[Marketing] Fwd: VolunteerMatch Referral: Video Volunteer - Sugar Open Source Ed-Tech for Kids

[Sean DALY]

Greetings Dave!

Video is exactly the kind of help that's needed

here are some (by no means definitive) answers to your questions:

    * How long should it be?
Short is good, YouTube snippets which show one thing and show it well
are best. Ideally we could build up a bunch of short videoa so someone
interested in an Activity in particular cold quickly find a vid about
it.

    * Who is the audience?
Teachers and parents, although we are trying to target technically
adept teachers who will be able to overcome minor glitches when trying
Sugar.


    * Should I be worried about © violations when selecting music or
do you have a generic company track you want used?
I'm afraid so, using music under one of the rights societies is a
no-no, although that may not be a problem since music is not central
to our explanations (speaking as a musician :-). We're not at the
stage of needing ambient b-roll music tracks yet :-)


    * Can you supply me with any video of Sugar being used or anything
else you want included? (important)
There's not a lot yet, although I am trying to install and configure a
screencast solution ideally our films could cut from live action to
screencast and back


    * What do you want hi-lighted in the video?
There are some brand messages we need in there, I'll advise in a
separate mail as it's an important subject

    * Would you like me to record voice overs for the video (I will
get a friend to do it)?
Yes, that would be great, particularly if we could work from scripts
so multiple language versions could be created

    * Anything else you want in the video?
It would be cool if we could start or end each one with a card with
logo copyright and an URL

    * Do you have a deadline in mind?
I wouldn't worry about that we've just done a successful media launch
we'll be doing lots of building over the next couple of months best
not to rush

Have you seen our new Dailymotion channel? We chose them because they
are free-format friendly, which YouTube sadly isn't. Those few videos
are all we have for now :-)

many thanks and welcome

Sean
Sugar Labs Marketing Coordinator


On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Dave C<davewebproductions at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hey everyone:
> just joined
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Caroline Meeks <caroline at solutiongrove.com>
> To: Dave C <davewebproductions at yahoo.com>; Sugar Labs Marketing
> <marketing at lists.sugarlabs.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 1:11:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: VolunteerMatch Referral: Video Volunteer - Sugar Open
> Source Ed-Tech for Kids
>
> hi David,
>
> Please subscribe to the Marketing List and join the team.
>
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/
>
> Walter or anyone else,
>
> Do you know where directions on how to do a screen cast on Sugar are?
>
> Thanks!
> Caroline
>
> On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Dave C <davewebproductions at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> i don't have screencast. could you get it to me?
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Caroline Meeks <caroline at solutiongrove.com>
>> To: Dave C <davewebproductions at yahoo.com>; Sugar Labs Marketing
>> <marketing at lists.sugarlabs.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 12:39:40 PM
>> Subject: Re: Fwd: VolunteerMatch Referral: Video Volunteer - Sugar Open
>> Source Ed-Tech for Kids
>>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> We have many stories to tell and thus many possible videos to create.
>>
>> We will be piloting in schools over the summer and thus able to shoot
>> footage for you.
>>
>> It'll probably be a few weeks until we have footage.  Do you want to start
>> by getting Sugar running and doing an introductory video of an activity
>> using screen cast?
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Dave C <davewebproductions at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Caroline:
>>> Thanks for the opportunity! The Sugar Learning Platform looks amazing! I
>>> wish that it was around when I was younger.
>>> Regarding the video, I have a few questions :
>>>
>>> How long should it be?
>>> Who is the audience?
>>> Should I be worried about © violations when selecting music or do you
>>> have a generic company track you want used?
>>> Can you supply me with any video of Sugar being used or anything else you
>>> want included? (important)
>>> What do you want hi-lighted in the video?
>>> Would you like me to record voice overs for the video (I will get a
>>> friend to do it)?
>>> Anything else you want in the video?
>>> Do you have a deadline in mind?
>>>
>>> .
>>>
>>>  Thanks Again:
>>>
>>> Dave C.
>>>
>>> davewebproductions at yahoo.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Caroline Meeks <solutiongrove at gmail.com>
>>> To: davewebproductions at yahoo.com; Sugar Labs Marketing
>>> <marketing at lists.sugarlabs.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 8:55:03 PM
>>> Subject: Fwd: VolunteerMatch Referral: Video Volunteer - Sugar Open
>>> Source Ed-Tech for Kids
>>>
>>> Hi David,
>>>
>>> You have come to the right place to not be discriminated against because
>>> of your age! Many of our top contributors are in their teens.
>>>
>>> Please join the marketing list: http://lists.sugarlabs.org/ and introduce
>>> yourself.
>>>
>>> Here are some places to see our existing videos:
>>>
>>> www.sugarlabs.org video is on the right - This one is nicely done but way
>>> out of date.
>>>
>>> http://www.dailymotion.com/sugarlabs
>>>
>>> http://vimeo.com/5291223 - Physics
>>> http://vimeo.com/5291250 - SocialCalc
>>> http://vimeo.com/5093894 - InfoSlicer
>>>
>>> http://blip.tv/file/2289757/
>>>
>>> As you can see, we are not doing a particularly polished job of tell our
>>> story in video..  We need help!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Caroline
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: VolunteerMatch Notification <support at volunteermatch.org>
>>> Date: Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 7:09 PM
>>> Subject: VolunteerMatch Referral: Video Volunteer - Sugar Open Source
>>> Ed-Tech for Kids
>>> To: caroline at sugarlabs.org
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Sugar Labs,
>>>
>>> VolunteerMatch is pleased to inform you that you have someone interested
>>> in
>>> the following volunteer opportunity:
>>>
>>> Organization name: Sugar Labs
>>> Opportunity title: Video Volunteer - Sugar Open Source Ed-Tech for Kids
>>> Expiration Date:   Saturday December 19, 2009
>>>
>>>
>>> Volunteer Contact Information:
>>>
>>> Name:  Dave C.
>>> Email: davewebproductions at yahoo.com
>>> Phone: Phone Number Available Upon Request
>>> Zip:   00000
>>>
>>> Comments:
>>>    My name is Dave and I am 15 years old. Despite my age I have plenty of
>>> expierence in video editing. I have been editing for the past 4.5 years.
>>> I
>>> use the professional editing software Final Cut Studio 2. I cannot video
>>> the footage myself, and would need it sent to me in any way that you find
>>> convenient. I would also need to know how long the finished product
>>> should
>>> be and anything you specifically want included. As well, I need to be
>>> aware
>>> of any deadlines so I could coordinate my time accordingly.. Should you
>>> decide to consider me for this position, you can contact me using the
>>> email
>>> given. Thanks, Dave davewebproductions at yahoo.com
>>>
>>> .........
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you have any questions, you may contact us at
>>> support at volunteermatch.org.
>>> Thanks for using VolunteerMatch.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> The VolunteerMatch Team
>>>
>>>
>>> NOTE: This is an automated email. To contact your interested volunteer,
>>> be
>>> sure to use the "Reply-To:" address above (davewebproductions at yahoo.com).
>>> Most email software applications use it for replies automatically.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Caroline Meeks
>>> Solution Grove
>>> Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
>>>
>>> 617-500-3488 - Office
>>> 505-213-3268 - Fax
>>>
>>> []
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Caroline Meeks
>> Solution Grove
>> Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
>>
>> 617-500-3488 - Office
>> 505-213-3268 - Fax
>>
>
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>
> --
> Caroline Meeks
> Solution Grove
> Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
>
> 617-500-3488 - Office
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