New programmes to watch and more

[Mike Peters]

Hi folks

A lot has happened at Bush Telly over the last few months. First there
was the earthquake which changed all the deadlines. Then we got a
fantastic new camera which is taking spellbinding footage of the
natural world. Now our websites are being hosted by Google at no cost.
Completed programmes are being added daily for the public to watch on
Bush Telly TV, and filming starts this week on the next series.

You are all invited to participate in the work Bush Telly is doing.
Get in touch if you want to help.
http://www.bushtelly.org.nz

You can also follow what's going by going to the Bush Telly Blog
http://blog.bushtelly.org.nz


Bush Telly TV
320 completed programmes will be added to Bush Telly TV before
Christmas. Each day new programmes are added.

Meet the Locals is a series of 200 mini-documentaries about New
Zealand's wildlife, wild places and the people working to protect
them.

Each four-minute episode showcases the inspiring work of local
communities, businesses and individuals, who make a difference to
protecting our natural areas, native species and historic places.

Meet the Locals is a partnership between DOC and TVNZ 6 and is
distributed by Bush Telly with permission.

Trakabat is a series of 50 short programmes made by West Coast
conservationist and filmmaker Ian Gill.

Bush Telly the Sequel is a series of 53 short programmes made by Bush
Telly at the 2010 Ellerslie International Flower Show.

Some programmes made by other organisations are also being added.
http://www.tv.bushtelly.org.nz

Sponsors
You can find out more about the 63 sponsors of Bush Telly or how to
become a sponsor yourself.
http://www.sponsors.bushtelly.org.nz

The Film Crew
Preproduction and filming is now underway for the third programme
series. The series will be filmed on location in Canterbury and the
West Coast, as well as in university labs and will be directed by Mike
Peters and Ian Gill. This week, the crew are getting background plates
and filming native insects and plants against bluescreen for later
compositing. Rendering is being provided by GreenButton which uses the
Weta Digital render farm.
http://www.studio.bushtelly.org.nz

Website changes
The Bush Telly website has been shifted to free hosting by Google to
save costs and enable editing by password access from anywhere in New
Zealand. As much information as possible is being added to the
websites.

We are also using free or very low cost hosting provided by Adobe,
Microsoft, Rhino, Zoho, Amazon, PayPal, BlipTV, GreenButton and
scenechronize.

Some kinds of information is restricted to those with passwords, like
equipment, the accounts, contact details, storyboards, raw clips, and
film scheduling. There are only 50 free passwords available, so these
have been offered to people who really need to use them. Contact Bush
Telly if you need one.