UK-Based content creators wanted.

I was contacted today to assist with finding some UK-based content creators for a short educational film as part of a series being prepared for Science so What?, a UK Direct Gov educational website.

Science So What?

The film itself will be between 3 and 5 minutes length and the filming will take 1 day. The main focus of the film is skills learning and application not just in Second Life but in a more generalised '3D web' scenario.

The type of content creators that would be suitable would be:
1) Scripters [programming skills].
2) Graphics designers [photoshop type skills].
3) 3D builders [3DS Max, Maya, Blender, etc., skills].
4) Animators [Poser, Avimator, etc., skills].

You should ideally have professional-level aptitude within your field and will be asked to demonstrate and discuss your current-day work as well as discussing how your skill set can be applicable to an evolving 3D web environment beyond the constrains of 'walled gardens' such as Second Life or games environments such as as WoW, etc. You will be filmed at work both in your real-world environment and virtual world environment and be expected to demonstrate your work and applications thereof.

The main focus of the website and the series of films is to get school-age kids interested in science and technology as a fun, challenging, stimulating and rewarding activity.

The timescale is rather short. The entire series is due by the end of this month and the film relating to avatars and virtual worlds must be filmed by 25th Jan at the very latest. Please contact me with a brief note about yourself and what aspects of content creation you are involved in. I will pass on your details and you will be contacted in due course.

Thank you.

Bumping this for this great long-standing member of the SL community.

Some further information about this project:

Science So what? So Everything

Introduction

MLM Learning Design is working with BDP Media and Kindred who are producing a public sector website as a part of a government initiative to promote science and technology http://sciencesowhat.direct.gov.uk/

MLM Learning Design has been commissioned to produce a number of short video portraits of people working in developing areas of science. Each portrait will give an idea of things to come. Some will feature people who don’t hold science degrees, or any degrees. Others will take us to unexpected locations. Together they encourage us to think about the jobs of the future that will come through opportunities emerging from science and technology today.

The material will be crown copy right.

The material will be edited and appear as part of the website. The Department may also distribute chosen clips on Youtube or similar open access platforms.

This Project is funded by the science office who have contracted Kindred to project manage this work.