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Post by filmguy on Oct 6, 2016 22:16:30 GMT 12
'Jean', the first ever feature length drama about Jean Batten will be premiering on TV One, Sunday 23 October 2016, 8:30pm (the Sunday of Labour weekend) for all interested forum members. It will be available on demand at TVNZ on Demand after that date. Please help spread the word amongst the aviation community as we (the film-makers) are sure it will be of interest and have done our darnedest to do Jean's story justice.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 6, 2016 22:50:37 GMT 12
Great stuff. I don't watch much TV at all any more but I'll watch this for sure.
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Post by ZacYates on Oct 7, 2016 7:55:24 GMT 12
I'm cautiously excited to see this production, filmguy. I'm a student of Jean history so I'm curious to see how the team tackled her less desirable personality traits.
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Post by filmguy on Oct 10, 2016 7:11:13 GMT 12
Here's a Utube Link to "Jean" Promo:
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Post by filmguy on Oct 10, 2016 7:13:17 GMT 12
Here's a utube link to the film's trailer thats just been released:
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 10, 2016 9:28:29 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 10, 2016 15:22:10 GMT 12
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Post by filmguy on Oct 19, 2016 19:45:15 GMT 12
And another tube link to some of the flying footage featured in the film. The feature plays this Sunday ( Sunday of Labour Weekend 2016) 8:30pm and will be available on TVNZ on Demand after that.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 19, 2016 20:43:48 GMT 12
This looks so stunningly beautiful, visually. I've given up watching most television but I am really looking forward to this, and am eager to watch it.
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Post by davidd on Oct 20, 2016 10:54:59 GMT 12
I totally agree with Dave H!
Dave D
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Post by pjw4118 on Oct 20, 2016 14:19:25 GMT 12
I remember some footage being shot at Whenuapai in March , AMW was there and I think a Proctor , I will be watching for sure.
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Post by planecrazy on Oct 21, 2016 4:39:17 GMT 12
Wonder if this will come out on DVD?
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Post by planewriting on Oct 21, 2016 7:20:55 GMT 12
Yes Peter - you are correct. I was at Whenuapai on 20 March during the re-union of the ASC Gliding Section and both AMW and DPP were present. That was a chance visit as I had been at a milestone birthday party for Auckland Gliding Club member Morrie Honey at Drury the previous evening. Russell Thorne, who I was staying with, kindly took me out to Whenuapai next day as he had for many years been involved with ASC.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 23, 2016 12:13:32 GMT 12
Tonight's the night, this is going to be good!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 23, 2016 20:55:37 GMT 12
I am watching this film now. Bloody fantastic. A huge well done to all involved. It's extremely good so far.
I found this interview with Jean earlier that may be of interest, from the New Zealand Herald on the 25th of February 1931:
FLYING AS A CAREER.
YOUNG AUCKLAND GIRL.
EXPERIENCE IN ENGLAND,
An Auckland girl, Miss Jean Batten, who is taking up flying as a career, returned from England, via Australia, by the Marama yesterday. She is tho daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Batten, and learned to fly at tho London Aero Club. She is tho first New Zealand girl to obtain a flying pilot's certificate in England.
Miss Batten, who is 21 years of age, had her first flight in an aeroplane with Squadron-Leader Kingsford-Smith in tho Southern Cross in Sydney. " I have been keen on flying over since," she said yesterday, "and when I was in England with my mother I took the opportunity of having flying lessons with Major Travel's at tho London Aero Club's aerodrome. I also took an engineering course at de Havillands.
"I intend taking up flying as a career and hope to get my 13 licence in Auckland. I have already done 18 hours' solo, flying and have, a pilot's certificate. Father thinks I am too young to take Hying seriously, but I like it too much to give it up. It gives one a feeling of freedom and exhilaration. There are quite a number of women pilots in England, and in London I met Miss Clifford, of Christchurch, who has done a lot of flying. Of course, it all depends on tho girl. You need fairly good sight and steady nerves." The youthful flier said she had been tremendously impressed with the high efficiency of aviation in England. Great Britain, she said, undoubtedly led the world as far as flying was concerned. One of the most interesting things she had seen just before leaving London was the first of the big Handley-Page aeroplanes to be used by Imperial Airways in tho London-Africa service. It was a huge machine, seating 40 passengers, with a wing span of 130 ft.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 23, 2016 21:43:22 GMT 12
Yes, once again, I am very, very impressed with the film, so nicely made. I loved the air to air scenes, and the various airfield scenes. Great special effects, and top notch acting and directing too. It's so nice to see some important NZ aviation history being portrayed so well in this way.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 23, 2016 21:50:37 GMT 12
I have merged the two threads into one, by the way.
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Post by oggie2620 on Oct 23, 2016 22:08:32 GMT 12
Please can you sell it to someone in UK so I can get to see as I can't get TVNZ on demand 😞 (Or put it on YouTube) pretty please!!
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Post by planewriting on Oct 23, 2016 22:16:56 GMT 12
I think for the most part it was well done but one clanger that stood out for me. When they tried to put Jean off following Smithy's loss they also said that Amelia Earhart had gone missing. Amelia didn't go missing until July 1937. Oops!
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Post by hardyakka on Oct 24, 2016 8:37:14 GMT 12
Unfortunately I was traveling last night and will need to watch it On Demand. Just as an aside, a few years ago, a friend of mine wrote a stage musical of Jean's story called "Garbo of the Skies" based on the Mackersey book. He and his creative partner wrote all the music & songs and then she starred as Jean Batten in the performance run. I thought it was really good, but Ian Mackersey didn't approve the rights to get it performed any wider than the small Taranaki town of Opunake where my friend lived. That connection piqued my interest in Jean and I did a bit of further reading about her exploits. She was a fascinating character and I'm looking forward to seeing where the Talented Mr. Sarkies has taken it.
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