[Ubuntu Chicago] e-ntroduction

[Patrick Green]

Well, I showed him Revolution OS and he winced and said it was a good
student documentary.  I've seen his work and have worked with him.  Not in
film, but in theater.  He and I and a guy in Woodstock are old theater
hacks.  Basically, his gig is he will get a chance to showcase some young
talent and give them something to put on a resume and he'll have his
production name in the credits...so free pub.  He helps alot of young talent
find work.  He coaches for free, helps them with head shots, and will help
them get auditions for commercials and stage productions.  He's got a good
heart.

As far as the Chicago group.  Yes, you guys are the foundation and need to
be featured.  He usually does narrative voice overs, but I suspect he would
use one or two actors as hosts or users needing to be guided in the way of
Linux.

I will be honest, I am relatively new to Ubuntu, though I've been using
Linux exclusively since  2002. (more to come on that later).  Where we could
use help in this project.  I think some of you could be proof readers of the
script and ensure it is reflecting the proper spirit of Ubuntu and that it
is accurate.  He prefers to shoot on site and he is used to paying for those
sites, so we may have to get after hours access to offices with cubicles and
stuff like that.  We would also need people who are not camera shy.

One thing he envisions is a green screen where a narrator...an attractive
woman is standing in the desktop much like a weather person giving a desktop
tour.

Heck, if anyone here wants to meet with him and I over wings and beers and
feed him information, that would be cool.

I had to leverage favors to get this done.  He does this for me and I get
him some free assistance.

Heck, we could start a new thread on brainstorming ideas and I could pass it
on to him.  Professional production quality is important.  Soundtrack..even
for a 15-20 minute piece is important to set the tone.  But really...we want
it to be consumer oriented...something that would make the non Linux user
think...hmmm...I want that.  So...what would be important to include?  What
is important about Ubuntu and what is important about Ubuntu Chicago?

BTW, I am the new kid here, so anyone who wants to contact me to ensure I am
on the up and up and blah blah blah, feel free to write me off the mail list
and I will give you my contact info.

Craig (the production guy) and I are involved in a stage play right now and
will be committed until early April so we could get into earnest then.
Basically it works this way.

Draw script...film for a day or two or three. Edit..re edit...edit
again...re edit the re edit....kill small farm animals...edit.  ;)

Patrick




On 2/2/07, RJ Marsan <rjmarsan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> woot. seriously thats awesome.
>
> On 2/2/07, Rich Johnson <nixternal at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> > On Friday 02 February 2007, Patrick Green wrote:
> > | Well, on a lark I called an old friend of mine.
> > |
> > | He lives in the same town I do and he owns a production company.  He
> > | writes, films, casts, and directs commercials and high end promotional
> >
> > | DVD's (for time shares, real estate for the rich and famous.)  A 15
> > minute
> > | promotional film is usually in the neighborhood of 15-30 grand.  He is
> > | willing to do one for Ubuntu Chicago with his writing, editing, and
> > actors
> > | at no charge.
> > |
> > | I will be sitting down with him soon to give him some info on what
> > linux
> > | is, what open source is, and what makes Ubuntu special.
> > |
> > | What this would give us is a movie we could have streaming on the wiki
> > and
> > | even burn onto a DVD quality disk suited for you tv at home.
> >
> > OK, I caught my breath after reading this. This is amazing and we
> > (Ubuntu)
> > would be so greatfull for such an opportunity.
> >
> > I am available to help out as much as needed. I have no problem using
> > his own
> > actors, but would be interested to know if possible some of the "real"
> > Ubuntu
> > users (some of the Chicago members) had a cameo appearance?
> >
> > I can promise him that I will get his name out to about 8 million people
> > with
> > 1 single post. Those are the 8 million users who read my blog, the
> > Fridge,
> > and other sites as well. Plus this will also target those who aren't
> > using
> > Ubuntu YET. This will get a Digg I am sure, and I can guarantee a news
> > spot
> > on Google as well. If you have more information about your friend and if
> > he
> > is interested, I would love to promote him and his work. I would like to
> > see
> > some of his previous work, which I am sure is good.
> >
> > Patrick, we (Ubuntu community) really appreciate your recent activity,
> > interest, and knowledge. I am an Executive Marketing and Business
> > Management
> > major myself and enjoy this part of "work" more than any other. It seems
> > you
> > have the field experience that I am interested in and if ever the chance
> > came
> > about, I would love to pick your brain apart. Of course I will format
> > the
> > Windows partition up there if there is one :)
> >
> > Thanks again Patrick and if there is anything you need, please do not
> > hesitate
> > to email me or the group.
> >
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