Great Disneyland Home Movie - Page 2

The Original OC Adventure · 08-04-2008, 01:03 PM

Is this really a home movie? It looks too professional.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-04-2008, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by lashbear

I suspect Disney....

Or Scotch tape.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 08-04-2008, 01:13 PM

Sounds like they got Stan Lee as narator!

Gemini Cricket · 08-04-2008, 01:17 PM

The narrator pronounced Catalina as "Catal-eye-na".

Moonliner · 08-04-2008, 01:48 PM

* sniff sniff *

I agree, something smells a bit fishy here....

The "credits" for the film list "BTA Films and Video"

A google on them turns up an entry in the "Orphan Film Symposium" at the NYU Cantor film festival. A festival that focus on creative uses for orhpaned film.

And this email address: RobbinsB@aol.com

Robbins (listed as the narrator) is also the Director Emmeritis of the Cetacean Society International.

And that lead me to this: article about this movie and his other endevors....

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Originally Posted by Robbins

all my life I have been an ardent amateur filmmaker, starting at the age of 12, in 1932, making family chronicles, travelogs, and other documentaries. I am submitting on your posted form another archive.org link which I think you will also enjoy -- a teen-age, fictional, Tarzan story which I made in 1936 with my two younger brothers and some neighborhood girls -- "Tarzan and the Rocky Gorge."

Actually, if you go to archive.org on the internet, and search for "Barstow Travel Adventure," you will find a listing of 8 of my personal travel documentaries, including Disneyland and Tarzan, which can be played anytime by anyone.

Kevy Baby · 08-04-2008, 02:03 PM

I haven't viewed the movie yet, but if it were actually semi-professionally made (and NOT made by Disney in any way), would it be any less cool to see?

Moonliner · 08-04-2008, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I haven't viewed the movie yet, but if it were actually semi-professionally made (and NOT made by Disney in any way), would it be any less cool to see?

Not at all, I figured it was all a con. A promotional film put out by Scotch.

I'm happy to say that, from what I was able to find, it looks like the real deal. There was a contest, they did win it, they did take the trip in 1956. These are home movies.

The narration came much later (but that's obvious from the film) and there was obviously some heavy editing done, but all in all, it's cool.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-04-2008, 02:25 PM

They have footage of the family getting off the plane. There is no way it's 100% their own personal footage.

My bet is that they were filmed by Scotch or Disney as contest winners and they had their own camera (or maybe one provided by Scotch/Disney) and they were given a copy of the "official" footage. Robbins seems have have taken it all, edited it and narrated it. Nothing fishy about that at all, no different than adding some of the souvenier photos taken by Disneyland CMs to your photo album. But this there is definitely footage in there that was not shot by the family.

Pirate Bill · 08-04-2008, 02:58 PM

That is a very cool video.

And they even have high(er) resolution versions available for download. Sweet! I'll have to download when I get home.

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	They have footage of the family getting off the plane. There is no way it's 100% their own personal footage. My bet is that they were filmed by Scotch or Disney as contest winners and they had their own camera (or maybe one provided by Scotch/Disney) and they were given a copy of the "official" footage. Robbins seems have have taken it all, edited it and narrated it. Nothing fishy about that at all, no different than adding some of the souvenier photos taken by Disneyland CMs to your photo album. But this there is definitely footage in there that was not shot by the family. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Pirate Bill Quality since 1973 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 473	That is a very cool video. And they even have high(er) resolution versions available for download. Sweet! I'll have to download when I get home.
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