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April 3rd, 2006, 02:40 PM | #1 |
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Filmakers wanted: Animal Planet - "UNEARTHED" new reality series
This recent news may be of interest to DVi members:
Wildeye Bulletin - April 2006 HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A WILDLIFE FILMMAKER? ANIMAL PLANET’S UNEARTHED PUTS SIX LUCKY CONTESTANTS TO THE TEST Is your burning ambition to get up close and personal with the world's most amazing animals? Do you dream of capturing nature's raw beauty on film? If the answer to these questions is 'yes', then Animal Planet is about to offer you the chance of a lifetime. In a unique new television project, Animal Planet sets out to find the next great wildlife filmmaker. The four-part reality series UNEARTHED will follow six contestants on an intensive training course as they learn the essential skills and realities of creating a natural history documentary. The budding directors and animal enthusiasts will carry out their challenges at the award-winning Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa from July 2006, competing to ultimately have their film chosen the winner. Industry experts and renowned wildlife filmmakers Lyndal Davies and Andrew Barron will guide the contestants though their tasks on the course. The tutors will provide invaluable inside knowledge to help the students each shoot and edit their own short wildlife film. An international panel of experts will judge the final documentaries, and the winner will have his or her film broadcast on Animal Planet in 160 countries throughout Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. To apply: Applicants are required to submit a three-minute personal profile on DV cam or DVD by 5th May 2006. This MUST BE produced, shot and edited by the applicant with no outside assistance. For more details and to download an application form log on to http://www.animalplanet.co.uk/unearthed |
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