cooleycr

Active member

• Mar 17, 2021

• #1

Hi, does anybody have any video footage of a descent/ascent of Titan that they would like to see on the telly?

John Harrison (the Peak Cavern and Speedwell mine owner) has approached me as a TV company are doing a (second) series of underground activities and want to include Titan so if anyone has any footage that they would be willing to share, please contact John direct - 07712675651

TIA

Charley

 

AR

Well-known member

• Mar 17, 2021

• #2

Dave Webb might be willing to allow some of his footage to be used - I can drop him a line.

 

cooleycr

Active member

• Mar 17, 2021

• #3

Thanks Adam..I know the copyright will be acknowledged, not sure if there will be any monetary recompense..

 

Pitlamp

Well-known member

• Mar 17, 2021

• #4

Haven't the Freems got some decent footage? Their film quality is usually excellent.

 

cooleycr

Active member

• Mar 17, 2021

• #5

Possibly, if you have a contact for them and could let them know it would be appreciated, thanks J.

 

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Ian Ball

Well-known member

• Mar 17, 2021

• #6

Christine Grosart?

 

Pitlamp

Well-known member

• Mar 17, 2021

• #7

cooleycr said:

Possibly, if you have a contact for them and could let them know it would be appreciated, thanks J.

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Have just sent him an email & asked him to glance at this topic.

 

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EFRESHW

New member

• Mar 18, 2021

• #8

Whilst I can't help out with this, I have been fascinated with the idea of lighting up Titan for recording. It sounds like a major project that would require previous planning and many people involved for lighting all the way down. If there is anyone willing to explain to me how they have done this in the past or would try to do it, please PM me! I am so curious 

 

Pitlamp

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• Mar 18, 2021

• #9

It was done when Kate Humble went there as part of the "Extreme Caving" programme, a number of years ago, if that's any help? You might find it lurking on You Tube?

 

Brains

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• Mar 18, 2021

• #10

I have helped on a filming trip before, my mate abseiled to the event horizon with a really powerful light for an angle from the window... Although we could see the whole of the upper shaft in great detail, including Jim in mid space like a spider on a thread, there was not enough for the camera being used!

 

Pitlamp

Well-known member

• Mar 18, 2021

• #11

I now think the Kate Humble programme was in 2007 and was actually called "Ultimate Caving".

 

Pitlamp

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• Mar 18, 2021

• #12

This gives a little more information and a more precise date.

It was on BBC 2.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007xhx6

 

Pitlamp

Well-known member

• Mar 18, 2021

• #13

Looks like it was Gavin Newman who did the Titan filming:

http://www.underworld-productions.com/page18/page18.html

Maybe contact him and ask?

 

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EFRESHW

New member

• Mar 18, 2021

• #14

Pitlamp, thank you for this information! this is great !

 

pwhole

Well-known member

• Mar 18, 2021

• #15

I think hiring one of the spiffy new low-light cameras would be required for something like this, which would possibly be easier than trying to find suitably bright lights, with the attendant battery problems - as Brains pointed out, our eyes have built-in low-light adjustment, but cameras are not so good. Alternatively, construct a waterwheel in the Cascades, connected to some sort of fantasy electronic storage device and have a big plug hanging off the traverse always ready for action. I'm sure Chocolate Fireguard can advise

 

AR

Well-known member

• Mar 20, 2021

• #16

I've passed the details on to Dave Webb, and he's got in touch with John H.