Still working on the back cover copy of the Yucatan Travel Movie DVD case. How about:
“Whether you get there by air or by cruise ship, whether you rent a car as we did, travel by bus, or are part of a tour group, the Yucatan Travel Movie will show you what to expect in Yucatan.”
How’s that?
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I was just thinking. The back cover description of Yucatan Travel Movie also needs something like:
“Whether you arrive in the Yucatan by flying into Cancun, as part of a tour group, or on a cruise ship, the Yucatan Travel Movie will show you what to expect when you get there.”
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How about this revision of yesterday’s idea for the copy on the back cover of the Yucatan Travel Movie DVD:
“Join Miriam Balsley as she shops for colorful crafts with her Mom and Step-dad and explores sacred ground where shamans still perform traditional ceremonies.”
I like this one better. What do you think?
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Nancy Burrows is a prodigious music talent. I felt happy and honored to take some video footage of her playing the guitar. I hope to make a short video to go with the Yucatan Travel Movie about the marvelous musicians and composers, such as Nancy, who allowed me to use their music in the movie.
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Yesterday, I added some of the newly recorded music composed by Deborah L. Carr, played by Deborah on piano and organ and Melinda McKenzie on oboe, to the Yucatan Travel Movie. This newly recorded music, which is superior to the original version, provides a delightful enhancement to the mood of the movie.
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I can hardly wait to get started on the “Bloopers” for the Yucatan Travel Movie. As I put together the footage for the actual movie, I earmarked various blooper scenes. Should be fun!
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It’s done! I have completed the first draft of the Yucatan Travel Movie: Cancun to Coba.
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I am getting ready for a “meeting of the clans” week-long retreat when a number of us who are contributing to the Yucatan Travel Video will be getting together for meetings on production and promotion.
This is an exciting time for me because the original actors and camera people will be together again for the first time since our last shooting trip to the Yucatan in March of this year. Plus, we will have our editing consultants with us.
I am enthusiastically preparing for the get together.
Carol Chapman
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I have been been struggling with a problem of my own making, as it turns out. It really helps to consult with love ones, in this case, my very creative daughter-in-law, Cher. It was her help that gave my business the name of SunTopaz.
Now, I came to her with a problem that I considered to be intricate and complicated. I told her that it bothered me that the Yucatan travel video is comprised of footage taken during three visits to the Yucatan.
In the first visit, our daughter Miriam came with us. At the time, she had long golden hair.
However, Miriam did not come with us during the second visit, which included the trip to Palenque and Villahermosa to see the Olmec heads.
Then, the third and final trip to the Yucatan, which includes the wonderful Mayan elders equinox ceremony at Chichen Itza, also includes Miriam, but this time, with short chin-lenth hair.
Cher’s suggestions? She said that she has watched a lot of travel movies and she noticed that many of them jump around from place to place with hardly an explanation. For example, in one recent Lonely Planet travel video, the viewer is suddenly at an island – no explanation and no introduction ahead of time.
She suggested that I announce to the viewer near the beginning of the movie that it was shot in three visits to the Yucatan. She believes the viewer will figure it out.
Now I feel more relaxed as I review the extensive footage taken of our travels in Yucatan.
Carol Chapman
Copyright 2009 Carol Chapman
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After a year of travel to many wonderful speaking engagements, I am happy that I can be home for a while and make some progress on my Yucatan Travel Movie.
Carol Chapman
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