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| The BuzzWave Collaboration will be taking the lead in the Life, Loss, and Forgiveness Project. Buzzwave is made up of documentary filmmakers, photographers, writers, storytellers, and technologists who have a strong overlay of experience in project management, education, and work with non-profit, progressive organizations. |
| John Carlson, General Films LLC: John studied photography and film at the prestigious School of Visual Arts in New York City. He has been an independent producer, director, cameraman, and editor working on educational and promotional films and videotaped productions for organizations such as the Wildlife Conservation Society and The Floating Hospital since the late 1970’s. A native of New York City, John has worked on films from Africa to Alaska concentrating on subjects that illuminate human interaction with the natural world. His work has appeared on venues including most of the major US broadcast networks, The Discovery Channel and National Geographic as well as National Public Radio. |
| Roger B. Wyatt, McLellan Wyatt Digital: Roger has an MFA in filmmaking from Columbia University and an Ed. D. in Information Technology from Teacher’s College. He is a filmmaker, media artist, and information scientist, with a passion for history. He has been involved with filmmaking and digital media for over 20 years. He is the co-author with Brian O'Connor of the book Photo Provocations. Roger Wyatt oversaw the film project documenting the restoration of the Statue Liberty during the early 1980s. He has written extensively for Videomaker, Smart TV, and other publications. He has extensive experience producing streaming media. He works on developing and implementing virtual events, classes and workshops online for international audiences. |
| Sandra Murphy, Writer: For the past fifteen years, Sandra has written about the natural world. She writes to connect people with place, to cultivate what Aldo Leopold describes as "an intense consciousness of land." She writes to illuminate the mystery, complexity, and beauty of the natural world and our relationship with it. To evoke image, emotion, and shared understanding that help readers pause, breathe deep, and tune in. |
| Many of her writing projects have involved creating an interpretive guide to a trail or scenic area. These guides begin with the notion that the world around us is layered with stories—told in the diversity of plants and animals, the cultural artifacts and geologic landforms—that visitors can easily overlook or misunderstand. Her writing translates these natural stories so that people can connect with and care about that place. In the Love, Loss, and Forgiveness Project, she will be writing field guides that interpret the many-layered stories of a different kind of landscape and journey, one that is both intensely personal and universal. |
| Hilary McLellan, McLellan Wyatt Digital: Hilary is a web designer and digital media producer, storyteller, writer, and educator. She has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has been involved with digital media for over 20 years. She has worked on a number of projects designing and evaluating educational media programs in science, health, and other areas. For over a decade, she has been a web designer and producer, designing websites, blogs, and other online applications. She is a founding member of the executive board of the Digital Storytelling Association. She has extensive experience developing and teaching classes and workshops online. She has helped to implement conferences on emerging media in New York City, San Jose, and London. Her background encompasses business, science, technology, and the arts. |
| Debra A. Pearlman, Pearl Productions: Debra received a BFA in photography and television from Emerson College. She honed her storytelling and technical skills working at VideoWorks, one of New York’s top post-production facilities, where she was part of the original MTV on-air promotions crew. Her other clients included television and cable stations, advertising agencies, music video producers and independent feature film producers. Debra went to northern New York, where she developed a niche shooting, editing and producing sports programming for ESPN, CBS, ABC, NBC, and HBO. She has worked with the 3 major networks and many of the cable and international broadcasters, including National Geographic, A&E, Discovery Channel, Natural History New Zealand, NHK Japan, and the BBC. Other awards include an Emmy Award for feature news editing and two Telly awards for production of the New York State Empire State Games Opening Ceremonies as well as special recognition and a merit award for Best Conservation Message at the International Wildlife Film Festival in 1995. |
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