Hello Allan: I'd like to do a video discussion series here in Maine - can you send me info on the films you think worked best. Also would like to borrow/rent some of these if possible. I am thinking January and February to do this. I'd appreciate your help. Thanks
Ron Poitras -----Original Message----- From: Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 7:30 AM Subject: VIDEO/DISCUSSION Groups was Re: Search for results of Elaine'stesting of bd preps >What we are doing here is holding an annual series of weekly videos >(most from Bullfrog) about the leading minds in sustainable >agriculture. Among these videos, we include LIFE IN THE SOIL and the >Podolinsky film. Having this series allows us to get weekly publicity >in the local newspapers. We do not get large crowd, maybe a dozen a >night, but always new people each week, so over the course of the >videos, we are touching a couple of dozen of individuals through the >series (and the entire community through the newspapers and, yes, >radio, which resulted in me doing a couple of radio interviews). We >have attracted the local ag professor and have made a permanent >friend for sustainable organic farming with the county hort agent. >We, so far, have not reached consumers, but the potential is there, >if we targeted mothers with young children with a different series of >videos, I'm sure that we could attract that group. > >Anyone can do this. The discussions are not led, everyone sits in a >circle and we just talk to each other about the ideas that come up. >It is great to have a PhD with an albrecht-focus attending each week, >but I'm sure we could have done fine without him, also! ;-) > >If you want to do this same series, I have the tapes and can loan >them to you. I also have the press releases that you can modify. We >can propagate this program across the country. (If, as Chris has >suggested earlier, you are a person who has historically had huge >distances between your Wants and your Will, don't waste my time, ok?) > >This year our series will start with a 7 week discussion of >AGRIGULTURE, followed by the 7 week video/discussion series. It is >being hosted by the sustainable ag program at Shepherd College and >will have an initial enrollment of around 30 sustainable ag/enviro >students. I'm excited!! > >It would be great if others have similar programs and we could get >some synergy going with our materials. > >Also, as I'm sure most already know, there is a "market" for >web-based education in this country and around the world. If we had a >short web-based educational program, I think we could get it into the >school system and, perhaps, even get paid to do so. The point here is >that by going web-based we could bypass much of the greatest >exepenses of video production and still hit a very important segment >of the population (and be available on-demand to the rest) > >Just some thoughts. > >-Allan > >>I think the Korrows' idea about doing a video is good. I have an >>excellent video on the patenting of life called "Not for Sale" from >>Moving Images Video Project, 2408 E. Valley Street, Seattle, WA >>98112 206 323-9461, <www.movingimages.org>. Their distributor is >>Bulldog Films, I think. You could do worse than getting in with >>them. You want professional video people to make the film. There >>is a filmmaker here who made a video about Sandpoint which I am >>going to see for the first time on Sunday. You first need to decide >>what information you want to get across to people about >>Bio-Dynamics, then you need to find a filmmaker to work with to make >>it really good. "Not for Sale" has shots from all over the world, >>really exciting music and is very well put together and edited. >> >>I bet this group could collaborate over the net and come up with >>something that would set the record straight. > >
