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Picture DVD’s

Picture DVD’s

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Produced by Fran West, these DVDs are bound to stimulate reminiscence and storytelling, connecting people with past lifestyles and provide hours of enjoyment. Each DVD has over 260 images (without captions), an easy listening soundtrack and run for approximately 26mins each.

All the DVDs are produced in the PAL format. DVDs can be viewed on a multi-region DVD player, a portable DVD player or a laptop (with a DVD drive) which can then be linked to a TV screen via a cable.

Titles:

A Day At The Zoo

A 26-minute DVD movie presentation of over 260 still photos relating to a visit to the beautiful garden setting of Adelaide Zoo with its wide variety of animals and birds, and the open plains setting of Monarto Zoological Park with its mostly African and Asian animals.

Accompanied by background music and occasional animal and bird sounds (no captions or narration) to enable easy viewing and listening, and reminiscence.

A great accompaniment to A day at the Show DVD and More Amazing Animals DVD.

Australia’s Coast from the Air

A 26-minute DVD movie presentation of over 260 still photos relating to pilot Fran West's historic flight around the coast of Australia in a light aircraft. These aren't the usual tourist photos, although there are some familiar places. The images capture more of the essence of Australia from beautiful sandy beaches and rugged shorelines to remote stretches of untamed coast and hidden treasures.

Accompanied by background music and captions only (no narration) to enable easy viewing and listening, and reminiscence.

Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania are all represented with at least 26 or more images and the photos follow Fran's anticlockwise path around the Australian mainland and Tasmania. 
There's also an added bonus of images of inland detours, ground shots and airstrips on which Fran landed. 
Ideal for armchair travel, this DVD is sure to bring back memories for those who have made the camping or caravanning trip around Australia or for those who have made a short visit to Australia as a tourist.

Awesome Aviation

A 26-minute DVD movie presentation of over 260 still photos relating to commercial, civil and military aircraft both big and small. Photographed mostly in Australia, there are also photos from Alaska, USA.

Accompanied by background music (no captions or narration) to enable easy viewing and listening, and reminiscence.

A great accompaniment for the other transport/travel videos: Getting Around DVD, Maritime Mix DVD, Marvellous Machinery DVD and Wonderful Wheels DVD.

Beautiful Blooms

A 26-minute DVD movie presentation of over 260 still photos relating to flora from Australia and around the world. There are loads of gorgeous roses, orchids, camellias, daisies and other familiar flowers and trees from the home garden and botanic gardens. Experience the colour and beauty of nature.

 

Accompanied by peaceful background music (no captions or narration), to enable easy viewing and listening, and reminiscence.

 

Ideal for use with high care, palliative care and Sundowner's Syndrome patients because of its calming and soothing effect of colourful images and soundtrack of beautiful piano music (similar to Tasmania's Overland Track DVD). 


Photographed mostly in Australia, highlighting some of its unique wildflowers, there's also desert flora from Utah and Arizona and flowers from Alaska, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Florida. 

 

This movie can be useful for horticultural therapy and also colour therapy (chromotherapy).

Getting Around

A 26-minute DVD movie presentation of over 260 still photos relating to the different types of transport which people use to get around and also move goods e.g. boats, planes, trains, motorbikes, bicycles, trams, buses, cars, trucks, walking and animal transport.

Accompanied by background music (no captions or narration) to enable easy viewing and listening, and reminiscence.

Photos have been taken in Australia, the United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Wales), the USA and South America (Argentina, Brazil and Chile) so it will also bring back travel memories for many people. 

A great accompaniment for the other transport/travel videos: Awesome Aviation DVD, Maritime Mix DVD, Marvellous Machinery DVD and Wonderful Wheels DVD.

Maritime Mix

A 26-minute DVD movie presentation of over 260 still photos relating to a mix of river and ocean craft and activities, ranging from commercial fishing boats and ferries to houseboats, yachts, kayaks and water skiers. Taken with a backdrop of South Australian rivers and shores, Victorian towns, Tasmania and Sydney Harbour, New South Wales.

Accompanied by background music (no captions or narration) to enable easy viewing and listening, and reminiscence.

A great accompaniment for the other transport/travel videos: Awesome Aviation DVD, Getting Around DVD, Marvellous Machinery DVD and Wonderful Wheels DVD.

Marvellous Machinery

A 26-minute DVD movie presentation of over 260 still photos relating to new and old farm machinery, steam engines and various other machines. Taken with a backdrop of Adelaide, Power of the Past at Mount Barker, and the Agricultural Field Days at Paskeville (all in South Australia), along with Victoria (Australia), and Arizona, Colorado and Utah (USA).

 

Accompanied by background music (no captions or narration) to enable easy viewing and listening, and reminiscence

More Amazing Animals

A 27-minute DVD movie presentation of over 260 still photos of domestic animals: horses, ponies, donkeys, dogs, cattle, sheep, goats, birds (ducks, geese, chickens and peacocks), alpacas, pigs and a few rabbits, camels, and cats.

Accompanied by background music and occasional animal and bird sounds (no captions or narration) to enable easy viewing and listening, and reminiscence.

This DVD is certain to bring back memories for those who have travelled, lived on farms, gone to agricultural shows or have enjoyed the company of pets. 
Photographed mostly in Australia, there are also photos from Argentina, Austria, England, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Thailand, The Netherlands, the USA and Wales. Ideal for armchair travel. 

There are also a few quirky things for observant people to pick up while watching the DVD e.g. the fake Dalmatian dog and the two black & white calves who have ear tags which spell out a famous Arnott's biscuit. 
A great accompaniment to A day at the Show DVD and A day at the Zoo DVD - animals (particularly horses and dogs) and birds for everyone.

Outback Adventure

A 26-minute DVD movie presentation of over 260 still photos featuring South Australia's Outback, Gammon Ranges and Flinders Ranges. Ideal for armchair travel.

Accompanied by background music (no captions or narration) to enable easy viewing and listening, and reminiscence. The soundtrack provides a fitting accompaniment to this snapshot of the Australian Bush seen in a year of rain and floods.

Wildlife, windmills and wildflowers all make an appearance. Mini adventures like the Pichi Richi Railway journey and the Ridge Top Tour at Arkaroola are there too. Visits to Alligator Gorge, the Ochre Pits and Leigh Creek Coal Field are also included. Signs, buildings, vehicles, planes and people make an appearance alongside trees, creeks and beautiful scenery. What more could you want as a snapshot of the Australian Bush? 
P.S. the wildflowers on the DVD label are South Australia's floral emblem, the Sturt Desert Pea (absolutely stunning in the Wearing Gorge). There are a few on the actual DVD too. 

Spain’s Pilgrim Trail

A 26-minute DVD movie presentation of over 260 still photos featuring the last 150 kilometres of the walk from Leon to Santiago de Compostela along El Camino Frances in northern Spain. In this video are most of the things walkers see on a route which meanders through the Spanish countryside taking in buildings, animals, flowers and trees, people, the varied trail, general scenery and a few interesting signs and other bits and pieces.

Accompanied by Spanish music soundtrack (no captions or narration) to enable easy viewing and listening, and reminiscence. A real snapshot of rural Spain.

This DVD is ideal for armchair travel but it will also bring back travel memories for many people who enjoyed walking in their younger days.

The symbol for El Camino de Santiago (the Way of Saint James) is the scallop shell and it features on marker posts, fences and other places. The trail itself is easy to follow with yellow arrows guiding people to Santiago. Because both the scallop shells and yellow arrows appear frequently, an activity can be based around spotting and counting how many of these appear in the video.

Fran also likes to add a personal touch to her videos. So, one of the concrete markers has on it the same number of kilometres to go to Santiago as how old Fran was when she walked along this famous pilgrim trail. Another chance to look and observe while viewing the video.

For those who enjoy the outdoors and walking, this video can tie in with Tasmania's Overland Track DVD.

Tasmania’s Overland Track

A 26-minute DVD movie presentation of over 260 still photos highlighting the magnificent mountain terrain of the walk from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair in Tasmania’s World Heritage wilderness (Australia).

Discover the many moods of the track as it passes through forest and moor land, alongside peaks and waterfalls, and reveals delicate wildflowers and secluded creeks.

Accompanied by peaceful and relaxing background music (no captions or narration), to enable easy viewing and listening, and reminiscence.

Ideal for use with high care, palliative care and Sundowner's Syndrome patients because of its calming and soothing effect of colourful images and soundtrack of beautiful piano music (similar to Beautiful Blooms DVD). 

For those who enjoy the outdoors and walking, this video can tie in with Spain's Pilgrim Trail DVD.

Wonderful Wheels

A 26-minute DVD movie presentation of over 260 still photos featuring cars, trucks and motorbikes from the fabulous 50s, 60s and 70s, plus a few vintage and classic cars. The men in particular will love this one!

Accompanied by background music (no captions or narration) to enable easy viewing and listening, and reminiscence.

You'll want to be up dancing to this DVD. A great idea for exercising in the chair or even dancing for the more mobile. 

This complements the other transport/travel videos: Awesome Aviation DVD, Getting Around DVD, Maritime Mix DVD and Marvellous Machinery DVD.

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