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Flights to uganda, Kabalega falls(Para Lodge)

You want to explore  Uganda and you want to have your holiday to be a combination of several activities then the private charter is the way  to go.

Uganda is  one of the East Africa countries  with its capital city  being Kampala.It used to be ruled by kings and was called the kingdom of Buganda.Its inhabitants are mainly lake & river nilotes and the bantus.

Uganda has Entebbe as its international airport  with other airports like,Kampala,Soroti,Gulu,Arua,Para logde,Jinja among  others.It attracts both flower and fresh food exportation and in exchange it is a potential country to invest in for both tourism,agriculture,fishing,textile among other sectors.Uganda is the largest prodducer of the banana staple food known as “Matoke” in Kiganda which you can be served with either fish,beef,chicken,vegetables.Tourism plays an important role in the economy of Uganda and they have national parks ,geographical features which can be toured by tourists visiting and traditional dancers for entertainment. Since Jomo Kenyatta international airport situated in nairobi,Kenya is the hub and connection of private and international flights regional you will stop in Kenya then take your private jet charter,or private piston charter,private turbo prop charter or helicopter charter to Uganda depending with your budget.

You are a tourists who is planning to come for  aholiday in kenya  and you want to visit Uganda  then take aprivate charter which you will have a scenic safari,filming safaris,sightseeing & aerial photography of lake victoria as you fly upto Entebbe airport then clear customs & immigration  then on you way to para lodge you will see the  Karuma Falls on your eastern side and just next to Para Lodge there is kabalega falls on the shores of lake Albert.It is  approximately 1 hr 20 minutes from Entebbe to Para Lodge using a C-206  5 seater  and before landing you can have the scenic safari along lake Albert  with also filming safaris,sight seeing & photographic safaris for about ahalf an hour.You will like it and for fishing safari once you land you will have to go for a game drive and do aboat riding  safari on lake Albert and fish the famous Tilapia,Nile Perch and have  agame of gorillas,hippos,crocodile,birds,lions,monkeys among others.With aprivate charter you will be able to view many geographical features as you fly to and from Kabalega Falls In Uganda.Lake Albert is  in Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo as Lake Victoria is shared by the east africa countries.

Para Lodge is avery good aistrip and it can accomodate 18 seater aircraft and if you are even 40 you can fly there.There is a lot of fun and you can take your wedding,birthday anniversaries and even for honeymonners.The beechcraft 200 10 seater pressurized,Citation Jet  7 seater  can land there hence giving you the option for aprivate jet charter.Even if you are 2,4,10,15 all these  aircrafts are available to serve the purpose.

Enjoy  your holiday not only in Tanzania,Kenya but also in Uganda and have the variety of  animals,birds,culture that each country has and  you will like it.

It is interesting if you plan to tour the entire east africa region  as you will have avariety of animals,cultures,geographical features,mountains,falls,lakes to sightsee,to take photos and do scenic safaris for amemorable safari.

 

About the Author

Anthony A Juma is an editor/manager at Wings Over Africa Aviation your guide to flights to kenya,uganda,tanzania,scenic safaris east africa,helicopter safaris east africa,cheap flights east africa,air ambulance & medical evacuation flights,kenya safari charters,uganda safari charters and tanzania safari charters.

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Six Quick Tips to Keep Your Low Budget Film From Sucking

So, you’ve got your cool brand new HD camera and you’re ready to shoot your first film. This is where a lot of new filmmakers start to run in to trouble – they thought saving up for their first camera was the hard part, but now the real work (and the real trouble) starts.

Since I’ve gone through exactly what each and every one of you is going through right now back when I shot my first microbudget feature (“Bite Me, Fanboy” back in 2001), I decided to put together a quick list of six important things to remember when you’re getting started as an indie or guerrilla filmmaker. These are what I like to call…(drum roll, please)…

The Film Sensei’s Six Quick Tips to Keep Your Indie Film From Sucking!

And here, my loyal students, are those tips to help you avoid some of the pitfalls I encountered as a beginning low budget filmmaker.

1. Lay Off the Zoom!
Yes, I know that George Lucas did it in the new Star Wars films and, yes, I know it was popular in the new Battlestar Galactica show, but all playing around with the zoom on your camera will do is make your footage look like a tourist shooting vacation movies out on the Florida Keys. A really good cameraman can make a zoom look ok (or semi-acceptable)…a really really good cameraman, that is. For the most part, though, a zoom will look shoddy and amateurish. Your best bet is to break your zoom controller or, at the very least, the finger closest to it. A dolly, stedicam or even hand-held track in will all look 1000% better than a crappy zoom.

2. Vary Your Angles
One of the most common mistakes of most new directors and a whole heck of a lot of indie and guerrilla filmmakers is shots all looking alike. Most low budget films are shot very tight and never really open up for a long view – they’re full of close-ups, two shots and cramped quarters. They also tend to be diagram shots framed at eye level. If you want to make your film more excited, or more interesting, pull back for longer shots, tilt your camera, shoot from a bird’s eye or worm’s eye angle – use your camera angles to help set your mood and control your audience’s level of tension/suspense/drama. A good guide is to pull back further than you think you should (or push in further). Make sure to change things up a bit or your footage and your film will become stagnant and boring.

3. Use Proper Lighting
One of the hardest things for most indie, low budget and guerrilla filmmakers to learn is how to properly light for the DV or HD cameras they’re filming on. With a much lower contrast range and higher need for light than the human eye (and film), lighting for DV/HD cameras can often be a bit counter intuitive. In other words, what looks good to your naked eye often won’t work for your finished film. If you’re not careful you’ll wind up with footage too dark to use. If you’ve worked with, or lit for, film cameras then it may take a little while to get used to the change in methodology. I’ve shot with a number of really good DPs recently who made the mistake of lighting for their eyes and not for the camera we were shooting with. Shoot some lighting tests before you begin principal photography so you can get used to your camera’s dynamic range.

4. Write for What You Have
Since most low budget, indie and guerrilla filmmakers also happen to write their own material, the number one thing you should keep in mind when putting your new screenplay together is: write for what you have! The best way to give your film a higher production value is to make use of anything and everything you’ve already got access to. It’s tough to go out and find a cemetary or a muscle car or an airplane, but if you’ve got friends/family with unique locations, props or wardrobe then you can make your little $5000 movie look like you spent tens or hundreds of thousands on it. It worked for Robert Rodriguez and it will work for you.

5. Get a Good Tripod
Hand holding is great on a date with your girlfriend (or boyfriend, we’re not sexist here at the Film Sensei’s DOJO), but it should be used sparingly on a film set. Get a good fluid head tripod and make use of it as much as possible to give yourself a solid base to work from. Remember, hand held footage is great as long as it is used for a purpose and for an effect. If you’re just doing it because you’re too cheap to spring for a good set of sticks then your film will suffer for it.

6. Get a Good Mic
I feel like I’m starting to sound like a broken record after yesterday’s post about essential audio equipment for indie and guerrilla filmmakers. However, it’s a point well worth repeating over and over. While your audience may forgive a little wonky storytelling, dark images or even bad acting, the one thing no one will forgive is bad sound. There is almost nothing you can do that is worse than poor sound quality, and nothing that will make you look more like an amateur – well, short of accidentally filming all day with your lens cap on. Decent mics are available even for those of us on a more modest budget and there is absolutely no excuse to be shooting with your camera’s onboard mic – EVER!

There you have it: the extent of my wisdom. Yes, I know there are a lot more things to keep in mind and that will help (like making sure to get a good AD to help run your set properly or not hiring actresses you want to sleep with), but if you follow these six tips you’ll have a good head-start on keeping your first low budget film from sucking worse than a two-dollar whore.

That’s it from the depths of the DOJO for tonight. Until next time, Keep Shooting!

-Mat N., the Film Sensei

About the Author

Mat Nastos is a veteran of the film/tv, comic book and video game industries with more than 15 years of experience under his belt as an artist, writer, director and producer. His website,
http://www.filmsensei.com
, is a source for filmmaking tips, tricks, articles and how-tos for indie filmmakers.

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