From jet at allartburns.org Mon Sep 25 21:00:51 2006 From: jet at allartburns.org (jet) Date: Mon Sep 25 21:03:44 2006 Subject: [dorkbotpgh-blabber] fwd: Casting crack builders/electronics wizards for Discovery show Message-ID: From: "Colette Sandstedt" Date: September 13, 2006 9:40:45 AM PDT To: colettesand@gmail.com Subject: Casting crack builders/electronics wizards for Discovery show Hey guys, I am currently searching for people to host a new science show called "Prototype This" for the Discovery Channel. The show will bring together a team of young scientists and builders who will combine their skills and ideas to dream up, design and manufacture technological inventions which meet some kind of everyday need or want. The inventions could be in any field ? home, work, leisure, sport etc. The only limit is our imagination, skill set and enthusiasm. I'm emailing you because you have idealab/Burning Man/ILM/freaky science/effects/weird artist/genius/T.E.D./Siggraph/Vulcan connections. I'm also contacting universities, museums, and organizations that combine science and art. We're looking for at least 2 people; ideally: 1. An electronics wizard, hopefully with some building skills. Women very welcome. 2. A crack builder. Again, women very welcome. Or some combo thereof. As a group, our hosts will have a wide and deep range of skills and smarts, from robotics through mechanical engineering to electronics. Some may have recently completed PhDs or Masters; others may have never been near college but are brilliant and creative model makers or builders. All candidates need to know their way around a workshop and be able to bring more than just blue-sky thinking to the table. We want tinkerers ? people who love to build crazy stuff for the hell of it. The show will be very "hands on" ? the entertainment will be in watching our team battle with the problems inherent in fast-track prototyping and overcome them to at least achieve a proof of concept by the end of the episode. And seeing if the thing actually works. If you think you might fit the bill or know anyone who does, please contact me. We're looking at doing a casting session on September 25, so time is short. Any and all ideas welcome! Thanks, Colette Sandstedt Beyond Productions -- --jet@allartburns.org From drew at zhrodague.net Tue Sep 26 13:16:20 2006 From: drew at zhrodague.net (Drew from Zhrodague) Date: Tue Sep 26 13:16:47 2006 Subject: [dorkbotpgh-blabber] fwd: Casting crack builders/electronics wizards for Discovery show In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hm, being interested in this, I responded. I got a bounced message, though... On Mon, 25 Sep 2006, jet wrote: > > > From: "Colette Sandstedt" > Date: September 13, 2006 9:40:45 AM PDT > To: colettesand@gmail.com > Subject: Casting crack builders/electronics wizards for Discovery show > > Hey guys, > > I am currently searching for people to host a new science show called > "Prototype This" for the Discovery Channel. The show will bring > together a team of young scientists and builders who will combine > their skills and ideas to dream up, design and manufacture > technological inventions which meet some kind of everyday need or > want. The inventions could be in any field ? home, work, leisure, > sport etc. The only limit is our imagination, skill set and > enthusiasm. > > I'm emailing you because you have idealab/Burning Man/ILM/freaky > science/effects/weird artist/genius/T.E.D./Siggraph/Vulcan > connections. I'm also contacting universities, museums, and > organizations that combine science and art. > > We're looking for at least 2 people; ideally: > > 1. An electronics wizard, hopefully with some building skills. Women > very welcome. > 2. A crack builder. Again, women very welcome. > > Or some combo thereof. > > As a group, our hosts will have a wide and deep range of skills and > smarts, from robotics through mechanical engineering to electronics. > Some may have recently completed PhDs or Masters; others may have > never been near college but are brilliant and creative model makers or > builders. All candidates need to know their way around a workshop and > be able to bring more than just blue-sky thinking to the table. We > want tinkerers ? people who love to build crazy stuff for the hell of > it. > > The show will be very "hands on" ? the entertainment will be in > watching our team battle with the problems inherent in fast-track > prototyping and overcome them to at least achieve a proof of concept > by the end of the episode. And seeing if the thing actually works. > > If you think you might fit the bill or know anyone who does, please > contact me. We're looking at doing a casting session on September 25, > so time is short. Any and all ideas welcome! > > Thanks, > > Colette Sandstedt > Beyond Productions > > > > -- Drew from Zhrodague http://www.WiFiMaps.com drew@zhrodague.net http://www.zhrodague.net