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<body stylesrc="1993_shw.htm" background="Wells_bk.gif" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" text="#000000" link="#0000EE" vlink="#400080" alink="#FF0000"> <h1 align="CENTER"><font color="#004080">Multi-Media Productions <br> <i><font size="+1">created by Ken Rattenne</font></i></font></h1> <h3 align="CENTER"> </h3> <hr> <p><img src="35mmgirl.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" height="120" width="120" align="LEFT">One of our specialties here at KPR Media Services is the multi-media slide show. What is a multi-media slide show? Simply, a themed show or presentation employing 35mm slides arranged to tell a story, and usually accompanied by recorded music and/or narration fed into a professional sound system. Two or more projectors, usually pre-programmed to run automaticlly in a "live" environment, project the show on a standard screen.</p> <p>Ken Rattenne has been producing and "performing" multi-media slide shows since 1981, and has presented these shows at photography exhibitions from coast to coast. Many of these shows focus on the ever-changing railroad industry and it's associated hobby of "train chasing," while others orgranize around more conventional themes. </p> <p>Shows are available for public viewing by hobby clubs and organizations; if you would like to book one of our shows, email <a href="mailto:rattenne@earthlink.net">Ken Rattenne</a> and indicate which show or shows interest you. If you would KPR Media Services to produce a show or presentation for your company or organization, contact us at <i><a href="mailto:rattenne@earthlink.net">rattenne@earthlink.net</a>. </i></p> <p>Ken Rattenne and KPR Media Services can create a professional quality multi-media show for your company, ll aspects of your company's multi-media production - from initial photography and script writing right up through customized title slides. </p> <p> </p> <hr> <h2><a name="TOP"></a>About The Shows</h2> <ul> <li><font size="+1"><a href="slideshows/1993_SHW.HTM#INTRO">Introduction</a></font></li> <li><font size="+1"><a href="showhtm/1993_SHW.HTM#ABOUTPP">Passeneger Parade</a></font></li> <li><font size="+1"><a href="showhtm/1993_SHW.HTM#PRIMERGUIDE">Railfan Priner</a></font></li> <li><font size="+1"><a href="showhtm/Wpshow.htm">The West In Western Pacific</a></font></li> </ul> <p> </p> <hr width="100%"> <p><a name="INTRO"></a><i><font color="#004080"><font size="+2">P</font>assenger Parade</font></i><font color="#004080"> and <i>A Railfan Primer</i></font><i><font color="#FF0000"> </font></i><font color="#004080">are a pair of multi-media slide presentations by photographer/writer <a href="http://www5.pair.com/rattenne/kenratne.htm">Ken Rattenne</a>. A Railfan Primer was first shown at the WinterRail Photo Exposition in Stockton, CA in 1986, while Passenger Parade debuted at Jim Boyd's EastRail multi-media slide presentation in 1990, then again at Winterail in 1992. The pair of shows again played to the NMRA West Coast Regional Meet in spring of 1994. In addition, the 15-minute A Railfan Primer has been paired with other Rattenne slide presentations over the years. </font></p> <p><img src="slideshows/Pinkdot.gif" hspace="5" height="14" width="14"><font color="#004080"><font size="+1"><a href="slideshows/1993_SHW.HTM#ABOUTPP">About Passenger Parade <br> <a href="slideshows/1993_SHW.HTM#ABOUTPP"><img src="slideshows/Pinkdot.gif" hspace="5" border="0" height="14" width="14"></a></a><a href="slideshows/1993_SHW.HTM#PPGUIDE">Passenger Parade Program Guide <br> <a href="slideshows/1993_SHW.HTM#PPGUIDE"><img src="slideshows/Pinkdot.gif" hspace="5" border="0" height="14" width="14"></a></a><a href="slideshows/1993_SHW.HTM#PRIMER">About A Railfan Primer <br> <a href="slideshows/1993_SHW.HTM#PRIMER"><img src="slideshows/Pinkdot.gif" hspace="5" border="0" height="14" width="14"></a></a><a href="showhtm/1993_SHW.HTM#PRIMERGUIDE">A Railfan Primer Program Guide</a></font></font></p> <p><img src="slideshows/Mail.gif" hspace="5" height="18" width="32" align="ABSCENTER"><font color="#004080">Email your comments to Ken Rattenne at <i><a href="mailto:rattenne@earthlink.net">rattenne@earthlink.net</a></i> </font> </p> <hr> <h1><a name="ABOUTPP"></a><font color="#FF0000"><font size="+3">Passenger Parade </font></font></h1> <p><font color="#000000">Running Time: <b>33 minutes</b></font></p> <p><img src="slideshows/Ct2005.jpg" height="564" width="771" align="CENTER"> <br> </p> <hr width="100%"> <p><font color="#004080"><font size="+2">P</font>assenger Parade is a tribute to the American Passenger train with an emphasis on the western region of the United States. The show features contemporary passenger trains (circa 1980-92) from around the West, plus a sprinkling of "blasts from the past" thrown in for good measure. In addition to photographs from the show's creator, additional photos were collected for inclusion from well-known "shooters" Guy Dunscomb, Will Whitaker, Jon Pullman Porter, Mike Schafer and a host of others too numerous to mention. </font></p> <h2><a name="PPGUIDE"></a><font color="#800080"><font size="+1">Passenger Parade Program Guide</font></font></h2> <ul> <li><font color="#000080">The show opens to "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and starts our "passenger parade" with steam locomotives and early streamliners. We end by viewing contemporary passenger trains pulled by Amtrak locomotives before our introduction ends and the "real" show begins. </font></li> </ul> <ul> <li><font color="#004080">Our excursion starts in San Diego, CA for a look at Amtrak's Los Angeles-San Diego <i>San Diegans</i> and what has become the Golden State's busiest Amtrak corridor. This segment's earliest photos go back to circa 1972 when Amtrak's "pointless arrow" E-units were first used on the trains. </font><br> <br> </li> <li><font color="#004080">Next we jump to Northern California where we go to Oakland, CA for a departure of Amtrak's old <i>San Francisco Zephyr:</i> Destination: Denver! We cross the fabled Sierra Nevada and cross the Great Basin before pausing at Ogden Utah and the Wasatch Mountains. As we roll through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado our Amtrak train magically transforms into the D&RGW's <i>Rio Grande Zephyr</i>. This segment of our Passenger Parade features a side trip to the Winter Park ski slopes, allowing us to view the D&RGW's old <i>Ski Train</i>, when it still featured cars now used by today's Napa Valley Wine Train.</font><br> <img src="showhtm/srr3_7.gif" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="1" height="200" width="320" align="CENTER"><br> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><font color="#004080">Time to get gritty with a look at <b>Teakettle</b> railroads, those funky short line tourist operations featuring steam engines of all shapes and sizes for public consumption. We'll visit the now-defunct Oregon Pacific & Eastern and it's stately former Illinois Central passengers cars, then move to the Pacific Coast of California to see the narrow gauge Roaring Camp & Big Trees railroad. We'll also get a taste of California's celebrated Sierra Railway movie railroad and Colorado's Georgetown Loop Railway. </font><br> <br> </li> <li><font color="#004080">Staying with our steam theme, we'll catch Southern Pacific's Queen Of The Fleet, No. 4449, starring in a series of photo vignettes that eventually lead us to reminisce on SP's gloried varnish of past. </font><br> <br> </li> <li><font color="#004080">After a very brief intermission, we put on our wine-tasting duds and head for the popular Napa Valley of California for a ride on <a href="showhtm/Nvwt71.jpg"><img src="showhtm/Nvwt71.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" height="142" width="223" align="RIGHT"></a>the Napa Valley Wine Train. </font><br> <br> </li> <li><font color="#004080">A tribute to passenger trains wouldn't be complete without a look at Union Pacific's steam and passenger program. <i>Passenger Parade </i>salutes this now giant railroad system's two well-known steam locomotives, after which we'll see photos of UP's second-string passenger power, the E9's in action. Finally, we'll see a vignette featuring the many passenger specials operated by UP each year. </font><br> <br> </li> <li><font color="#004080">Finally, our "parade" ends with <i>Trains After Dark</i>; a special peek at railroad photography during the "magic hours" and beyond. This closing segment holds back nothing, showing a variety of varnish scenes with a common theme of time exposure photography.</font></li> </ul> <p><font color="#000000"><font size="+2">Technical Notes</font></font></p> <p><font color="#000000">Photography by Ken Rattenne; additional photos by a variety of photographers credited during the show. </font> </p> <hr> <h1><font color="#FF0000">A Railfan Primer</font></h1> <p><font color="#004080">Running Time: <b>15 minutes</b></font></p> <p><img src="showhtm/sjvrr.jpg" border="1" height="120" width="254" align="CENTER"> <br> <font size="-1">Railfans line up after an excursion on the San Joaquin Valley Railroad <i>(Ted Benson, Rob Carlson Collection)</i></font></p> <p> </p> <hr width="100%"> <p><img src="showhtm/camera.jpg" height="70" width="78" align="LEFT"><font color="#004080"> <b><font size="+2">A </font></b>Railfan Primer is a tongue and cheek look at "railfans", the nutty, somewhat eccentric group of men, women and kids who follow and photograph trains. This 15-minute presentation was originally created by Ken Rattenne with help from Brian Rutherford (currently managing editor of <i>CTC Board Magazine</i>) for the sole purpose of making fun of fun at the hobby. However, since the show tends to be true to its genre, it has become both an educational tool used to benefit innocent souls with no idea what railfanning is, and a humorous entertainment piece for those very active in the hobby. </font></p> <p><i><font color="#004080"><b>Warning: </b>Railfans who get there feelings hurt easily need not apply! </font></i></p> <p><a href="showhtm/Caritas3.jpg"><img src="showhtm/caritas3.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="1" height="160" width="233" align="LEFT"></a></p> <h2><a name="PRIMERGUIDE"></a><font color="#800080"><font size="+1">Railfan Primer Program Guide</font></font></h2> <ul> <li><font color="#000000">We begin our study of railfans by seeing these strange denizens at work in their "native Environment." Here we are introduced to the subject of our study. </font><br> </li> <li><font color="#000000">Our first serious set of topics cover "who" railfans are, the varied shapes and sizes they come in, how they pass the time waiting for trains, the correct type of vehicle to use and a few more choice topics. </font><br> </li> <li><font color="#000000">Next we scrutinize a variant of the breed known as the Closet Railfan. The Closet 'fan generally comes out of the woodwork only when a major steam engine excursion is scheduled. We learn what affext this has on the more serious fan. </font><br> </li> <li><font color="#000000">Finally, we close the show with a vignette of images showing the end result of the hard work and effort railfans put into their hobby. </font></li> </ul> <h3><font color="#000000">Technical Notes</font></h3> <p><font color="#004080"><b>Photography:</b> Ken Rattenne; additional photos by Paul Ogren, Jon Pullman Porter, Jim Bartalotta </font></p> <p><font color="#004080"><b>Soundtrack:</b> Steam sound effects recorded by Ken Rattenne at the Castro Point Railway, Richmond, CA in 1983.</font> </p> <hr> <p><font color="#004080"><font size="-1">This document and its contents 1996 by Ken Rattenne and KPR Media Services Media Services.All rights reserved. Photographs retain their original copyrights. </font></font></p>  </body>