DENIS JOHNSON TV LIBRARY

 FILMS & STOCKSHOTS FOOTAGES

 

 

PRESENTS

 

THE TV SERIES IN PREPARATION

 

THE WORLD IN ACTION

Sports & locations episodes of 28 minutes duration 

 

EPISODE # 1

 

ARUBA            DUTCH ARCHITECTURE IN THE CARIBBEAN

(Netherlands Antilles)            (Funboard)

 

LA CLUSAZ            THE ANCIENT CRAFT OF TAVALLON (wooden

(France)            tiles) THAT HAS BECOME A REAL ART

            (Free-style skiing and mountain biking)

 

LEYZIN             A LITTLE CORNER OF PARADISE IN THE ALPS,

(Swiss Alps)            BLENDING KNOWINGLY WITH THE MOUNTAIN             SCENERY, A FITTING LIFESTYLE THAT HAS             ALWAYS BEEN PART OF WINTER SPORTS             DEVELOPMENT  (Half Pipe - Snowboard)

 

 

EPISODE # 2

 

SAINT-TROPEZ            THE RENOWNED PROVENÇAL VILLAGE WITH

(France)            ITS ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE MOST             BEAUTIFUL YACHTS AND OLD SAILING SHIPS             IN THE WORLD

            (Yachting)

 

MAURITIUS ISLAND            THE IMPOSING SCENERY OF A PARADISE

            ISLAND AND ALL THE EXCITEMENT OF THE             WORLD COARSE FISHING CUP

            (Fishing)

 

SOUTH TYROL            FROM GIESERTAL TO LIENZ, FROM AXAMER

(Italy & Austria)            LIZUM TO FIEBERBRUNN, THIS IS THE INCREDIBLE             SOUTH TYROL OF ITALY AND AUSTRIA, WITH ITS             PEACEFUL LIFESTYLE AMID IMPOSING AND UNIQUE             SCENERY (Snowboard)

 

 

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EPISODE # 3

 

LANZAROTE            THE CANARY ISLANDS' VALLEY OF ONE

(Canary Islands)            THOUSAND VOLCANOES

            (Funboard)

 

LE GRAND BORNAND            CHEESE COUNTRY, HOME OF THE FAMOUS

(France)            FARMHOUSE-STYLE REBLOCHON, RIGHT AT THE             HEART OF HAUTE SAVOIE IN THE FRENCH ALPS

            (Motorcycle Hill Climbing)

 

SEATTLE            A JOURNEY THROUGH OUR OWN CENTURY

(USA)            AND THE HISTORY OF AVIATION WITH A VISIT             TO THE BOEING MUSEUM AND THE OPPORTUNITY             TO DISCOVER SEATTLE AND ITS ART DECO             ATTRACTIONS, A CITY IN PERPETUAL MOVEMENT

            (Rally cars)

 

EPISODE # 4

 

MAUI ISLAND            THE GARDEN OF EDEN

(Hawaii)            (Funboard & surfing)

 

FREJUS            ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND ANCIENT

(France)            ROMAN TOWNS IN SOUTHERN FRANCE, RENOWNED             FOR ITS AMPHITHEATRES SET RIGHT IN THE HEART             OF THE VOLCANIC ESTEREL MOUNTAIN RANGE             WITH ITS DISTINCTIVE REDDISH ROCK

            (Indoor trial biking)

 

FOUMZGUID & ZAGORA            OUT OF THE DESERT OF SOUTHERN MOROCCO

(Morocco)            A MAGIC CITY APPEARS, A MIXTURE OF CULTURE             AND MYSTERY, AND THEN FROM ZAGORA THE             FAMOUS MARKET OF A THOUSAND COLOURS AND             THE MULTI-ETHNIC POPULATION FROM DIFFERENT             POINTS OF THE COMPASS (4 x 4 rally cars & marathon)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EPISODE # 5

 

BUENOS AIRES            JOURNEY THROUGH SOUTH AMERICA'S

(Argentina)            COSMOPOLITAN CITY OF BUENOS AIRES WITH             ITS SURPRISING FRENCH QUARTER AND             DISCOVERY OF ARGENTINA'S WONDERFUL             PAMPAS IN MID-WINTER

            (Rally cars)

 

HOSSEGOR            ON THE SOUTH-WEST COAST OF FRANCE WITH

(France)            ITS SAND DUNES AND PINE FORESTS BRINGING             SHADE TO THE EDGE OF THE ATLANTIC             OCEAN, WHERE THE SWELL PRODUCES             SURFING WAVES AS BEAUTIFUL AND POWERFUL             AS THOSE IN HAWAII AND JUST AS ESSENTIAL FOR             THE CRAFTSMEN OF THE SURF BOARDS FOR THE             GREATEST CHAMPIONS IN             THE WORLD (Surfing)

 

CRACOW            THIS MAGNIFICENT BAROQUE CITY INFLUENCED (Poland)            BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT STYLES OF ARCHITECTURE             (Trial bikes)

 

EPISODE # 6

 

CAP VERDE ISLAND            FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, A PARADISE

(Cap Verde)            ISLAND FACING THE AFRICAN CONTINENT, A             QUITE EXCEPTIONAL LOCATION WHOSE TYPICAL             LOCAL COLOUR AND LIFESTYLE SEEM FAR             REMOVED  FROM MODERN TIMES, BUT WHERE THE             SPEED ENTHUSIASTS ALSO MEET, A UNIQUE             EXPERIENCE  (Funboard)

 

VAL D'ISERE & TIGNES            CERTAINLY FRANCE'S BEST KNOWN WINTER

(French Alps)            SPORTS RESORT, A PERFECT BLEND OF             TRADITIONAL AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE,             AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFESTYLE HIGH IN THE ALPS

            (Alpine skiing & snowboard)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EPISODE # 6

IBIZA            THE PICTURESQUE CITY OF IBIZA, A SPANISH (Balearic Islands)            ENVIRONMENT WITH GREEK-STYLE             ARCHITECTURE THAT SHOWS A SLIGHT MOORISH             INFLUENCE, KNOWN WORLDWIDE FOR ITS SALT             MARSHES, ITS NIGHT-LIFE AND THE ONLY             QUADRIATHLON IN THE WORLD (Quadriathlon)

 

EPISODE # 7

 

BRESCIA            SINCE 1927, HOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST

(Italy)            OPEN ROAD RACE RIGHT ACROSS ITALY, ONE             OF MAN'S GREATEST ADVENTURES, A DARING             MIXTURE OF HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY             (Vintage car racing)

 

CANNES            WORLD CAPITAL OF THE FILM INDUSTRY FOR

(France)            2 WEEKS EVERY YEAR THANKS TO ITS FILM             FESTIVAL AND OTHER EVENTS IN SUPPORT OF             SOUND AND VISION, CANNES AND ITS LERINS             ISLANDS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN FRENCH             HISTORY (Offshore power-boating & triathlon)

 

DAVOS            FROM THE LUXURIOUS SKI RESORT DAVOS IN    (Swiss Alps)            SWISS ALPS, BLENDING KNOWINGLY WITH THE             MOUNTAIN SCENERY, A FITTING LIFESTYLE THAT             HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF WINTER SPORTS             DEVELOPMENT  (Geant Slalom - Half Pipe - Snowboard)

 

EPISODE # 8

 

ROME & TUSCANY            THE MOTHER OF A WHOLE CIVILISATION, ROME IS (Italy)            AN OPEN AIR MUSEUM BEARING WITNESS TO THE             DIFFERENT INFLUENCES AND PERIODS OF MAN'S             HISTORY AND SET AGAINST A TRULY WONDERFUL             BACKCLOTH FOR YOU TO VISIT AND ESCAPE TO,             THE INCOMPARABLE SCENERY OF TUSCANY THAT             HAS INSPIRED SO MANY PAINTERS  (Vintage car rally)

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EPISODE # 8

 

VERBIER             IN THE HEART OF THE ALPS, THE EUROPEAN (Switzerland)             MECCA FOR PARAGLIDING AND LOVERS OF THE             ICARE KINGDOM  (Paragliding)

 

VAL D'ISERE            CERTAINLY FRANCE'S BEST KNOWN WINTER

(French Alps)            SPORTS RESORT, A PERFECT BLEND OF             TRADITIONAL AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE,             AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFESTYLE HIGH IN THE ALPS

            (Alpine skiing)

 

EPISODE # 9

 

SOUTH TYROL            FROM GIESERTAL TO LIENZ, FROM AXAMER

(Italy & Austria)            LIZUM TO FIEBERBRUNN, THIS IS THE INCREDIBLE             SOUTH TYROL OF ITALY AND AUSTRIA, WITH ITS             PEACEFUL LIFESTYLE AMID IMPOSING AND UNIQUE             SCENERY (Snowboard)

 

CORSICA            THE FAMOUS MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND WITH

(France)            ITS OWN CULTURE, ITS TRADITIONAL WAY OF             LIFE, ITS MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT STYLES, SO             SIGNIFICANT IN THE HISTORY OF FRANCE             (Canyoning)

 

OBERSTDORF            IN THE GERMAN TYROL, RENOWNED FOR THE

(Germany)            WOOD CARVING SKILLS OF ITS CRAFTSMEN,             HOME TO MAJOR EVENTS OF THE WINTER             SPORTING CALENDAR

            (Snowboard & alpine skiing)

 

EPISODE # 10

 

MONTE CARLO            THE BEST KNOWN ROCK FORMATION ON THE

(Monaco)            COTE D'AZUR, THE MEDITERRANEAN'S             GRANDSTAND VIEW OF THE FRENCH RIVIERA             (Formula 1, rallying & yachting)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EPISODE # 10

 

BIARRITZ            THE TOURIST CAPITAL OF THE BASQUE

(France)            COUNTRY ON THE EDGE OF THE ATLANTIC AND AT             THE FOOT OF THE PYRENNEES WITH ITS             ARCHITECTURE FROM THE 1950'S WHEN SURFING             ARRIVED IN EUROPE AT BIARRITZ (Surfing)

 

TARIFA            THE ANDALUCIA REGION OF SPAIN WITH ITS

(Spain)            BULLS AND THE MOORISH INFLUENCE ON ITS             SPANISH ARCHITECTURE

            (High speed funboard)

 

EPISODE # 11

 

FUERTEVENTURA            MOROCCAN ARCHITECTURE OUT IN THE

(Canary Islands)            ATLANTIC OCEAN

            (High speed funboard)

 

CRANS-MONTANA            IN THE HEART OF THE ALPS, THE EUROPEAN (Switzerland)             CENTRE FOR MOUNTAIN BIKE FANS  (mountain biking)

 

AVORIAZ            ARCHITECTURE FOR THE YEAR 2000 AT HIGH

(France)            ALTITUDE IN THE HEART OF THE ALPS

            (Snowboard)

 

EPISODE # 12

 

SANTA CRUZ            FROM THE WEST COAST OF THE USA,

(USA)            CALIFORNIA AND SANTA CRUZ WITH JACK O'NEILL             WHO REVOLUTIONISED WATER SPORTS WITH HIS             INVENTION OF THE NEOPRENE WET-SUIT

            (Surfing & funboard)

 

LE MANS            THE FRANCO-ROMAN TOWN INEXTRICABLY

(France)            LINKED WITH THE GREAT HISTORY OF MOTOR             RACING (Car and motorcycle racing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EPISODE # 12

 

ACROPOLIS            AMID THE IMPOSING GRANDEUR OF ANCIENT

(Greece)            GREECE, MODERN TIMES COME FACE TO FACE             WITH THE RELICS OF AN EARLIER CIVILISATION

            (Rally cars)

 

 

EPISODE # 13

 

LES ARCS            NEW GENERATION OF ALPINE SKI RESORT,

(France)            ALWAYS AHEAD OF THE GAME AS WITH THE             WORLD CUP FOR SPEED SKIING

            (Flying kilometre speed skiing)

 

VAUD ALPS & GOLLION            THE BEAUTY OF THE SWISS ALPS WITH THEIR

(Switzerland)            PICTURESQUE VILLAGES LIKE GOLLION PERCHED             ON THE SIDES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE             ANNUAL "GRAND PRIX AUTOMOBILE" WHICH             BRINGS TOGETHER THE FINEST RACING AND             FORMULA 1 CARS FROM THE HISTORY OF MOTOR             RACING (Motor racing)

 

ZAKOPANE            TTHE UNIQUE ANCESTRAL AND STYLISHE LITTLE (Poland)            SKI RESORT FROM POLAND MEETING THE NEW             GENERATION OF THE SLIDING KIDS (Snowboard)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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