Update - due to not being able to find a location on a Friday during
working hours the TV Show filming was cancelled. Add to that my
household all down with the flu and other illness, bad weather and no
location it meant that this opportunity slipped through my fingers.
They couldn't reschedule the filming so they made other arrangements.
This did upset me at first, but then it made me realise that something
needs to be done so that the next time we don't miss the boat.

So... in the interest of getting the message out there about land
hermit crabs, I am going to create a database of people who are
interested in media and production. One of the negatives of the
Creature Features show that really started to niggle at me was that
it would only be a very short feature and very restrictive as to how
much information can be shared. It is such 'blink and you'd miss it'
type shows that feature hermit crabs for five minutes that have been
responsible for a surge in interest and purchases of hermit crabs,
with very little information really given. I would have been answering
seven questions posed by viewers - that's it. While the lhc awareness
would have been a good step in the right direction, without somewhere
to shoot the footage it makes it very difficult.

What I am interested in is developing our own 'media enquiries' and
'media specialists' database which can be called on upon to take part
in tv, radio or print production.

The database will be based on a form which asks the following:

Are you interested in:

a) appearing on TV/Radio or in print with their hermit crabs

b) speaking on TV/Radio or quoted in print about land hermit crab care
and related issues

c) having a crew come into your home and filming/taking photos of your
crabitat/crabs for TV or print

d) being quoted in print

e) becoming a local rep and all the responsibilities that come with it.


We also need media specialists.

Are you interested in:

i) writing scripts that can be read by 'presenters'

ii) doing voice-overs or reading information to be dubbed over footage

iii) experience in film production

iv) a background in sound and/or lighting

v) experiegraphic design

If there is anyone in this group who already has experience in film
production, media or related fields and would like to lead this
project please let me know. I am very interested in delegating ;)

Please post any notice of interest at the NEW organisation group for
CSJ - a Yahoo!Group. Why the switch from the MSN Group? APart from the
fact it is inactive, many people found it difficult to navigate. It
will mainly be for discussing CSJ organisation, projects and file
storage.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crabstreetjournal

I hope to see you there,

Vanessa (Site Admin of this group and crabstreetjournal.com)

--- In hermies@yahoogroups.com, "Vanessa" <hermit_crabs@y...> wrote:
>
> ABC TV Creature Features is an Australian television show which
> features animals and is aimed at kids 6-10 years old. Last week I was
> contacted to ask if I was interested in appearing on the show. It's a
> great opportunity to raise awareness of land hermit crab needs so I'm
> very excited. This is the same tv show which has the page on how to
> paint hermit crab shells, so I'm hoping to make a mention that natural
> is best ;)
>
> If all goes well I will be in Sydney on Friday filming for ABC TV's
> Creature Features. The feature is on hermit crabs, and I will be
> answering questions posed by viewers.
>
> I've found a website for watching this week's episode. I'm hoping that
> if all goes well and I'm well enough for the filming that in May 2005
> you'll be able to view the show online
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/creaturefeatures/watch.htm
>
> Now the fun part... Finding someone in Sydney who would like their
> crabitat featured on air! Anyone interested please email me asap.
> Filming will be for an hour, and there will only be a few minutes of
> on air time. They will be taking footage of the crabitat and hermit
> crabs, as well as asking me questions.
>

> Help!
>
> Vanessa