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SEMINAR TITLE: "Improving the Health of Puget Sound by Improving your Underwater Images: Telling Stories that Matter"

TIME/DATE: Same workshop offered on both days: April 21 and 22 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Tacoma Dive and Travel Expo, Tacoma Convention Center

http://www.divenewsn...o/seminars.html

DESCRIPTION: Sure your family and friends politely sit through your underwater slide and video shows, but when was the last time they were eager to see more? Who else gets to see your work? Did you ever want to see your images on KOMO TV or PBS? Now that you've mastered the technical aspects of underwater photography and video, take the next step to telling stories that matter.

Underwater filmmaker John F. Williams will talk about why stories are important and show lots of examples of how stories are incorporated into both still photos and video. He'll also show examples of how even simple stories can help preserve the health of the marine ecosystem that is such a large part of our world.

I'm producing a short film about bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) restoration in Port Gamble, WA. The restoration is a nonprofit project and the film is to assist with raising awareness about the issues and solutions, including showing people how much fun it is to get involved as volunteers.

I'd prefer underwater footage of herring roe on bull kelp, I might use some surface shots too if they fit well. I'm also looking for footage of Tribal or First Nation harvest of herring roe on Nereocystis luetkeana.

The final project will be 4:3 SD, but footage may be any format as long as cropping it to 4:3 won't degrade the composition.

This is a low budget project, but there is a small budget for footage. I can pay up to $5/second depending on the video, and I'm looking for a total of about 15 to 30 seconds. I can add $25 research fee if I use just a few seconds of your footage. I totally realize the $$ is just a token gesture, but I do want to reward people supporting this nonprofit project.

I already have underwater and surface footage of the restoration process. You can see more about this project at: http://www.restorati...ects/portgamble

You can contact me at: jw@StillHopeProductions.com

thanks!

John F. Williams
www.StillHopeProductions.com

Entries are sought for the Salish Sea Ecosystem Film Festival, to be held in conjunction with the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, on October 25, 2011, from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Entries can be submitted in electronic, DVD or videotape formats and must have relevance to natural or human dimensions of the Salish Sea ecosystem. Submissions must be under 20 minutes (total, including credits) running time and can include stand-alone segments of longer works. All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges, which will make its recommendations for the final lineup of films.
Entries must be received (or posted to the festival’s FTP site) no later than 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on September 2, 2011. Please include written information on:

—The entry’s title, director and producer
—A brief (250 words maximum) description of the entry, its running time and its relevance to the Salish Sea ecosystem
—The year produced

Please send entries to:
David G. Gordon, Science Writer

Washington Sea Grant

3716 Brooklyn Avenue NE

Seattle, Washington 98105-6716