Forwarded by Bill Mixon
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From: "Alex Dove" <[email protected]>
List-Post: [email protected]
Date: November 27, 2008 12:11:27 AM CST
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Big Imaginations - video footage request
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
Hello,
My name is Alex Dove and I manage Big Imaginations, Inc. which is a
children's education and entertainment company. We are creating an
original series cartoon and puppet series and supplementing content
with live-action video footage or still photos to help educate and
entertain our audience. We have many different characters to assist
children identify with them and also real-life situations. One of our
goals is to educate kids on geology, geography, and caves. We are
currently working with Mammoth Cave, Cave of the Mounds, and some
other National Park cavern systems. We would absolutely love video
footage of Mexican Caves and in Texas The Devil’s Sinkhole (and other
caves/sinkholes that you support), the bats that fly out, and possible
footage from inside the sinkhole. Also of interest is the ecology of
the environment, nature, wildlife, energy, transportation, natural
resources and people interacting together. We understand that some of
the areas in this request fall outside your area of expertise,
however, we wanted you to know and understand wide reaching goals of
ours in case you might know of other instances of footage which might
be useful for us.
1. We want to educate and entertain children and families to show
them about the effects of deforestation, human impact and other
conditions which erode the existence of plants and animals on
different geographical areas of our planet, and subsequently the
inverse with the re-population of trees, plants, green energy, and
healthy habitats for animals.
2. Teaching kids about the weather, what it is like, made of, how
it comes about and the effects it has on plants, animals and the
geography of our land.
3. Showing wildlife and animals in their natural habitats
4. Ocean wildlife and marine biology is important for children as
well as trees, mountains, rivers and streams
5. Watching families interacting together is a primary interest
for us as we desire to educate kids to interact with their families in
a meaningful and nurturing way and to get outside into nature doing
activities together, such as biking, boating, walking, swimming,
camping, fishing, etc..
6. Creating energy and the use of energy
7. Natural resources around the globe
Our show concentrates on various topics such as: geography, animals
and insects, weather, people and culture, and important facts and
educational topics. All sorts of footage could be useful whether it
is “green” or simply activities that people are doing together or
shots of nature or animals.
So, much like PBS and shows like Sesame Street, Electric Company, and
Mister Rogers, which integrate live actors, animated cartoons, and
puppets with live action video to help illustrate a learning example
we are doing the same. We are doing much similar things with our show
but a bit different as we are focusing on outdoor activities, nature
and animals, and scholastic learning. Our show is working with
professionals in the puppet, animation, and filming industry who have
worked with Jim Henson's Muppets, Sesame Street, Wiggles, Big Comfy
Couch, and other programs.
We are interested in video footage of the world from nature shots in
the U.S. and all over the world. We are working with various
businesses, non-profits, associations, state and local offices as well
as federal offices. We have collected footage from 25 U.S. states'
Dept. of Tourism and are also working with some safari experts who
travel the globe to gather footage of animals from Africa, Europe to
South America and also under the ocean. This footage helps us educate
and entertain children. Our interests are vast as we look to teach
children about geography around the globe and here in the United
States. Along with general geography we are focusing on animals in
these areas. Plus, we hope to help inspire kids and families to be
more active together whether hiking, swimming, rafting, or taking a
walk together so teaching kids about these different areas and the
animals and activities that are available will broaden their
understanding of the worl d around them and hopefully get them out and
participate.
The footage we are interested in is broad and covers many different
areas and geographies, but all focuses on nature and activities to get
kids interested in active lifestyles. Much of the video footage we
receive is either B-roll, on tape, or DVD. Some is raw footage but
some is already edited. We would re-work the footage clips in post-
production but require the rights to use in our shows? Our use would
be to cut the video into segments and post-produce clips of various
items together with sound and other animations. We have been
documenting contributors’ contact information as a bibliographic
credit reference to each instance we use their footage. I would
gladly include any such reference to your organization as you see fit.
Please let me know if you need more information or a formal request.
So we wish to offer a wide breadth of topics and subject matter to
teach, educate and entertain children about the world around them.
Most all of the footage and still photos we have received have been
donated and we require copyright approval before we can use any
footage. Some contributors have requested use of logos or other
graphics as representation of their reference in the credits to help
brand identification for their company while many are requesting name,
address, phone, email, website, etc. We would be happy to negotiate
most anything you request.
Best Regards,
Alex Dove
Big Imaginations, Inc.
14 Montebello Drive
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
www.bigimaginations.com
[email protected]
847-561-9441
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