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The Broken Silence |
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| September 23, 2008 04:59 PM | Views:154 Favorited:0 Comments:3 |
| Filed Under: Commentary | |
| Tags: Yellowstone | |
I was reading another filmmakers blog the other day about people purposely creating
The Big PIcture |
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| September 14, 2008 10:13 PM | Views:134 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Commentary | |
| Tags: National Parks Yellowstone | |
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:81 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Commentary | |
| Tags: National Parks Permit Yellowstone | |
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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| March 20, 2008 12:36 PM | Views:54 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Commentary | |
| Tags: National Parks Permit Yellowstone | |
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:110 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Commentary | |
| Tags: National Parks Permit Yellowstone | |
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:83 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Commentary | |
| Tags: National Parks Permit Yellowstone | |
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
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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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Cinematographer
Documentary
Nature
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