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Africa 2009: The Safari Begins

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Africa 2009:Flying the Friendly Skies

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My Favorite Story

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January 03, 2009 10:18 AM Views:151   Favorited:0   Comments:0
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The Broken Silence

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  I was reading another filmmakers blog the other day about people purposely creating

The Big PIcture

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On a recent trip to Yellowstone National Park, I was stopped by a park ranger who was directing traffic around a slew of vehicles pulled over on the side of the road. From my car window I could see still photographers lined up alongside

Even more permits

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March 20, 2008 12:37 PM Views:95   Favorited:0   Comments:0
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Do you want to film this beautiful scene at Effigy Mounds in my home state of Iowa?Well, guess what? It's managed by the national park service and you're going to need a separate permit just to film there.As always,

Fees under the current law

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The current law is tiered to a certain extant. One to two filmmakers with minimal crew pay the $200, liability policy and ranger fees if needed.Anything more than that and you start paying location fees for every location based on the size of your film crew and what you are needing to do.This

Sample Letter

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March 20, 2008 12:34 PM Views:150   Favorited:0   Comments:0
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Here is a sample lettert created by Pat Reddy, feel free to use this yourselves, modify it, or use it as a starting point if you wish:"In 2000 Congress passed legislation that directed federal land managers to issue permits and collect fees for commercial still photography and filming within

New bill to eliminate fees for filmmakers

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March 20, 2008 12:26 PM Views:102   Favorited:0   Comments:0
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This bill would effect all nature and wildlife filmmakers no matter what country you live in.Anyway, currently small production companies are lumped into the same group as the major motion picture companies. Any filming in National Parks for commercial purposes requires a permit, location fees
Kevin Railsback
Fairfax, Iowa,
United States
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"Born in Chicago as the son of a career Marine Corps father, travel was in my blood from an early age. Two tours in Washington, D.C. made me a regular at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum where I marveled at the magnificent creatures that were on display there. From an early age I wanted to capture the incredib

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