Phantom Productions, Inc. began producing Hot Air Ballooning videos in the late '80's. Our Crew training video "From the Ground Up" is used by pilots and ballooning events around the globe. All our videos are now being released on DVD. The DVD's include a digitally re-mastered Crew Training production with a condensed training segment to help new crew get a quick start, as well as clips that may be used by Aerostar and FireFly balloon pilots to train their crew in more detail.
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Hot Air Balloon Crew Training
"From the
Ground
Up"
Now available on re-mastered DVD! This production has been used for years to give
crew knowledge in setting up, launching, chasing
deflating and packing a hot air balloon. View QuickTime Trailer
Produced
at the request of & in association with experienced balloon pilots & crew, this
tape takes you through the entire process of setting up, launching, chasing,
recovering & packing balloons. Instructs persons on the components, safety precautions
and skills necessary to successfully crew for hot air ballooning. This is the
second edition of the tape first produced in 1989.
"From
the lighthearted overviews to the step-by-step instruction, this video provides
a clear explanation of crew training techniques."
Order all (4) Sunrise Sunset DVD's for $60.00 + $4.95 s/h - You pay for 3 and we send one free!
The four tapes in the Sunrise Sunset series came about from requests that balloonists made for us to compile our ballooning footage into videos they could enjoy & share with others. We strive to provide just the right music to back the balloons.
There are now four tapes in the series
that take you from the hot air balloon factories of England, to the mountains
of central Mexico. The tapes include scenes shot over Andrews Air Force Base in Washington D.C., competitions from Texas and Baltimore, as well as just neat scenes of people having fun ballooning.
"If you
want to show your friends what it is like to get hooked on ballooning"
Three part video; 1) tours of British balloon factories. 2) Highlight clips of the Andrews AFB Armed Forces Day Air Show & Kodak Balloon Race. 3) Highlights from the Guanajuato, Mexico balloon race.
"Typical Phantom video- beautifully
composed, skillfully edited, with just the right combination of music & natural
sound effects to bring the viewer into the events shown....If you're looking
for a gift or want a video available for sale to first time passengers, Sunrise
Sunset II is a sure bet!"
Sunrise Sunset III The Competitive Spirit (25 min)
Takes a style similar to Sunrise
Sunset I. Some pilot and crew competition sequences, but mostly great balloon
scenes and beautiful music. Captures the incredibly friendly competitive spirit.
Opening video appeared in a series
of NASA/MCET educational satellite broadcasts on the "elements," then was made
available on CD to schools & the National Air & Space Museum. In another sequence,
the chase crew ran off the map and out of roads. Landowner had plane that he
was willing to take up and look for the balloon. Backed by dynamic music!
Guanajuato,
Mexico Ten days of perfect flying in the mountains and valleys of Central Mexico. Multiple balloons rise over mountains and land near small villages, pilots fly box winds and move around each other with ease, chase crews wind mountain roads and provide excellent support. This tape captures the beauty of balloon flight and international relationships in a spectacular part of the world. This tape is backed by beautiful music from the city's symphony and includes other musical segments of the Mexican culture.
"This unique video does an excellent job of drawing you in to share the enjoyment that was experienced by the balloonists during this special balloon event. Every adventure seeking balloonist will surely enjoy viewing this video story many times."
Glen Allen, HOT AIR, a publication of the Plano Texas Balloon Club
Washington DC This event allows balloon
pilots to fly in otherwise very controlled air space. The tape captures the
flights over the field and into the country-side. Clips of the air show include
the Air Force Thunderbirds and other aircraft.
The Poteet Strawberry Festival which
holds its annual event in April (100,000 visitors to the community of three
thousand), staged the Strawberry Balloon Festival for the 2nd year. Competitive
flights were flown in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. The event's moon glow
is captured from the air by helicopter.
Fast paced
documentary of the hot air balloon races held prior to the Preakness horse race
in Baltimore, Maryland. We captured all aspects of the event from pilot registration & briefings to launch, competition and award ceremonies. Video focuses on setup,
flights, landing and recovery of the balloons participating in the event.
"Please
accept our warmest thanks for producing such a wonderful tape capturing the
many delightful moments of the Maryland Preakness Hot Air Balloon Competition!
You have done a magnificent job in featuring all aspects of our balloon festivities!"
Festival attracted over 60 balloons from all over the country. Box winds, usually non-existent in this part of Texas, made the Saturday morning competition particularly interesting.
It began with a "Moonshine" and included a "key grab"
event for a 1993 Chevy truck. We show
a pilot evaluating various launch sites in the "key grab" event and another
launching quickly after the "hare balloon" mistakenly launched early. Multiple
balloons are seen hurriedly launching to compete in the evening's flight.
Multiple
balloons arrive in line to throw markers, while others have launched from totally
different directions, yet manage to come right across the target, some only
a few feet off the ground!
"Phantom Productions" is the registered trademark of Phantom Productions, Inc. Copyright 2006. All pictures and content on this web site are the property of Phantom Productions, Inc.
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All videos originally shot on SVHS and remastered to DV.
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NOTE! Videos are available on NTSC, PAL and SECAM
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We maintain hundreds of hours of ballooning video and are one of the top suppliers of balloon video clips to CD developers, the news media, as well as educational and entertainment media. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR STOCK SVHS HOT AIR BALLOON VIDEO CLIPS
Videos are available on NTSC, PAL and SECAM (see this web site's video catalog for details)
Our thanks to Dan Sherrill for suggesting we include hot air ballooning in our video work. Also, we greatly appreciate the Central Texas Balloon Association, whose members have participated in many of our videos.
