KnowledeX Video Project For Tech Laureates

In November 2007, the twenty five finalists in the Tech Awards were invited to take part in a project where camcorders and tapes were provided so that the Tech Laureates could record local activity and interviews and help plan a video that would serve their internal needs or provide publicity about their projects.

Nine laureates accepted, and over the past five months they have been shooting raw footage in Australia, Africa, Nicaragua, the United States, Bangladesh, and central Asia. The Center is recruiting editors in Silicon Valley with experience and time to work with a Tech Laureate in order to produce a story line that fits into a five to ten minute finished video. This will entail a close collaboration and consultation among the organizations and the editors who are not familiar with these projects. For instance, how can an American editor edit a voice over in a language she does not understand?

The videos will be put on the organization's web site, the KnowledeX site (when we launch it later this year), and on video sites such as YouTube and other specialized ones that focus on international development projects around the world.

If you know of people with editing skills and interest, please have them contact me (sacisler AT y  a  h  o  o. c  o  m).