My indie travel/educational show, help it get picked up!

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JordyF

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Hey everyone, I have recently just returned from Haiti where I shot the pilot episode for my independent educational travel show aimed at helping the world. This is no boring show, im 22 and roughed it out.

I could use ALL of the DVX/HDSLR communities help to get it picked up. I need 50,000 hits in order to make that happen. (50,000 hits to the web page and its referring links)

I also want to hear everyone's opinion on the show, obviously it was shot guerrilla style. Please give me your honest feedback!

you can view it at http://www.explore22.com

if you enjoy it and think its informative, PLEASE pass it along to a friend as if it gets picked up I will be raising $12,000 for an orphanage in Nepal on the next episode where I will climb to MT. Everest Base camp on a 30 day run.

thanks so much, looking forward to hearing back and getting some feedback!

Jordan
 
Well done Jordan! You come across as very natural in front of the camera and your voice-over delivery is smooth and professional. I think your show is ready to air! Good luck to you!
 
Hey Jordan,
dito, you're doing well on camera and good voice over. I liked the docu overall. Well done!
From a technical side though there is a lot to improve on. If you can get some funding for your next episode, try to get a shotgun mic or even lav. mics in order to get more clear audio for interviews (I think I even heard some heavy breathing of your cam operator). Try to get a more correct exposure (a lot overexposure is in there) and steadier camera moves in general, that'll make a big difference.
 
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Bradbro said:
Well done Jordan! You come across as very natural in front of the camera and your voice-over delivery is smooth and professional. I think your show is ready to air! Good luck to you!
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thanks Brad, perhaps the NEXT episode which will include tips from everyone's feedback will be ready to air ;D as far as currently I think its net ready at the very least.

Thanks for all the feedback everyone!
 
Jordan, btw. if you want to shoot in Nepal / Mt. Everest there is a great deal of bureaucracy you have to deal with prior to going there. I don't know if you're aware of this but you better do your homework. I don't know how it is if you sneakily shoot with the likes of a small SLR but you better be safe than sorry. Best of luck for your trip, when is it going to happen anyway?
 
youngindiefilms said:
Jordan, btw. if you want to shoot in Nepal / Mt. Everest there is a great deal of bureaucracy you have to deal with prior to going there. I don't know if you're aware of this but you better do your homework. I don't know how it is if you sneakily shoot with the likes of a small SLR but you better be safe than sorry. Best of luck for your trip, when is it going to happen anyway?
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Thanks for pointing that out, i've actually just began doing research. What type of troubles do you predict one might run into?

Also, im happy to say my show hit an article on huffington post! :)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/03/jordan-fredas-explore22-s_n_668948.html
 
Well the worst that could happen is people catch on that you shoot a docu, ask for your permit and ask you to stop filming if you don't have one.

There are some strict guidelines regarding filming at Mt. Everest. In general you need a permit for filming there, you need to fill out a heap of documents and apply for a permit, you need to get a liaison person over there who will attend filming and you even need to get insurance for that person and lots of other bureaucracy to deal with. As you won't be able to run and walk about Mt. Everest on your own there is always someone there that will know you are shooting videos. The mentioned conditions apply for feature film and docu shoots.

I'm not a specialist on this topic, just did a bit of research myself a good while ago since I plan to go and shoot there myself at some point. You may contact the US embassy in Nepal, I'm sure they can tell you exactly what you need to do. Try to find other people who have been shooting there already and get feedback from them.
 
ah, wasnt aware thats what you were referring to. All that is already being taken care of by a guy in house here! :)

Thanks for the tips young.

youngindiefilms said:
Well the worst that could happen is people catch on that you shoot a docu, ask for your permit and ask you to stop filming if you don't have one.

There are some strict guidelines regarding filming at Mt. Everest. In general you need a permit for filming there, you need to fill out a heap of documents and apply for a permit, you need to get a liaison person over there who will attend filming and you even need to get insurance for that person and lots of other bureaucracy to deal with. As you won't be able to run and walk about Mt. Everest on your own there is always someone there that will know you are shooting videos. The mentioned conditions apply for feature film and docu shoots.

I'm not a specialist on this topic, just did a bit of research myself a good while ago since I plan to go and shoot there myself at some point. You may contact the US embassy in Nepal, I'm sure they can tell you exactly what you need to do. Try to find other people who have been shooting there already and get feedback from them.
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Well that's perfect, then you don't have to worry about so many things. Make sure you have enough back up batteries, a back up camera body would be very wise. In case your A camera shuts down in those temperatures and altitudes, you never know.
 
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