CineSea 29 in Pictures!

[Douglas Meltzer]

Before we pack up I'll just add a few more titles. Things kicked off in Super 8mm with Dorun Films' Muppets Musical Moments (The audience loved it!). There was a beautiful 35mm sequence from a Bollywood action film and Bela Lugosi's 1953 appearance on You Asked For It.

Elvis sang in Ken Films' digest of Blue Hawaii, we took the studio tour in Pinewood Open Day and Peter Pan dropped by.

There was some Hocus Pocus going on and also a few fun musical clips from The Mickey Mouse Club.

I believe we wrapped up close to 1 AM.

[Steve Klare]

Sunday: Back to the Present!

Bright and early that Sunday (-especially for people who were up until after midnight watching short films), we walked a couple of blocks up the beach and had a nice group breakfast at a pleasant café up there.

The local restaurants really appreciate our large group showing up in mid-October: in a couple of days they will shut down for the Winter and they need to empty their pantries as much as possible. (We do what we can for them!)

So, it was time to pack up and go home. It’s not that we’d reached some kind of saturation, it’s just that we have jobs and families and homes to take care of and we shouldn’t stay in Film-Land forever! (Besides: the stairwells at the Shalimar were starting to accumulate popcorn!)

-but you know: we had fun! (Even grown-ups need that, and within certain bounds it’s just plain healthy!)
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It was time for the screen to head to winter quarters, too.
Note the group effort: that’s what it takes to make all this work!

The CineSea 29 Group Photo
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I like CineSea’s bi-annual format: it’s not that long until we get together again: a couple of months of Fall and Christmas and Winter, maybe shoveling some snow!

Something extra-special often happens at CineSeas numbered multiples of five or ten. It so happens that next time is both! What will that triple “X” bring? The best way to find out is to be there in person! (By the time this report shows up, it's history!)
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Later on that day through a front door far, far away:
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Home at Last!

“We’ll take the bikes off the car after dinner, and cut the lawn...tomorrow!”

[Eivind Mork]

That's funny to suddenly see myself at CineSea :-) Great to see the connection to the other side of the Atlantic too!

I can mention that when I shot that scene in the picture, I was recording in a long hallway that was partly dark. I had gone a long way in there to record without disturbing audio and people around me. I then met two people from the hotel that asked if I was searching for paranormal activity as they saw my DJI Omso Pocket and didn't realize it was a camera. The funny thing was that I got the exact same question the night before from a passing person on the street that saw the same equipment. I wonder if ghost hunting is another regular event at the hotel :-)

[Steve Klare]

We enjoyed your video, Eivind!

News of the British conventions is what inspired people here to revive our own. Having discussion forums certainly is a benefit, but there are steps beyond that make a big difference.

(15 years later, a little inspiration still helps!)

[Melvin England]

Steve - If you could ever make it, it would be great to see you over here on our turf at Blackpool, as would Doug and any other Cinesea supporter. I am sure Shorty will have filled you in on the event many times! You would not regret it.

[Steve Klare]

Thanks, Melvin!

I've admired the British conventions for a long time!

We look forward to the day when someone from the UK arrives in Wildwood, too!