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Erik Friedl
Приєднався 18 чер 2008
An eclectic mix of films by Erik Friedl. Subjects include aviation, environmental and companion-animal issues, Middle Eastern American festivals and documentaries on Switzerland, California and the arts.
Dam-Atoll
Generating electricity through ocean-wave energy. Dam-Atoll is a Lockheed invention that was conceived and designed by scientists Les Wirt and Duane Morrow at Lockheed's Acoustical Testing Laboratory in Rye Canyon, Santa Clarita, California. One Lockheed executive was later heard to say, "The damndest thing ever to come out of an acoustic lab." While Lockheed-California Company in Burbank was the original patent assignee, the patent is now in the public domain. Directed, filmed and edited by Erik Friedl.
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Aiglon Revisited
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A revisit to British boarding-school life in the Swiss alps in the 1970's. Comprised entirely of 16mm outtakes that were never used in the official school film commissioned in 1971 by Aiglon College founder John Corlette. These outtakes were thought to have been misplaced or lost some 50 years ago and were just recently recovered and edited into presentable form. Directed, filmed and edited by ...
Maiya Sykes sings "Bright Star in the Night"
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The Christmas song "Bright Star in the Night" performed by Maiya Sykes. Lyrics by Alan Duncan and Kathy Wong. Music by Emmett Yoshioka. Arranged by Tim Hayden. Mixer: Dave Lang. Video directed, filmed and edited by Erik Friedl. "MY BRIGHT STAR IN THE NIGHT" CHRISTMAS EVE HAS COME AND GONE AND CHRISTMAS DAY IS DONE ALL THE GIFTS ARE OPEN NOW ALL THE GIFTS BUT ONE ONE LONE PRESENT SITS THERE STIL...
Ty Taylor sings "Bright Star in the Night"
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The Christmas song "Bright Star in the Night" performed by Ty Taylor. Lyrics by Alan Duncan and Kathy Wong. Music by Emmett Yoshioka. Arranged by Tim Hayden. Mixer: Dave Lang. Video directed, filmed and edited by Erik Friedl. "MY BRIGHT STAR IN THE NIGHT" CHRISTMAS EVE HAS COME AND GONE AND CHRISTMAS DAY IS DONE ALL THE GIFTS ARE OPEN NOW ALL THE GIFTS BUT ONE ONE LONE PRESENT SITS THERE STILL ...
Hollywood On Strike
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On July 27, 2023, a formidable phalanx of stunt motorcycle riders and stunt coordinators from SAG-AFTRA dramatically took to the streets of L.A., rolling their thunderous V-twins, hogs and hyperbikes by the studio picket lines in solidarity and support of the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Directed, filmed and edited by Erik Friedl.
New Christmas Song: "My Bright Star in the Night"
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Featuring guest star Maiya Sykes and Andrew Duncan and the Starbuck Jazz Quartet. Lyrics for "My Bright Star in the Night" by Alan Duncan and Kathy Wong. Music by Emmett Yoshioka. Performed at The Smoke House in Burbank, California on December 22, 2022. Filmed and edited by Erik Friedl. "MY BRIGHT STAR IN THE NIGHT" CHRISTMAS EVE HAS COME AND GONE AND CHRISTMAS DAY IS DONE ALL THE GIFTS ARE OPE...
Hellfire over Texas: Memories of A&M
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In the fall of 1971, journalism major Erik Friedl '73 began documenting scenes on 16mm film (shooting ECO 7252 and EF 7242 on the Bolex H-16) in and around Texas A&M University for a class assignment. Much of the footage centered around traditional Aggie lore, the A&M football team, Midnight Yell at Kyle Field and the building of the annual bonfire in November. Selected scenes were later used b...
Orion/Aurora: World-Class Hunters
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The story of the P-3 Orion Lockheed's long-range maritime patrol aircraft as used by NATO countries for reconnaissance, search-and-rescue, and anti-surface and anti-submarine defense. Directed and filmed by Erik Friedl (covering the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Portugal), Robert Mehnert (covering Australia, New Zealand and Japan) and Gary Wilmes (covering Canada and the P-3's sister ship, the...
A Tradition of Excellence (A history of Lockheed)
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A retrospective of the Lockheed aeronautical company of the 1980's its history, its products, its people, its future. Written by Jeff Fellows. Narrated by Robert Brown. Directed, filmed and edited by Erik Friedl. Additional filming by Robert Mehnert. BEST IN SHOW, Indy Awards, New York City 1983.
The Alpha Jet: Tomorrow's Trainer Today
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Legendary test-pilots Dieter Thomas and Patrick Experton demonstrate the superior capabilities and trainer potential of the twin-engine Alpha Jet designed and built by Dornier of Germany and Dassault/Breguet of France. Also featuring top American test-pilots Tom Morgenfeld and Brad Spahr. The film took 1st Place in Advertising/Sales at the Indy Film Awards in NYC in 1981. Narrated by Art Baling...
The Swiss Highlife
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Swissair presents highlights of Switzerland in this lighthearted romp across the country in the summer of '72. Two groups of visitors traveling on different budgets fly in to Geneva and Zürich and ultimately meet up on the summer ski slopes at Testa Grigia above Zermatt. Written by Cynthia Fontayne and Rosemary MacMillan. Narrated by Dave Cash. Production manager: Edward Nassar. Still photograp...
Joyce Lowe performing "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael)
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Dating back to the Edwardian era before WWI, the term "palm court music" referred to a particular style of music that could be enjoyed in the atrium of prestigious hotels while tea was being served. The musicians often a solo pianist or sometimes a trio including cello and violin were to be heard but not seen. A screen of potted plants usually hid them from view. The purpose of the music was to...
Bird LA Day 2015
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A celebration of all things avian on Bird LA Day May 2, 2015. Birding enthusiasts of all ages across Los Angeles County were invited to join Audubon Society leaders, teachers and naturalists at some thirty venues that included bird walks, garden tours, bird-sketching, photography workshops and museum shows. Featuring Kimball Garrett, Catherine Hamilton, David Yarnold, Brigid McCormack, Brad Rum...
The Legacy of Owens Lake
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The troubling saga behind the diversion of water from the Owens River in eastern California to the Los Angeles Aqueduct in the 1920's, causing catastrophic desiccation of the Owens Valley. Originally intended as a dust-mitigation measure, some water has recently been restored to parts of the lake-bed, fortuitously giving rise to a chain of local wetlands fed by springs and artesian wells. Birds...
On Music and the Arts: Louie Pérez Brings It Home
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Louie Pérez of Los Lobos drops by for a visit to Highland Park Continuation School in Los Angeles. Louie is joined by fellow mentors Luis Torres and Luis Ruan and principal Enrique Gonzalez, riffing on school, music, family and life in general. Directed, filmed and edited by Erik Friedl. Produced by Steve McCrea.
Eco-Eating: The Ethics of Food Choice
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Eco-Eating: The Ethics of Food Choice
7th Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health
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7th Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health
Restoring Southern California's Wetlands
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Restoring Southern California's Wetlands
Restoring Southern California's Wetlands (Version 2)
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Restoring Southern California's Wetlands (Version 2)
Restoring Southern California's Wetlands (Version 1)
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Restoring Southern California's Wetlands (Version 1)
So simple and clever. Thank you for sharing. And as a pianist, can I ask you about the music, please? I couldn't find it through Google or Shazam...
Thank you for your comment. The music is by pianist Marco Zannone. The piece is available on Pond5.com and is entitled "Inspirational Piano Works 2".
Superb aircraft. I saw an engine change for real when a visiting Alpha sucked in a bird. the mechs had the old engine out in 20 minutes from a standing start and the aircraft was back online in an hour.
best job i had i was a flight engineer for 20 years i LOVE this plane red ball one and red ball 2 was in NAS Jax when i was there
Great memories. Looks the way it was when you and I, Erik, were students there, but with the addition of girls to the student body (they were first introduced the term/semester after I left. Never could forgive JC for that).
Aiglon Revisited is a gem. Wonderful students, faculty and school! Beautifully made, Erik, and after so many years. I love the perforated film roll endings.
Thank you, so wonderful to share! Amazing to see everyone - they haven't changed a bit.
Omg i punched my phone. I'm in tears. And the cats were the most heartbreaking. We human beings are the worst monsters in this planet; maybe in this universe!
😢😢😢😢This video is very upsetting
I enjoyed seeing these "lost clips" as I never made it into the original film but saw myself here. Thanks for the memories.
Like a little jaunt back in time...
Fascinating... thanks for the video
Grew up outside NAS Moffett Field in the 1960s during the peak of ASW hunting - Orion pilots/NFOs or SENIOR aircrew. In 1986 I enlisted with a guarantee of the AW rate (Aircrew) - intending to return and be an Orion Crewman - unfortunately, during Aircrew School, I swam too well and an instructor decided I would be going to Rescue Swimmer School and helicopters. An 8 year tour as a helicopter AW - then during shore-duty I got to steal a lot (750 hours) of Orion time - next sea-tour was aboard the carrier as an analyst stealing time from the Viking and Seahawk Foxtrot.
The film work is exquisite. The device is clever. But it would suffer in real world conditions. Salt water is far more corrosive than fresh. The ocean is full of debris that clogs the best of filter systems. And see life has a bad habit of growing on everything. May be they could have worked around it all but this isn’t the automatic energy win it may appear to be a first glance.
Excellent practical points you raise but to a creative technical mind, these could represent just another design/engineering challenge not dissimilar to trying to prevent or minimize the casualty rate of our avian friends misjudging the timing of a giant wind-turbine blade.
Less simply put, to my understanding: that starburst array of fins-combined with the dome shape that causes the water to become shallower towards the centre-funnels the water's waves into a downward vortex - a fluid flywheel - which then pushes that turbine at the base of the shaft. It uses the refractive property of waves to accomplish this; when waves move from deep water to shallow water they change direction. Then once the water is moving downward within the central shaft the whole thing functions like any other hydroelectric turbine. So it's an omnidirectional underwater-waterfall generator, with no moving parts beyond the turbine apparatus at the base for harvesting the waterfall's energy. Very cunning! Patented by Lockheed 45 years ago but because they didn't ever do anything with it beyond that one scale model in this video, the concept is now in the public domain?
Technically speaking, you're of course right on the mark and thanks for the elaboration on the inner workings of the Dam-Atoll concept. The idea remains genius-and ingenious.
Lovely cinematography
CO2 isn’t a pollutant; literally makes the Earth greener
CO2 is a greenhouse gas. It doesn't make the earth greener.. It is essential for photosynthesis. CO2 is a byproduct of animal respiration. However, humans are producing and imbalance in the photosynthesis/respiration cycle with our continued reliance on burning of fossil fuels, coupled with our clear-cutting of forests, and mono-culture plant crops and lawns.
Yes and no. Not to forget that carbon dioxide emissions remain the primary driver of global climate change. But thank you for the comment.
CO2 Absorbs light in the atmosphere and turns it into heat.This extra heat caused by the increase of CO2 is what is causing our planet to warm, and don't even get me started on all the effects that has.
Nice birds gentle riding the wind sitting on air
And again, quit that job at the killer shelters and get job at the rescue shelters!!!!
They shouldnt work there and keep killing them daily!... Also, STOP dropping the animals off at the killer shelters!!!! Go to the rescue shelters instead!!!!!!.... This. You all are dork!!!.... Nonsense you...🙄....
Stupid people. I saved my dog out of a dumpster.
The criteria for this job is hate animals.
These people love their jobs.
Marvelous to see Aiglon and the beauty of Villars. The teachers all looking so young !
I wholehaertedly agree wth Mark. Although I arrived at Aiglon 10 years after these clips were taken, it is all very similar to my years 81-84 with many of the same teachers. And especally the expedton to the top is great!!
Absolutely wonderful work. Thank you, Erik Friedl, for your efforts. This is genuinely and deeply appreciated by those of us who shared the experiences this film depicts.
Pink Floyd?
These bitches do it in front of other animals???? What the fuck
I would love to do it for free
Nice Name...😂
8:30 the No.5 Sqadron RNZAF albatross always looked right on the tail of a P3! ❤
Some states use Zyklon C
Who will be on the list in Treblinka today?
11:00 Haha thats a good line given that the P-8 is Boeing airframe and sensor system. Living in Seattle near Boeing and major naval systems I gotta say both are beautiful platforms to see flying around.
Murder
To be clear, not murder but mercy-killing that could have been completely avoided if the ignorant public had spayed/neutered their pets. There are NOT ENOUGH homes for all the animals being born. But thanks for leaving a comment.
Life is meaningless in the end. None of us mean anything. In a few billion years this planet will be engulfed by the sun and nothing that ever happened will matter.
6:01 the aircraft used for the australian footage was A09-754. Unfortunately ditched on cocos island on the 26th april 1991. One crew member, Tom Henniker died when the #2 prop entered the fuselage. I was fortunate enough to attend the memorial on cocos in 2016.
Thanks very much for the update on A09-754 and so sorry to hear that we lost crew member Tom Henniker. Glad you were able to make the memorial.
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حفظ الله اليمن وشعبها الطيب اين ما كان
Beautiful ❤
Lovely
Che bello. What a beautful song. The emotion pours through his voice.
And now Canada has purchased 14 new P8 poseidon aircraft 🎉
I hadn't heard. Thanks for the update, Brad.
Remember Remy Nassar very well. We were both graduate students in the mid 70s in Cambridge. Went to his wedding in Cannes in 1990, and his funeral in London in 1993. A terrible shock. RIP Remy.
Clive, kindly drop me a line with email and phone number at efriedl@earthlink.net. I too attended his wedding and funeral. Thanks, Erik
Just lovely! ❤
What a lovely song. I don't think there's another one out there that sends this sad, sweet Christmas message. Well done, everyone!
What a lovely song. I don't think there's another one out there that sends this sad, sweet Christmas message. Well done, everyone!
Perfection. Sadly, there are so few artists today with the sensitivity and emotional depth to recognize what a work of art this song truly is.
Such high praise! Thanks very much.
Beautiful ❤
Although I'm not for the killing of harmless animals I do think it's good that they do kill them pretty fast and with little to no pain. The people who put them down do well by the animals and they don't deserve hate because most of them do not want to do it or find joy in it but they're forced to and they try their best to make the animal deaths as painless as possible.