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Post by granters on Feb 7, 2007 22:41:20 GMT
I watched this tonight with my old man who kindly reminded me that we went on holiday to grimistar (spelling?) when i was 7. Absolutely amazing it was. Can't believe i've been there, would love to go back with my rod! If you haven't seen this dvd, get a hold of it, i've never seen anything like it. Truly wonderful
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Post by donnieW on Feb 8, 2007 8:40:50 GMT
I've never seen this dvd but believe it is superb. It's actually at Uig Lodge on the Fhorsa system. I know the area well and have fished the 2 lochs a few times. If you were at Grimersta with your father I've probably met you! I worked there from 1983 to 1999. You would not believe the cheating that goes on in some of these videos - been there when a couple have been done. I'm not suggesting for a minute this happened in Life on the edge but "a Fisher for all Seasons" springs to mind.....
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Post by granters on Feb 8, 2007 16:38:03 GMT
I can well believe it, i have a lot of experince in film making from uni. Some of the things you'll do to get the right shot! Most of the time when you see a "take" it's the producer tugging the line while the angler acts surprised. It's idiotic, but gives the right effect for the viewer. Kind of ruins the magic!
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Post by donnieW on Feb 8, 2007 16:56:18 GMT
Transporting a farmed salmon from a cage at sea, sticking a hook in its' mouth and filming it in a river being played - the pits!
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Post by granters on Feb 8, 2007 17:06:32 GMT
That is absolutely dispicable. I've heard of this happening but i never believed it. Shocking
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Post by lomond on Feb 8, 2007 17:07:11 GMT
I watched this DVD and it's excellent. All the takes definately look genuine. I have a 'Fisher for all Season's' on video. Thought it was really good, however I think I will re-watch it to see where they were cheating.
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Post by granters on Feb 8, 2007 17:43:14 GMT
Don't!! You'll totally ruin it for yourself and you'll be amazed that you never noticed it before!
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Post by Fruin on Feb 8, 2007 20:49:06 GMT
When watching these videos the viewer is often lured into thinking that the production team have turned up for a week or two and got all the footage. However, a lot of these videos, like Life on the Edge, are filmed over a period of about three years. This puts the amount of fish that they have caught on film into perspective.
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Post by granters on Feb 8, 2007 21:01:49 GMT
That's exactly why it stands out Fruin. It's been thoroughly researched down to the finest detail but it is not evident that a lot of hard work and many years prodution has taken place due to this. That's the holy grail of producing one of these programmes-to make it look effortless
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Post by lomond on Feb 9, 2007 12:39:38 GMT
The 'Life on the Edge' DVD has interviews at the end with the film makers. It took them 5 years to make.
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Post by salmonscotty16lb on Feb 10, 2007 0:12:59 GMT
i watched a popular TV program being filmed and put me right off! i had the guys book in car and planned to politely ask him to sign it when he had finished but what i seen during the day i dint bother!watching fish that others caught being kept in nets hooks put in them and action   this was on my local water that i help look after (coarse fish) and if anyone else done that they would be booted off and banned for life! |
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