Hey Mark,
Seems like you've got a good subject and after reading the enclosed
letter my initial reaction is that you may be complicating it,
unnecessarily.
Don't be too clever with the approach. Lay out the issues visually,
offer the audience some solutions, then refer them to your
organization for further info, training, resources, etc.
Be straightforward & honest upfront. A conflict exists, an issue to be
dealt with or whatever. An observation I've made is some people reject
criticism of both their kids and their pets. I say that to assure you
that some in the audience will be disapprove, so what, but you'll also
make friends, and so there you are. Either way doesn't deny the need
for a compromise/resolution/solution.
Good Luck.
Tom Dolan
On Apr 6, 2010, at 10:16 AM, Mark Villaseñor wrote:
> Hi Group:
> Bear with me while I run down a situation..?
>
> I'm considering shooting either a docu-promo of sorts, essentially a
> documentary with strong promotional overtones (an explicit theme of
> "come
> see us here" sort of thing). Or given our subject matter and overt
> purpose
> behind TailTrex.tv (TTTV), shoot a short (30 to 60 minute) stand alone
> hybrid documentary.
>
> Hybrid meaning; it would promote our nonprofit aims very subtly, by
> way of a
> TTTV logo watermark and invitation (call to action) just before end
> credits.
> Stand alone meaning; the piece would have its own website and
> identity,
> available to the public free of charge (via Blip.tv and related ads).
>
> The TTTV purpose is to provide educational resources through visual
> media to
> the dog owning public, regarding proper dog handling on public
> lands. That
> is, in part, because the vast majority of dog owners are clueless to
> the
> facts. Thus the aim behind either course, docu-promo or documentary,
> would
> be to detail the need for education. Even so the dog on public lands
> is a
> controversial subject to some on both sides of the equation -- for and
> against -- while others are clueless without opinion.
>
> The TTTV effort is a revenue center, which means the more traffic
> the more
> we can serve our ultimate aims of facilitating disabled access, into
> wild
> places. So frankly; a little controversy and related web-buzz is
> fine by me
> (especially with 50 million US dog owners as the target market).
> Hence; my
> gut is saying go for a harder hitting documentary style of
> presenting the
> issues. Yet being a new-be to Vlogging I'm uncertain.
>
> Here's my question...
>
> Would you agree or disagree with my hunch to play toward the natural
> controversial subject matter aspects, by a more formal documentary
> style? Or
> would you suggest approaching it softer through a milder docu-promo
> angle?
>
> Thanks in advance for all constructive comments.
>
> Mark Villaseñor,
> www.TailTrex.tv
> Canine Adventures For Charity - sm
> www.SOAR508.org
>
>
>
Tom Dolan
tomjdolan.com
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