An 'Irayo' video to JC to celebrate 1 year anniversay...

[Alan]

Kaltxi folks,

How would you like to take part in another Avatar Communities project to say 'irayo' to James Cameron and his team on the 1 year anniversay?

I was reading a message put up by Tsamsiyua'ewan called 'Should we start an Avatar holiday?' to celebrate 1 year since the release of Avatar. I wondered what could we collectively do on that day to commemorate it?

Then it hit me! I remembered a PM I had had from AV Daedric regarding an idea for another Avatar Communities project! The idea was that we all say to camera what Avatar means to us then edit it all together to make a film that we could put on iTunes, You Tube etc. We could then try and get them folks at Lightstorm Entertainment to see it. We would be sending them a message!: A heart felt thank you from us to James Cameron and his team.

So who would be up for it?

If people think this is a goer then the plan is as follows:

Record to a camera/phone/webcam ONE thing that the film Avatar has meant to you or what you would like to say to JC and/or his team/cast.

It can be the smallest thing, it can be the biggest thing, it can be the inspiration it has given you, it can be your eye’s being opened to the world around you, it can simply be you just like the film. If you have made friends on the forum, try saying something together. And they can be edited together. If you want to say something in Na’vi that’s fine. (Please forward me the English translation in a PM linking to your clip.) It would be great if everyone could say ‘irayo’ together too!

You can film it wherever you like - but make sure the sound is clear - very important!!! You can record your footage out in the open, or surrounded by your Avatar 'stuff' or just doing every day things. Use you imagination - but be safe.

Whatever it is you do it must be not longer than 10 seconds in order to fit every one into a short 10 minute video letter to JC. This means for a ten minute video we could fit 60 people into the video. You can actually say a lot in ten seconds, yer know!

Once you have filmed your footage, name the video file with both your forum name and your real name (if you are happy to do so), then upload the video via this website: www.thetaylorssite.f2s.com.

The upload box will send them to a mediafire folder where I can download them from for editing together. I need all your footage in by the end of Sunday 5th December in order for me to have enough time to edit it together and get it up loaded in time for the 1st anniversary of Avatar on 18th December.

However the sooner you can get it to me the better. Remember – as short as you can and don’t forget to add an 'IRAYO' clip! It would also be great if you could add a clip saying: 'You have brought us together'.

Anything more than 10 seconds and I may have to cut it short. 10 seconds gives you about 30 words to play with. I know we all would like to say so much more, but we must keep it tight and to the point to convey our thoughts together as well as fit in everyone who wants to take part.

Remember if you are under 18, make sure your parents or guardians are ok with you doing this. I don’t want anyone getting into trouble – including me!

Appologies for the ‘carpet bombing’ approach to this message, but we don’t have long and I wanted to give everyone the opportunity of contributing.

So if you are up for it - roll cameras…annnnd….ACTION!

I look forward to your responses.

Irayo ma aysumkan si aysmuke,

Alan