second fire when its remains, stored in the Palen farmhouse and only preliminarily restored, had been reduced to ashes when the house itself had been consumed by flames.
The journey between one’s dreams and the successful realization of them, as evidenced by these roadblocks, is hardly a smooth one.
Palen’s love, interest, and inspiration had yielded to his first income-producing venture when the SPAD XIII and a later-acquired Bleriot had been hired for the filming of a movie in Hollywood, and this revenue had enabled him to buy a farm near Rhinebeck in November of 1958. The field, cleared to create a 1,000-foot dirt “runway” bordered by tall trees, had witnessed its first take off in the form of a high-wing Aeronca C-3 and had become the location of his ultimate vintage aircraft collection. That location had been today’s Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome.
This collection had hardly been a static one, however. Indeed, Palen had continually sold, purchased, swapped, and restored, until the Snipe and the SPAD had been the only two of the original six remaining.
Inspiration, integral to Palen’s life and the successful pursuit of his goals, had been only one element of it. Like the Wright Brothers, he had had the optimum combination of characteristics which had enabled him to complete his achievements: he had married late in life and, as mostly a loner, had abundant time to devote sun-up to sun-down focus on the necessary maintenance, procurement, and restorative steps needed to create his vintage fleet. But inspiration has its boundaries within the self, and only contagious enthusiasm had enabled him to attract the many like-minded who, pulled into his quest, had enabled him to transform torn fabric into aircraft and dirt into runways. The planet had provided all the resources. Palen, interfacing them, had apparently known how to harness them.
Like the nucleus of an early, resurrected aviation atom, his crude, but evolving aerodrome had attracted an increasing crowd which, adopting standard restaurant practice, dropped tips into a hat in order to watch its biplane flight demonstrations.
The first scheduled air shows, held on the last Sunday of the month during the summer season, had entailed neither characters nor plots, but instead singular maneuvers of each aircraft. Realizing that a larger, non-aviation-minded audience could only be attracted with promised entertainment, Palen devised a show with the standard triangle of a bad character (in the form of the Black Baron), a good character (in the form of Sir Percy Goodfellow), and an attractive maiden (in the form of Trudy Truelove), and the conflict to win her. But the aircraft remained the real “players.”
That conflict played out today, at the aerodrome’s half-century mark, but the real players, hampered by gusty winds, never made it on to their aerial stage, despite the prerequisite vintage fashion show, parade of antique vehicles, and commemorative performance by the Six-Pence Pipe and Drum World War I Scottish band to mark the occasion. Only the 1931 Great Lakes, the Fleet biplane, and the 1968 Great Lakes had managed to perform “Delsey Dive” and balloon burst maneuvers. Nevertheless, the mostly canceled air show, although undoubtedly disappointing to many in the audience, had emphasized the unpredictability of the era these fragile, unsophisticated designs had represented, which had often been pitted against the elements.
Sunday’s conditions, however, had been the opposite of Saturday’s and, possibly combining the two aerial ventures into a single one, the aerodrome had succeeded in sending all of its flyable pioneer, barnstorming, and World War I aircraft into the flawless blue.
The Great Lakes 2T-1R Speedster, powered by a 160-hp Ranger inverted six-cylinder engine and flown by Tom Daly, performed the show-opening Delsey Dive, while the Avro 504K, powered by its original, 110-hp Le Rhone rotary engine, had followed. The aircraft, built in 1966, had been acquired by Old Rhinebeck in 1971.
Hugh Schoelzel, Old Rhinebeck Air Show President, took the Bleriot XI, powered by its 35-hp, inverted-Y, Anzani engine and bearing serial number 56, for its characteristic short hop above the grass field.
The lumbering Caudron G-3, sporting its four-wheeled main undercarriage and flown by Tom Daly, had trailed the Bleriot. Constructed in 1914, the aircraft, the first to have crossed the Andes Mountains in South America with its 10,000-foot service ceiling, is powered by its original Le Rhone engine and had last been restored in 1999.
The Hanriot, flown by Bill King, is a reproduction aircraft which sports an aerodynamic, mahogany skin fuselage and, like the Bleriot XI and the Caudron G-3, only made a short leap off of the grass.
The Curitss D Pusher, a replica built in 1976 and powered by an original, eight-cylinder, 80-hp Hall Scott water-cooled engine of 1911, had been taxied across the gently-sloping field by Herb Gregory.
The SPAD, which had been acquired by Old Rhinebeck in 1999, is powered by a 160-hp engine and provided a distinct maneuverability contrast with the pioneer aircraft in the air, able to attain 138-mph maximum speeds.
The 1931 Great Lakes, along with the Canadian-built Fleet flown by Tom Daly and the modernized Great Lakes of 1968 flown by Neil Herman, had pursued balloon targets. Ultimate speed and maneuverability had been demonstrated by the Fokker Dr-1, which had featured cantilevered upper, mid, and lower wings devoid of bracing wires and two Spandau 7.29-mm machine guns which had fired through the arc of the prop ahead of them. The triplane had been built by plans captured from the British during World War I.
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome had not thrived for 50 years by chance. Asked what he believed had been the reason for its longevity, Tom Daly, Air Shows Director for the past seven years, had rattled a long list of unique attributes. “This is the last place left which does anything like this!” he had exclaimed. “It’s all hands-on. It’s very interactive, as opposed to the static displays of a traditional museum. There’s such close proximity to the show, providing realism.”
“It echoes Cole’s original purpose,” he had continued, “of introducing young people to aviation.”
Looking round at the day’s complement of visitors, he had added, with tremendous enthusiasm, “It’s so family-oriented, where you can come and spend the day outside. It’s the only air show which runs every weekend for four months of the year, with rain and wind checks which allow people to return any time if the show its canceled. So many have told me that is the best-kept secret.”
Watching the latest take off of the New Standard D-25, he extolled, “The low-cost of the D-25 flight is at least half of what other comparable, vintage flights cost. The whole family can afford to take it. Some people come from all over the country just to take this flight!”
A Mecca of aviation enthusiasts and professionals, the aerodrome attracts a diverse group. “Every weekend, I have photographers, pilots, writers, aircraft builders here,” he had explained.
The field, which can be considered both remote in distance and remote in time, “makes people feel as if they’ve stepped back into the barnstorming era as soon as they walk through the covered bridge,” he added.
There may, however, be one additional reason for its success—a living expression and reflection of Cole Palen’s life and the product of his inspiration.
Despite countless, sun-up to sun-down days, Palen, fueled by that elusively-pinpointable source, demonstrated that, once you discover your life purpose, that the pursuit of it will not even resemble traditional “work,” permitting you to become engrossed in it in such an immersive way that you virtually transcend the time you use to do so.
After his death on December 7, 1993, his life’s work and accomplishments had been preserved, retained, and perpetuated with the creation of two non-profit educational corporations—the Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum and Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Air Shows.
Old Rhinebeck, which has collected, restored, and flown more vintage aircraft from aviation’s first three decades than any other world museum, attracts some 20,000 annual visitors and its signature New Standard D-25 has flown more than 11,000 passengers.
Today, on the occasion of its golden anniversary, the breeze blowing across the gently sloping grass airfield echoes the life lesson Cole Palen had taught with it. Follow your inspiration, it had said. We never really know why we are motivated to do certain things, but that motivation serves to provide direction to our lives. His purchase of a few antique airplanes and airplane pieces, unknown to him at the time, had led to a living aviation museum and aerodrome for generations to enjoy well beyond his own lifetime. Follow your inspirations. They all serve to lead to your life’s purpose and the successful, fulfilling completion of it.
Interest precedes inspiration. Inspiration had brought the wood, fabric, rotary engines, and smell of burning castor oil of aviation’s budding years into the present. Legacy will ensure that they continue into the future.
The July 18-19 weekend will mark the beginning of the next 50 years at the aerodrome…
About the Author
A graduate of Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus with a summa-cum-laude BA Degree in Comparative Languages and Journalism, I have subsequently earned the Continuing Community Education Teaching Certificate from the Nassau Association for Continuing Community Education (NACCE) at Molloy College, the Travel Career Development Certificate from the Institute of Certified Travel Agents (ICTA) at LIU, and the AAS Degree in Aerospace Technology at the State University of New York – College of Technology at Farmingdale. Having amassed almost three decades in the airline industry, I managed the New York-JFK and Washington-Dulles stations at Austrian Airlines, created the North American Station Training Program, served as an Aviation Advisor to Farmingdale State University of New York, and devised and taught the Airline Management Certificate Program at the Long Island Educational Opportunity Center. A freelance author, I have written some 70 books of the short story, novel, nonfiction, essay, poetry, article, log, curriculum, training manual, and textbook genre in English, German, and Spanish, having principally focused on aviation and travel, and I have been published in book, magazine, newsletter, and electronic Web site form. I am a writer for Cole Palen’s Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York. I have made some 350 lifetime trips by air, sea, rail, and road.
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Judge Dredd was one of Sylvester Stallone’s films however not one of his most successful ones. According to some of the critics, the props were the stars of the show and one of these was a customized Land Rover.
The year is 2139 and the setting is Mega City (our present New York City). American society has deteriorated into a state of barbarianism. Violence is the order of the day. Neighborhoods engage in gang wars and are patrolled by street judges who are combination judges, juries and executioners. However, New York, today or in the future, would not be New York without a taxi service. Enter the taxis of the future, the ‘city cabs.’
According to the specifications, the vehicles had to accommodate six passengers in a maximum protective environment. So, as one might imagine, the vehicle resembled a tank mounted on wheels with rubber tires.
It was a right hand drive vehicle with two tiny windows in the front. There were no back or side windows. Therefore, in order to drive the vehicle, a driver and a navigator were needed. The driver controlled the vehicle from behind the wheel while the navigator watched for traffic. In order to see through the windshield, the driver had to tilt his head from side to side while leaning forward.
To get into the vehicle, one had to step up on the front tire and crawl inside without falling.
In 2139 Land Rovers are the world’s only vehicles.
So the ‘city cabs’ were custom built on a Land Rover 101 Forward Control chassis. The green oval logo is visible on the front.
The Land Rover 101 Forward Control had originally been built for the British Army to tow a L118 field gun together with a ton of ammunition and other equipment. It also had to be easy to transport by air.
Consequently, the engine was placed under and to the rear of the cab and the front hood was eliminated. This resulted in a cube shape, which made it space efficient during air transport. This basic shape also contributed to the futuristic appearance of the ‘city cabs.’ Other ‘futuristic’ features are the large wheels and tires. There is a ‘wheel step’ for the crew to use to enter the vehicle.
At the time the film was conceived, Land Rover had a designer, David Woodhouse, who had experimented with work on futuristic Land Rovers and already had some ideas to use for the ‘city cabs.’ So Land Rover’s design team, led by Gordon Sked, submitted their ideas to the producers and Land Rover was awarded the contract to produce thirty-one vehicles
They modified the 101’s by removing the body and replacing it with a fiberglass body equipped with the small windows in the front and the one small fiberglass door. To emphasize the cuboid appearance all rounded edges or panels were eliminated. The wheels were also extended ten inches. All of these modifications combined provided the aggressive, futuristic look that the vehicles displayed in the film.
There are still several of these vehicles in existence. While not easy to drive, they are in drivable condition and often turn up at Land Rover events.
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The early part of the 1930’s provided less in the way of Hollywood Movie Memories, and more in the way of memories of the Great Depression. In spite of the decades slow start, Hollywood would go on to have one of the most creatively and financially successful eras in motion picture history.
It was during the 1930’s that Hollywood film making really started to spread its wings. The use of sound in film production, both as background and dialogue, continued to advance. New sound techniques were created and mastered with several competing sound options now available. These sound advancements along with the ability to film in color immediately caused a revolution in motion picture production.
The color film process known as Technicolor became the most widely used in Hollywood right up through the early 1950’s. The Technicolor process produced super-realistic, dazzling color that was used with spectacular success in films such as The Adventures of Robin Hood, Singin’ In The Rain, The Wizard of Oz, and the animated Walt Disney classics Fantasia, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
The evolution of film genres began to expand and now included gangster films (including the first prison drama), musicals, westerns, screwball comedies, and monster movies. In addition, socially conscious reality films, historical biography’s, and newspaper reporting style movies were now being made. Many of the classic silent films of the 1920’s were being remade with sound, and 1930’s film production now included something called ’sequels,’ and ’spin-offs’. There even existed a psychological approach to movie making that produced a large number of adventure and fantasy films to help take the viewers minds off the Great Depression.
The 1930’s also produced probably the largest number of movie firsts than any other decade. A few of these would include little known prop man and B-actor John Wayne’s first starring role in a major motion picture (The Big Trail), the creation of the Motion Picture Production Code (setting film guidelines for violence, sex, crime and religion), The Hollywood Reporter (the first daily newspaper for the film industry), legendary child star Shirley Temple, Three Stooges comedy films, and the first drive-in theatre in Camden, New Jersey.
What started out as a luke-warm film decade suffering from declining attendance as a result of the Depression, finished on a sizzling note with what many consider to be the most Golden Film Year of all 1939.
The 1930’s truly were The Golden Age Of Hollywood.
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