Re: The Great South Pacific Express

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Michael Fanning wrote:

> Having worked on the ABC's version of a GSPE doco, I can say that
> you guys are tough on Getaway.

I say what I think.  I thought the Getaway program was stupid (possibly
influenced by some of the brain-dead passengers).

> It's hard to get enough exterior shots of a working train,
> especially when its turnaround is measured in days, there is only
> one of this type of train and its loco can be any colour between
> blue and maroon. Deisel or electric. As well as nice long wides of
> the whole train, you need close-ups and various other shots. Screen
> direction is important too.

Company (Government) owned OB vans - Even better than hire and destroy cars!
Chase the thing - it goes slow enough.

> I didn't see nine's offering. The ABC's isn't even cut yet but it
> will have a deeper look at the train, from its construction in
> T'ville and Ipswich to its first trial runs. People involved in the
> building and operation of it will be featured. The hospitality staff
> are interesting. Special effort was made to get more exterior shots
> of the train; but probably not enough to satisfy the aus.rail crowd
> - sorry.

I look forward to seeing ABC's version.  Aunty will undoubtedly do a better job,
and from the sound of it, actually do a program about the train, not some bimbo
sunbathing off the coast of Proserpine.  Please advise this newsgroup when the
ABC version is going to air.  Will it be a national broadcast?

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David Johnson
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