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Alan
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Over 3.5 million views of my films!
The first privately owned channel in Poland over 1,400 original films!
One of the largest collections of original films from Poland and Germany on you tube.
One of the largest collections of self researched historical films on you tube.
Over 150,000 views per month.
Three quarters of viewers over 35.
Most viewers from UK, Poland, USA and Germany.
I welcome comments, especially those representing a contrary viewpoint. However comments using foul or insulting language or from people with anger or psychiatric problems will be deleted and the commenter banned without further warning.
Targets for 2009: 3.5m views, 1k subscribers
More films from USA, Russia, southern Poland and Switzerland
Please do not send friend invites!
I do not respond to anonymous letters or those using false identities.
The first privately owned channel in Poland over 1,400 original films!
One of the largest collections of original films from Poland and Germany on you tube.
One of the largest collections of self researched historical films on you tube.
Over 150,000 views per month.
Three quarters of viewers over 35.
Most viewers from UK, Poland, USA and Germany.
I welcome comments, especially those representing a contrary viewpoint. However comments using foul or insulting language or from people with anger or psychiatric problems will be deleted and the commenter banned without further warning.
Targets for 2009: 3.5m views, 1k subscribers
More films from USA, Russia, southern Poland and Switzerland
Please do not send friend invites!
I do not respond to anonymous letters or those using false identities.
About Me:
www.ceepackaging.com
Packaging industry - Branding - FMCG - Point of Sale - Central and Eastern Europe - Macro economics.
My channel is one of the most prolific from Poland, although not amongst the most visited. With almost one film per day, one may be forgiven for thinking I do nothing else but I do have a day job as well. I have produced around 1,000 original films, most in English but also in Polish, French, Italian, Spanish and the occasional hint of German and Hebrew. My big interest in life is travel and history but I have also placed films on other subjects
Please feel free to ask questions in the public area or to comment on things you disagree with. Sometimes there are mistakes because I speak without preparation. If I see the mistakes myself, I make this clear in the text. Please also leave a star rating!
There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- http://www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers.
Most people may think packaging pretty boring but it possibly effects your life more than you really imagine!
Central and Eastern European Packaging examines the packaging industry throughout this region, but in particular in the largest regional economies which are Russia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Austria. That is not to say that the other countries are forgotten, they are not, but obviously there is less going on. However the fact that there are so many travel related films here is not from holidays but from business trips attending trade fairs around the region. Every packaging trade fair is a new excuse to make another film!
In 1997 I founded Polish Business News http://www.pbn.com.pl .There are a number of business related films here and I intend to do many more on CRM (customer relations management).
My blog can be found via http://www.ceepackaging.com and http://www.pbn.com.pl and contains background information and more details of many of my films. This information is in English.
I have also a second blog on the site http://www.navigeo.net/blog... . This site has been recently started by a friend and I think it will soon be one of the leading travel sites in Poland, if not Central Europe. It contains additional information about some of the places and events shown in these films but most of that is in Polish.
Influences:
I have tried to do my own thing but ideas have come from lots of sources.
It was Claude Lanzmann who came up with the technique of filming and letting people say what they want to say.
I think a certain amount of emotional description comes from Camilo Jose Cela.
The humour comes from Viz and Monty Python but both Terry Jones and Michael Palin have contributed to my outlook on serious matters too.
The ability to think clearly without prejudgements and bias is essential.
Hometown:
Lanchester, County Durham, UK
Country:
Poland
Occupation:
Publisher of the leading packaging magazine in central and eastern Europe : CEE Packaging - www.ceepackaging.com
Companies:
Central and Eastern European Packaging
Schools:
University of Westminster
Hobbies:
I am interested in the following subjects:
1. History, especially WW2 and have carried out original research on the Shoah and death camps on the Bug river some of which is available here.
2. Politics and economics. I believe in economic liberalism and am opposed to government interference. Bureaucracy engenders corruption.
3. Geography and travel. I have travelled extensively in Europe. I placed more than eleven hours of film of a journey I made around Europe in March 2007.
4. I know several languages but am not particularly interested in linguistics.
I will be adding some films sometime in the future about history and a new look at traditionally held beliefs.
Movies:
The Life of Brian is the best film ever made followed by Blazing Saddles, Apocalypse Now, Moonraker, The World is not Enough, The Bounty, Der Untergang, The Bridge at Remagen, The Good, the bad and the ugly, Magnum Force, Spartacus, the Great Escape, Shaft, On Her Majesties Secret Service .. and probably a lot more...
Comedies (All of which you can see here on You Tube!!): Black Adder, New Statesman, Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Spitting Images, Not the nine o'clock news
It seems as though all the episodes of the NEW STATESMAN have been uploaded here on You Tube!!!!!!!! This is great news and I suggest we all write to the Queen that this person be recommended for at least an OBE!
Music:
Sound tracks from James Bond films especially On Her Majesties Secret Service and Live and Let Die (although Octopussy is weak and as for Die another Day and Casino Royale - I did not bother!!).
Soundtracks from other films especially Apocalypse Now, Ogien i Miecz, The Bounty, Rambo
My favourite musician is John Barry.
Popular: 1976 - 1985 Frankie Goes to Hollywood, New Romantic, disco
Have written songs since 1975. Performed own song Disko w Dorohusku on Polish television channel one (TVP1) in May 2004.
Books:
I have a huge collection of books.
I think for originality I must give the award for the best history book to Monty Python star Terry Jones for his book on the Crusades which was backed by an equally light (yet very informative) series. This is an example of history at its best.
Novels: Jackie Collins is a good read. I have also read some of Jeffrey Archer although not much
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alanheath
(3 hours ago)
On Friday I will be flying from Paris to Warsaw. If any other viewers are also taking the same flight, I would very much appreciate it if before boarding you get washed.
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ThirdReichHistorian
(19 hours ago)
Lol, cool! I'm honored to be your 900th subscriber! Thats soo cool. I've looked at some of of your ww2 stuff and I think their all awsome! =) Cant wait to see more. Best wishes from America!
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longlat39
(2 days ago)
Thanks again for the advice about the time of year to visit Moscow. Due to budgetary constraints I may not have a choice. If you see me busking at one of the metro stations, a fiver would be appreciated!
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rabkeys
(2 days ago)
right ok u may b right its cause im very pasionate about my country thats it cant stand people dissen my country when ur not even scottish
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longlat39
(2 days ago)
Thanks again for the recent Moscow series. On my forthcoming trip I want to see the military exhibits in the Moscow area. Do you know if the Khodyna Airfield in NW Moscow is open to the public? I'd really like to see some Soviet military aircraft.
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conijoo
(1 week ago)
i don't think you're going to use windows vistA :P windows 7 is out.
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HoustonGD
(1 week ago)
I'm glad that program work for you. I find it the best converter program.
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conijoo
(1 week ago)
about the ram problem, if you're using windows vista, is highly recomendable to turn of aero , aero takes lot's of ram for it to run properly, my pc doing absolutely nothing at all , with aero on , takes 850 mb , and with aero off only 500mb, what ever, vista is a heavy so. You should try ubuntu anyway, i'm going to see if i can find convertion programs for ubuntu.
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conijoo
(1 week ago)
about your vhs problem , i do it this way i bought an encore thingy it's the enutv-2, i connect my vcr to this. and it records the vhs to the pc, in mpeg video. And then you just use windows movie maker, to change it to wmv. Anyway mpeg-4 is nice for youtube.
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usenetposts
(1 week ago)
Shopping in OBI today, I was urged to try to "win a weekend in a castle". I thought, "wait a minute, the weekend will happen in that castle whatever I do. They can't just get away with having Monday to Friday and then Monday again, can they?" It's a good thing I am able to think on my feet or I may have been conned again.
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