Posted by Nick on 02/17/06 11:19

Thanks for your comments, guys.

"Bernie" <bernard.newnham@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> It may be that the wall you've hit is the one that anyone would hit,
> given the subject. Wherever you're going, "My Holiday" as a subject
> has it's limitations.
>
> What any film needs more than anything else is a good story, the
> techniques will follow. Perhaps on your next trip you could concentrate
> on one particular aspect and make that into a proper documentary "How
> Fred, who wasn't that good at mountain climbing, inproved himself on
> the holiday", "How the people of Kenya are using low cost technology to
> find new sources of drinking water" - or whatever. If you're really,
> really, really lucky, you'll stumble over a story that others will pay
> to see.
>
> If you do get onto making a story, you'll probably find your shooting
> ratio will go up - 20:1 or more is quite usual - so you'll need to take
> more stock!
>
> Bernie
>

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