Jacaranda Films Media Australia: microlights

Monday, May 28, 2007

Riding Free Australia Ulysses Coffs Coast AGM

Jacaranda Films is currently producing a DVD documentary called Riding Free which tells the story of the famous Ulysses Clubs spread throughout the states of Australia. The DVD will be available Online in August a short promo is now on www.youtube.com/jacarandafilms site.

Feel free to check out all our promos Online for the following DVDS on sale now.
Manilla Town Celebration,Wheels of Time,The Grafton Story 1963-1965 Invention of the modern Hang Glider,Forbes Flatands and Maclean Australia Day Celebrations.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

The Grafton Story 1963- 1965 Free Flight Avaition

The Grafton Story 1963-1965 Documentary DVD will be coming out for release very soon. The Documentary covers early days of pioneer Hang-gliders through the vision of John Dickenson weight-shift control used today in modern hanggliders throughout the world.

Here are some photos of Modern Day free flight Hanggliders and Paragliders flown around the world today. This DVD has been made possible with full support of the Clarence River Tourism.

Monday, January 29, 2007

Forbes Flatlands Competition Photos

The above photos have kindly provide by Matt the roving photographer for the Forbes Flatlands Competition which took place at Forbes Airport in Central West New South Wales in Australia.

For further information call Robert on Mobile 0429854632 to purchase the Forbes Flatlands DVD Movie to watch all the action in full colour and relive the days in Forbes.

Saturday, January 6, 2007

Forbes Flatland International Competition

Welcome to my latest blog update report for the Forbes Flatland Hang Gliding competition taking place in Forbes New South Wales. I arrived on Thursday 4th January after a long trip from Coffs Harbour on the east coast of Australia.

The town of Forbes is a four and half hour drive from Sydney, the organiser Vicki Cain kindly invited me over for a few days. To shoot some extra footage for a promo of the best pilots attending the Hang Gliding International event. This film footage is priceless for our upcoming Documentary. I met many friendly well known pilots from many Nations from around the world.

The Hang Glider pilots have traveled many many miles from Japan,United States, Canada,Norway, Sweden, Italy, Brazil, Germany, Austria, and from States around Australia many of the Top 100 Pilots from around world are there for the Forbes Flatland Hang Gliding Gold.

The event is proudly sponsored by Moyes Delta Gliders and the Forbes City Council along with many aviation sponsors. The visiting aircraft there to aerotow the Hang Gliders are the Airborne Microlights and Moyes Dragonfly's.

Please check out one of visiting American pilots blog Dave Cameron here at http://www.ozadventureclub.blogspot.com/

Will keep you posted on more details coming soon on Forbes Flatland Highlights competition.
Please feel free to check out the link on http://www.moyes.com.au/ for the Forbes Flatland updates on the Hang Gliding International competition.

The Dragonfly's Ultralight Tugs are available through http://www.liteflite.com.au/ for further details check out the site. These Tugs are being used for the Aero towing Hang Gliders for the current Forbes Flatland Competition which were designed by Bob Bailey American designer.

The Airborne Australian Microlights have been aero towing out at the Forbes Flatland International Competition daily throughout the week. Please feel free to check out the site at www.airborne.com.au

Attention all

Hang-Glider Pilots and crew out at the Forbes Flatland Competition taking place in Forbes New South Wales until this Wednesday 10th January. If anyone has any video footage of the Goals today, we would like to request to be given permission to included in the upcoming documentary and give the person's a film credit and logo as 2nd camera unit.

The Forbes Flatland DVD will be available for sale in the coming weeks on line at www.jacarandafilms.blogspot.com If you would like to book your copy email jacarandafilms@hotmail.com or drop us a line to Robert the Producer on Mobile: 0429854632 and snail mail is Studio 12 Orara Valley Nana Glen Store New South Wales Australia 2450.

Further updates coming soon to conclusion of competition now taking place in the town of Forbes.

Personal Profile

I am have been making a series of documentaries over the past few years. Recently just being filming the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

I met up with two great filmmakers from France and we have become great friends in this cool world of Documentary Film Making.

I have been producing documentaries for the past few years completed a series of short films.

I have recently produced a documentary on the Glenreagh Mountain Railway volunteers who have transformed an steam engine called Betty 1919 which was produced in 1878 now running down the line as a tourist railway.

I am currently now working on producing a Independent music show working title Live Launch TV launching Australian Music Blues and Rock Bands and Festivals scene onto the Big Screen across Australia.

The Show will be screening on the Aurora Television Foxtell Cable Channel 183 Saturday Night in October T.B.C. The Crew are now filming more live content with loads of surprises coming soon from Down Under.

I have worked in radio broadcasting industry and as a entertainment DJ and been a filmmaker since the early 90s.

I have recently completed producing a documentary on the invention of free flight Hang-gliders and various Hang-gliding and paragliding competitions staged in various locations around Australia over the coming months.

I love flying and this year have currently been in the pre-production stages, planning a avaition documentary. Setting out to travel in 2008 to various locations events around Australia. Filming locations on Ultralights,Hang Gliders and Paragliders to the modern day Aircraft of famous Pilots inside view to flying.

I have had many life experiences serving time in the Royal Australian Air Force were my passion for flying was put into pratice taking the controls of CT4 Trainers,Blackhawk Helicopter rides in many miltary aircraft.

Tamworth Comes Alive in this upcoming documentary to be released in the coming few months to be broadcasted world-wide.

I have completed the following DVD Documentaries over the past two years. MillMerran Hot Rodders, Urban Country Highlights coming in June, Maidenwell Rodders July, Mud Bulls and Music Bash 2010, AirShows Down_Under,Celebrations of Flight, Stay tune more great australian stories coming soon to the Jacaranda Films Channel.