Classic Alaska Charters HD DVD wins 3 Telly Awards and 2 Emmy Awards

The_Omega_Man · 02-10-2009, 11:43 AM

http://www.mmdnewswire.com/classic-a...ters-4560.html

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Ketchikan Alaska Charter Company's HD DVD wins 3 National Telly Awards, 2 Regional Emmy Awards Seattle, WA (MMD Newswire) February 9, 2009 -- Classic Alaska Charters, Ketchikan Alaska, announces it's company promotional HD DVD has recently been awarded 3 Bronze National Telly awards, was nominated Jan 2008 for 5 Regional Emmy awards, and was recently awarded 2 Regional Emmy awards.

Keven Strehle of SMG Productions, Seattle, was hired by Captain Rob, Classic Alaska Charters to produce and deliver a direct marketing HD DVD for promoting its Alaska adventure charters. After a week of filming aboard the Saltery C with Captain Rob, and hundreds of hours of editing, Keven, knew he had something special and began the application process for the Telly and Emmy awards.

The feature length HD program first aired on King 5 TV's popular travel program "Northwest Backroads" in the winter of 2007. After excellent reviews, Keven Strehle submitted the HD DVD program for both the Telly awards and Emmy awards with hopes for some level of recognition of his excellent work. The judging concluded recently and Keven Strehle of SMG Productions, announced the addition of the 3 Bronze Telly awards and 2 Emmy awards to his list of awards and achievements. Captain Rob is proud to work with SMG productions and for the awards received for the Classic Alaska Charters promo HD DVD.

Captain Rob is thankful for Keven Strehle's excellence in producing an amazing, award winning promo HD DVD for marketing Classic Alaska Charters outstanding overnight saltwater and freshwater adventures in wilderness Alaska. Keven and Captain Rob continue to work together with another HD DVD in the works.

The winning categories for the Emmy awards are:
Arts/Entertainment - Program Special
KING 5 News, "Northwest Backroads: Alaska"; Keven H. Strehle, Producer/Director of Photography/Editor; Jason Fierst, Photographer
Photographer - Program
KING Television, "Keven H. Strehle Composite"; Keven H. Strehle, Director of Photography.
The winning categories for the National Telly awards are:
Direct Marketing, Photography, Nature & Wildlife.
Keven Strehle, Producer/Director, Jason Fierst, Assistant cameraman and photographer, and Captain Rob Scherer, Host, Captain and Guide.

For a copy of this HD DVD contact Capt Rob at: www.classicalaskacharters.com

Contact Info:
Captain Rob Scherer, Classic Alaska Charters
PO Box 6117, Ketchikan Alaska 99901
1-907-225-0608 email: captainrob2u@gmail.com

bmore · 02-10-2009, 12:02 PM

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For a copy of this HD DVD contact Capt Rob at: www.classicalaskacharters.com

I am going to get them all so bruceames can't have one.

Just kidding bruceames.....feel free to order one to complete your collection

dangerdoc · 02-10-2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bmore

I am going to get them all so bruceames can't have one.

Just kidding bruceames.....feel free to order one to complete your collection

Now that was funny.

I was just wondering which one of the judges happened to have an HD DVD player.

**bruceames** · 02-10-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bmore

I am going to get them all so bruceames can't have one.

Just kidding bruceames.....feel free to order one to complete your collection

I ordered mine yesterday.

The_Omega_Man · 02-10-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dangerdoc

Now that was funny.

I was just wondering which one of the judges happened to have an HD DVD player.

Obviously, someone with exquisite tastes!

And, arguably, questionable judgment!

**bruceames** · 02-10-2009, 06:49 PM

It seems this is just a DVD, not an HD DVD.

Captain Rob · 02-11-2009, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

It seems this is just a DVD, not an HD DVD.

I referred to our company promo as a HD DVD...it is not!

It is NOT the HD DVD format.... it was filmed in HD 1080i for
Blu Ray....but was too expensive for me to produce in the Blu
Ray format. So, it was down converted a standard DVD....
that won 3 Telly Awards, was nominated for 5 Regional
Emmy Awards, and won 2 Emmy Awards for it's content as a
direct marketing promo, photography, nature & wildlife program.
It is a standard DVD that will play on all conventional DVD players,
computers with DVD player, and gaming stations.
The quality is awesome! It is FREE.....

The DVD features a group on a typical adventure with Classic
Alaska Charters and Captain Rob in the wilderness areas of
SE Alaska, cruising, fishing, wildlife viewing, crabbing and
shrimping, hiking and more. The scenery is incredible, action
unforgettable!

Even though this is a "standard" award winning DVD and NOT
a collectible HD DVD (dead format!)....if you're still interested in
viewing the great content and a potential adventure with
us at Classic Alaska Charters please contact us!

Thanks,
Captain Rob
Classic Alaska Charters

BobY · 02-12-2009, 01:13 PM

Captain Rob,

This would be a great opportunity for us to get an idea what it costs a smaller label to offer a Blu-Ray production.

It has been said in a number of places that Blu-Ray production is simply too expensive for smaller labels, but no one has ever mentioned what the numbers are. I've heard that the licensing fees are prohibitive.

Can you shed any light on this topic, as it would have a big impact on the kind of content I'm interested in coming out on Blu-Ray.

bmore · 02-12-2009, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BobY

... I've heard that the licensing fees are prohibitive.

Yup. And they never, ever, ever go down. They will remain fixed. Forever. Because of Sony, right? Those evil bastards...

**kamspy** · 02-12-2009, 01:27 PM

Captain Rob just made this a potential 30 page thread.

I agree though, I'm sure BD is not the best format for promotional video. Maybe when it's common for all BD players to support AVC-HD DVDs then they can send those out for High Def promotions.

Sadly my BD brethren, I don't see a Bowflex BD or a ShamWOW BD in the future...

bmore · 02-12-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kamspy

Captain Rob just made this a potential 30 page thread.

I agree though, I'm sure BD is not the best format for promotional video. Maybe when it's common for all BD players to support AVC-HD DVDs then they can send those out for High Def promotions.

Sadly my BD brethren, I don't see a Bowflex BD or a ShamWOW BD in the future...

Captain Rob seems to know about HD DVD a lot. Well, he knows that it is dead, and apparently a collectible! More than most people. Is HD DVD a bonafide collectible? I wasn't aware of that...I mean, I know bruceames thinks it is a collectible...but I am not sure that it can be granted collectible status at this point.

And on top of all of that, he actually found his way across the infinite worldwide web to land right here at HDF. The beehive of the format war. Fate I tell you, fate. Amazing that he would find this very forum to profess the mistake in, I mean out of all of the forums...he lands right here in our pocket!

Surely someone like bruceames must have alerted him about the DVD/HD DVD snafu and directed him here via email.

I mean, how else would Captain Rob find this place?

**kamspy** · 02-12-2009, 01:36 PM

Anything can be a collectible in the eyes of the collector. If it holds value over time has yet to be seen, but I don't think Bruce is collecting them to sell.

As for Captain Rob's cameo, I'm sure someone from HDF asked him to explain the issue. Especially since he mentioned BD in a 'too expensive' manor.

bmore · 02-12-2009, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by kamspy

...As for Captain Rob's cameo, I'm sure someone from HDF asked him to explain the issue. Especially since he mentioned BD in a 'too expensive' manor.

Surely that can be the only explanation, right? Right?

It would be nice if the person that asked him to post told us all that they asked him to post, so that they can at least vouch for his presence.

This is the internet afterall...

dangerdoc · 02-12-2009, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bmore

Surely that can be the only explanation, right? Right?

It would be nice if the person that asked him to post told us all that they asked him to post, so that they can at least vouch for his presence.

This is the internet afterall...

If Captain Rob is smart, he'll just sail on by this discussion.

BobY · 02-12-2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bmore

Yup. And they never, ever, ever go down. They will remain fixed. Forever. Because of Sony, right? Those evil bastards...

Since you have no idea what they'll do, why comment? Or are you using your "divine abilities"? You're going to need knee surgery from all of your knee-jerk, informationless responses to my posts.

I asked for real numbers--what they actually are--not what you wish they will be someday. If you have a problem with Captain Rob's comment, take it up with him. I'm sure you can convince him that he's wrong and a Blu-Ray production really wasn't too expensive for him

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02-12-2009, 01:13 PM	#8
BobY What's all this, then?... Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,197	Captain Rob, This would be a great opportunity for us to get an idea what it costs a smaller label to offer a Blu-Ray production. It has been said in a number of places that Blu-Ray production is simply too expensive for smaller labels, but no one has ever mentioned what the numbers are. I've heard that the licensing fees are prohibitive. Can you shed any light on this topic, as it would have a big impact on the kind of content I'm interested in coming out on Blu-Ray.

02-12-2009, 01:27 PM	#10
kamspy Esteban Moderatoro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati,OH Good Posts: 12 Posts: 13,057	Captain Rob just made this a potential 30 page thread. I agree though, I'm sure BD is not the best format for promotional video. Maybe when it's common for all BD players to support AVC-HD DVDs then they can send those out for High Def promotions. Sadly my BD brethren, I don't see a Bowflex BD or a ShamWOW BD in the future...

02-12-2009, 01:36 PM	#12
kamspy Esteban Moderatoro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati,OH Good Posts: 12 Posts: 13,057	Anything can be a collectible in the eyes of the collector. If it holds value over time has yet to be seen, but I don't think Bruce is collecting them to sell. As for Captain Rob's cameo, I'm sure someone from HDF asked him to explain the issue. Especially since he mentioned BD in a 'too expensive' manor.