Of LEDGES and TENTPOLES ...

Hi Russ and Jimmy,

I so enjoyed your reviews of our GREAT CENTRALIA assignment. Last week-end was far more exciting than this one.

Russ, I found these photos of the ledge scene you were discussing with our Mr. Culp from "So Long Patrick Henry." The close-ups really do look like he is high up, especially with that background. Ahh, the magic of Fouad Said and those daring doubles. The last one is a THEN & NOW photo I took in Hong Kong last year.









And Mona ...

I found this on Wikipedia about "tent pole programming" It really doesn't make things a whole lot clearer, but here it is.





Tent pole programming ....

In the world of motion pictures and television programming, a tent pole is a production which, with heavy promotion, and probably carrying a large investment, is expected to hold up (as is the function of a tent pole) and balance out the performance of a movie studio or television network. An example of this strategy in television is to schedule a popular program alongside new or unknown programming, in an attempt to keep viewers watching after the flagship program is over. In the movie business, tent poles are sometimes widely released initial offerings in a string of releases and are expected by studios to turn a profit in a short period of time. When the production fails to meet expectations it can be said that the "tent pole has flopped."

The term is derived from the image of a big circus tent held up by large tent poles. In times past, the circus coming to town anywhere was a major attraction and like the circus, a major movie "tent pole" event today is one producers hope or expect crowds will attend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent_pole_programming


All my best,

Tatia


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