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Laddar... Dancing with Cranes: On location with a New Zealand wildlife film-maker (2005)av Alison Ballance
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Very good book, highlighting 3 different shoots - the Mongolian steppe region, birds in a New Zealand island and tigers in Russia. Although I knew tigers were from Asia, I didn't think of them as living in Russia or Thailand. Good to have the pictures, as noted by another, I wish there were more, even the black and white ones, because that helped to illustrate what the region looks like. Quite interesting to learn the underpinnings of making wildlife films. ( ) I have to confess that I did not actually finish this book. I read most of it but skipped the last section on the tigers. I was a little disappointed that the adventures of this filmmaker were not more riveting. I guess we could paraphrase that old quote that says "writing about music is like dancing about art," because writing about filmmaking may have the same problem. I kept wanting to SEE what they were doing, not read about it. There are a few photos in the book but not enough to satisfy my curiosity. And the life of the wildlife film producer seems a bit tedious for all the attendant excitement. Alison Ballance spends a lot of time telling about vehicular breakdowns, long drives, and animals not cooperating in the filming efforts. It began to be a bit redundant. One more problem I had with this book is that, not being a native New Zealander, I didn't always understand the language. There were times when she used slang or referred to trees/animals that are not familiar to me, but she mentioned them as if everyone ought to know what they were. I did like hearing about her visits to Mongolia and the kakapo islands (enjoyed the latter more) but it just felt as if there were something missing. Perhaps a better writer could have made it come alive for me, or perhaps I just need to watch the documentary films they made... inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
Alison Ballance has bumped over the Mongolian stepped in search of wild horses; camped in mud when trying to film New Zealand's rare, nocturnal kakapo; she's flown deep into the Himalayas where demoiselle cranes migrate across the world's highest mountains. The intrepid wildlife film-maker has travelled to some of the earth's remotest places for footage of our endangered species. Working for TV production company Natural History New Zealand, her search for tigers has taken her to Thailand's steamy jungle and the Russian Far East in winter. Propelled by a passion for observing and sharing the wonder and the plight of the animal world, Ballance has journeyed into the wilds, and to sanctuaries where fragile hope for species has been rekindled. Dispelling myths of film-industry glamour, Ballance's experiences range through uncomfortable and heartbreaking to absurd. Her story also captures the joy and elation of discovery. Whether she's nose to beak with a kakapo or riding a Bactrian camel in the Gobi Desert, travels with this winsome wildlife film-maker are captivating, exhilarating - and inspiring. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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