Call for Video/Audio Submissions

I AM BACKDATING this post so that it doesn’t bump Episode 1 of my vlog series (The XOLAGRAFIK Diaries) from the front page of my blog. But I want to post this in a place that gets more eyes than my Twitter accounts.

Back to the vlog. I am working on Episode #2 as we speak. But for Episode #3, I am crafting a piece on the Israel/Gaza situation.

For this, I am putting out an open call for your webcam/video (or audio) submissions/additions/contributions. In the vlog, I want to feature clips where you give your statement/feelings on the bombings/situation. I will show your URL/blog/sitename. If you want to send audio instead, that’s fine. Please, if you send audio, also grab a still image of yourself or a screenshot of your blog/site for me to feature while the audio plays.

About 1 – 3 minutes ten seconds is what I’m looking for. UPDATE: It was a bad idea to limit people at the start. That’s like asking a writer to edit themselves. It’s not a good idea for a few reasons. Better for me to have more options as an editor, anyway, than less. You just spill what you feel is important. I know we can talk forever on this topic, but if I’m going to use a handful of different voices, I need to keep each piece short. Plus I’m looking for a certain shape to use (tho I can do a lot of this in editing). Hmmm. Maybe think of your one broad statement on it. Say, if you had to paint a poster, or a picket sign, or carve something on a wall or write it on a postcard with a dull pencil.

If you want to send 30 seconds and leave it to me to chop what I need out, that’s cool. But please dont talk for ten minutes or even five, because that would be too much to pore through. I will develop a system for this in time, including ftp access etc, so it will go smoother. But this is a new thing, so hang tight while we feel it all out.

As Episode 2 is already mostly shaped and being edited now, you do have a few days before I even begin Episode 3. But please get in touch by tomorrow so we can assure that I have the media in my hands by the weekend (Jan 3rd and 4th). Feel free to pass this on, or let your amig@s know about the call.

Notes: I want to keep the good parts of my blogging experience intact. Such as the interplay/dialogues we all share. So in my new format this will be my way of doing that…or sometimes I may respond to things blogs are saying, and will feature them anyway. But for this, I’d love to have your direct statements to use. Another note is I may or may not use your clip; I may use a piece of it only, I may divorce the vid from the sound for a part or all of the clip…in other words, I will edit/tweak/use the material you send in a way that fits the entire piece best. You can view my past work to gauge your comfort level in my ability to do this. Gracias.