Lifting The Blues

At 15:29 01 March 2014, Sarah wrote:
My Google-fu lead me right back to this group:
http://groups.google.com/forum/#!top...ng/L27rQJgL9ac

Maybe one of the leads there would get you a copy.

On Saturday, March 1, 2014 12:17:11 AM UTC-6, wrote:
I noticed that this film is listed as scheduled for screening at the
SSA
convention. Does anyone know how those of us not going to the convention
might be able to see it? It's got to be just about the only soaring film
I
haven't seen.


This film was produced and directed by Dave Sproxton of Aardman Animations,
who are based in Bristol, UK. It was a 1 hour film made at the 1988
Standard Class Nationals at the Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club,
Nympsfield. I happen to know this because I did some of the air to air
filming with a fixed camera mounted on the fuselage of my LS3a.

I'm sure you could get a copy from Aardman - they have a website with
contact details:

http://www.aardman.com/about-us/contact/

I don't think the film is available in DVD, but I have an original VHS
copy.

Hope this helps.

Ian

I obtained a digital version from Aardman two years ago for use at the Reno 2012 SSA convention. I had collected a number of new and old soaring videos including "Liftin' The Blues" and rolled them into one massive video that runs 2:36.

Logistics prevented it from being shown in 2012, but the SSA allocated said movie room at this year's convention where the same collection was shown, including the Cloudstreet trailer. The movie room became kind of a "take a break" room where people could absorb soaring, esp. spouses and soaring people who were tired of talking and standing!

Terms with Aardman preclude me from distributing the instance I have.

The 2015 convention may have a movie room, but I don't know of the plans.


Kemp

On Saturday, March 1, 2014 11:56:15 AM UTC-8, Ian Lane wrote:
At 15:29 01 March 2014, Sarah wrote:

My Google-fu lead me right back to this group:

http://groups.google.com/forum/#!top...ng/L27rQJgL9ac



Maybe one of the leads there would get you a copy.



On Saturday, March 1, 2014 12:17:11 AM UTC-6, wrote:

I noticed that this film is listed as scheduled for screening at the

SSA

convention. Does anyone know how those of us not going to the convention

might be able to see it? It's got to be just about the only soaring film

I

haven't seen.





This film was produced and directed by Dave Sproxton of Aardman Animations,

who are based in Bristol, UK. It was a 1 hour film made at the 1988

Standard Class Nationals at the Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club,

Nympsfield. I happen to know this because I did some of the air to air

filming with a fixed camera mounted on the fuselage of my LS3a.



I'm sure you could get a copy from Aardman - they have a website with

contact details:



http://www.aardman.com/about-us/contact/



I don't think the film is available in DVD, but I have an original VHS

copy.



Hope this helps.



Ian