Film ; Sanctum

[bograt]

Just watching it on Film4, some good underground filming in Papua N.G. (allegedly), crap storyline.

 

[Cartwright26]

Sponsered by petzl!!! Not a scurion in site

 

[bograt]

Just got to the big flood scene, I recall trips like that in Giants & P8 

(Its on film4, it has advert time )

Although we never killed anyone.

 

[bograt]

Oh dear, just lost another one on a dicky traverse, pity, no more ladies left. Reminded me of Dr Jacksons, (but no-one died there either!).
(another commercial break).

 

[pwhole]

Partly why I'm glad I'm (mostly) bald - nowt to get snagged

 

[bograt]

Another ad break, Father and mistreated son, only survivers, just reached shakehole near surface find ex-Japanese army tank at bottom of hole, (all good stuff ??)

:ras: :ras:

I used to get my hair stuck, just ripped it out, painful but did the job

 

[Laurie]

I actually managed to sit through it once.

 

[JasonC]

I actually paid good money to see it at the cinema

But seriously, it's full of useful tips - like managing an exceptionally long free-dive by licking air bubbles off the chamber roof.  Who needs bottles?

 

[bograt]

Ah well, its done now, just to spoil it for everyone, the renegade diver comes back from the dead and kills the dad, then the son kills him and is the only one to survive by sucking air bubbles from the roof of the passage for the big dive out, like I said, some nice filming but crap plot.

 

[Oceanrower]

And isn't it amazing the battery life you can get out of a Duo!

 

[bograt]

I actually managed to sit through it once.

MY HERO!!, I wouldn't have done it without the breaks (and the brandy!)

 

[bograt]

GOD, I'm a sad old speliogit. 

 

[PaulW]

And isn't it amazing the battery life you can get out of a Duo!

especially as it swaps between a 5 led and 14 led  :-\

 

[mulucaver]

The Australian film company asked me to organise the logistics to film the helicopter scene approaching the Nare Doline in New Britain.
In the end they did it with computer graphics. A great shame, it would have been a nice little trip, apart from having to work with film makers and Australian at that.

 

[tony from suffolk]

It seems par for the course for film units to call up experts to help in filming, then completely ignoring what they advise. I once got involved in advising a BBC production but once I started pointing out the things they were doing wrong I was told my suggestions didn't make for good drama. Still, I got some good bacon rolls.

 

[Laurie]

I took part in a production of BBC's Coast.
Got edited out 

 

[Inskia]

Years ago I was approached to give a "realistic" appraisal (as a female caver) of "The Descent" when it first came out. Unfortunately the organisation in question wanted me to go to London to do the review the next day & I couldn't oblige at such short notice, but it's heartening to know the makers of the film were at least very observant, being heavily influenced by the frequent sightings in the UK of bikini-clad svelte female cavers wielding ice-axes.  I guess the truth wouldn't have made half such good Friday night viewing for a lads' night in! 

 

[graham]

You mean "The Descent" didn't use documentary footage?  :-\

 

[Inskia]

[quote]You mean "The Descent" didn't use documentary footage?[/quote]

Only of the squealing skimpily-clad girls in rock boots crossing a traverse on crap rigging, it would appear  :blink:

 

[robjones]

It seems par for the course for film units to call up experts to help in filming, then completely ignoring what they advise.

+1 tho' it was printing, not caving - paid , fed and wateredfor three days of watching them film cr*p, telling them it was cr*p ...