arnhem video
The film of the wonderful 40th birthday gathering in the Netherlands can be viewed by clicking one of the links below. It was shot by my brother Ian, who accompanied me in my Renault 4, with some additional camera work by Will Henry who travelled in my sister's red GTL. Most of the footage is from the Saturday at the campsite, and during the tour of the region. The short-life camcorder battery died whilst on board the river ferry, so there was no power left to capture anything from the museum the following day. However, I added some stills into the footage to make up for this. During our journey back to England on the Sunday evening, the battery offered some last, intermittent bursts of power, which provided a few extra shots near the end, concluding with a view of my sister's R4 at Dover docks just after the tyre was punctured on the ferry ramp. Further details and countless photos from the event can be found in the Arnhem Report.
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Credits:
Credits are shown at the beginning of the video, with a couple of omissions. Here is the full list:
Camera: Ian Gumbrell
Additional Camera: Will Henry
Original Film Editing: Ian Gumbrell
Computer Editing & Production: Peter Gumbrell
Original Music: 'Aah Four Nova' by Peter Gumbrell
Camberwick Green End Title Theme composed by Freddie Phillips (thanks to the ever reliable TV Cream for the info); this version produced on an Ensoniq KS32 synthesizer by Peter Gumbrell
Incidental Car Stereo Music:
'We Have Explosive (Herd Killing Mix)' by Future Sound Of London;
extracts from 'Logical Progression' album by LTJ Bukem; I would be
grateful to anybody who can supply details of the very English sounding
piece of music in the final scene
Additional Images From The Museum: Marieke Michielsen, Martin Jonker, Ian Gumbrell, Peter Gumbrell
Special Thanks To:
Matthew Gallop for production materials; Tonia Gumbrell for general
assistance throughout the event; Ronnie Peters and R4 Club Nederland
for organising the event
This video copyright © Peter Gumbrell for Renault 4-Play 2001-2003
For more information on the R4 Club Nederland click here to visit their website.
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