DIRECTOR: Walter Duke
DIR. COMMENTS: As a former Airline Captain, I am very aware of how essential, appropriate instruction must be. In some airlines today, 95% of the “new crew” training on a 747 or an Airbus, for example, is accomplished using computers. Plus, pilot video training beginning at the student pilot level is extremely successful.
The thought occurred to my wife and me over the vast availability of computer information for “dummies” and “idiots, so why not something for the more scholarly in our land. Thus, the Computers For Seniors And Kids Of All Ages computer training DVDs!
The experience of teaching a number of people to fly was a personal lesson invaluable in assembling this video. Students are students in any endeavor and the importance of patience and the negative consequence of “overloading” cannot be overemphasized.
PRODUCER COMMENTS : Modern day computers are a powerful resource for the workplace and the home, yet many people still find them intimidating. This easy to understand video is designed for anyone desiring to learn the basics of operating a computer.
We have kept the “technical terminology” to a minimum with no explanation of the computers’ “internal organs.” Who needs it? Certainly not a beginner. Only those terms essential to learning the computer are used—and are explained in detail for the utmost interest and assimilation. Apart from using the mouse, much of the video is useful for knowledgeable computer-users, as well. For example, we show step-by-step, how to copy CDs, create shortcuts as well as checking the status of your hard drive.
We wanted to keep the video pace easygoing so that our students could follow along in a relaxed, living-room environment, with the mood of “neighbors in for some computer tutoring.” The editing is also low-key, with a minimum of computer graphics.
CAST LIST : The photo on the video cover is of my wife and me. She is a former airline flight attendant and is also a pilot. The “students” in the video are my wife, Dolores; Mimi Garrison, my Sister-in-law, and Bob Mays, a long-time pilot friend. It seems the most popular TV commercials have animals in them, thus the Star in the cast is our yellow Lab “Mick”—a real personality. The film clips of Mick are from videos taken in Idaho and British Columbia.
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