Product Description

Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 10/23/2001

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #81488 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-10-23
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 60 minutes

Amazon.com
The idea of watching a fire on TV may seem kitschy, but it's surprisingly soothing. Fireplace: Visions of Tranquility takes you through the entire life of a fire from the scrape of the match to the slowly dying embers. You can choose whether you would like just the fire, the fire with crackling sounds, the fire with music, or the fire with music and crackling sounds. For music, choose either "Night Music" (which includes Beethoven's "Moonlight" sonata and Pachelbel's famous Canon) or "Christmas Goes Baroque" (which features classical arrangements of familiar tunes).

The DVD is formatted for Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 and DTS. The total running time is 60 minutes, but you can put the DVD on repeat so the fire never goes out. For a holiday party or just a quiet night at home, Fireplace: Visions of Tranquility adds a nice ambiance to a room. --Dana Van Nest

From the Back Cover
Whether it's winter and you hope to escape the frosty cold outside or you want to share a special evening with a loved one, Fireplace is the next best thing to a real fire. Its visual appeal gives your home that welcoming atmosphere year-round. It's a great way to reduce stress, and adds a feeling of genuine comfort to any home or apartment without the upkeep of a real fireplace.

This realistic program is shot on film to bring out all the rich hues and dancing shadows typical of a real wood fire. Listen to the crackling sounds as you watch the playful movement of the flames.

As the program draws to a close, the flames become a glowing bed of embers, and Fireplace brings a cozy conclusion to a lovely evening at home. The unique allure of this DVD will help you create special occasions worth remembering.

Customer Reviews

Zoom in, zoom out
If you don't have a fireplace and want that fire ambience for Christmas or something, you might pick up this DVD and think, hey... here's something... but you'd be wrong. Instead of a steady shot on a full-sized fire, this is an hour of the camera zooming in and out on individual flames, logs, etc. Never once is there a full shot to give you that "fire" feeling. Definitely not worth the money.

not a fireplace
Thought this would appear like a fireplace on the screen, instead it was a bunch of closeups of the fire and the boxset version cut off the top of the flames

settle that camera down
I agree that this is the worst fireplace video of them all. The makers just don't seem to understand that if watching a real fireplace is soothing and cozy then they should try to recreate that experience. They don't. Instead they fade shots in and out, most of which are annoyingly close up (as though you are sitting with your nose an inch from the fire). Just as you are adjusting to the shot and starting to relax, the shot switches again. It's like sitting to down to watch a fireplace and having to move to a totally different part of the room every minute or so. That wouldn't be relaxing, and neither is this DVD.