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Frogs - Crandall

This is a test of what can happen when you take a video camera that fits in your shirt pocket (Canon G9) to a National Park for a day...trying not to laugh while filming is an art, especially with limited image stabilization. A little cam and a little computer:  Go here

Shortlisting Tourism Queensland

I have some fun documentary ideas to help propel The Best Job In The World campaign if we get selected. Here are some of my Outakes from our video application. These are just small snippets, but I have more film ready to roll. First check out my video, it makes the outakes more interesting.

If I get selected, shoot me an e-mail and let me know how much of this stuff I should put up on my blogs. It really shows who we are, which I guess cuts both ways ;—)

Sis, thanks for your help!

Best Job On Earth Winners

The winners of the best job on earth have not been announced, though clearly short-listing is underway. I hope my message was on target: 

HERE IS MY WINNING(?) VIDEO

The question remains how many tests were sent out? If you know anything, please let me know. Otherwise, just please let me know what you think of my video. Being short-listed is exciting, but I just hope that whoever is picked does a great job. My experience with Tourism Queensland has been excellent and they deserve a solid finalist.

Best Job In The World VIDEO OUTAKES

OK..so now we know that we DID NOT win, but if you listen to our sisters, we should have. Thanks to everyone!

Bill's VID:

Laura's VID:

These are primarily videos of Laura simply because I was the one filming the practice sessions. I put these on this blog because many of you have supported us on this project, so I wanted you to look behind the scenes —behind the scenes are always more interesting.

I'd love it if we documented the ENTIRE experience of entering, then winning, then going to Queensland. We have enough footage to put a documentary together (there is a lot more footage than you see here).

1. So, this first video is just silliness. I put my G9 on a tripod while Laura was filming her BEST JOB video application.

2. This is even sillier. We are sitting in our bedroom practicing before we went down to the studio.

3. This is all Laura. We tried to get the desperation out of the final edited piece, but I had to show this because it makes me laugh. She got into this same mode while she was brushing her teeth recently and we both started laughing. ie. We are the best candidates! NOBODY will have more fun or have a more sincere desire to share the experience etc..oh well, here is Laura groveling while Sam and I are laughing behind the cams.

D A N G E R O U S 2009!

Check out our facebook page for some current photos and updates. Facebook is more current. Photography work is concentrated here. We also have some portfolio work at dangerouscollective.


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Hey Now

Hola & Aloha! Thanks for visiting our blog. We don't update it as often as we probably should, but that's life. It simply serves the purpose of communicating some big picture projects. Below you'll find a basic summary of our projects and philosophies. Our web site is currently getting remodeled, please enjoy this blog for now.
—L & B
If you have any questions; shoot us an email:
bill@dogsonicdesign.com or laura@dogsonicdesign.com

Who We Are?

Laura Donavan (formerly Laura Reinhold..18 years ago) is a model citizen and the mother of our two strong, good-looking and breathtaking boys. Born in the kitschy space coast town of Cocoa, Florida, Laura attended FSU in Tampa. But, this clean-living orange juice dream was short-lived, and for this I am eternally thankful. She moved west to attend art school where we met the first day of the first class; drafting. I however grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, a lovely lil' college town in an island of rolling, green, cow-studded hamlets. Growing up behind the cheddar curtain was a confusing experience: At once I felt centered and grounded in a relaxed workaholic state with radio-English and Keeleresque tendencies, but the Wild Western village of L.A. also called. Though, it was a degree at The Colorado Institute of Art and Laura's as yet unforeseen homespun surf-nature that inspired a high-speed drift to Colorado. After school, we sparred at competing advertising agencies in Jackson, Wyoming for a few years and eventually got hitched. This was in 1990. A decade in Northwest Montana and two chitlens later we moved south to our current sunny and super-hi-def location; Salida, Colorado. Surrounded by some of the largest peaks in the lower 48, our boys; Riley and Shea thrive in the paradise that is the Arkansas River Valley. That's our story ..for now. I'm super-fortunate and I'm turning all this positive juju loose.

-bd

The Salida Citizen!

In 2008 we bought an old building in downtown Salida (Colorado's largest historic district). This turn o' the century box makes us feel Victorian. (I have started dressing Victorian. Laura's new name is Victoria). This place will be the home for our community journalism project; The Salida Citizen. We fixed it up and will be basing global operations for saving the world in this hideout. The citizen is just the beginning. Are you ready to join? The conference room is all glass, and tech as can be. The stereo system bumps and thanks to Tim K's consult and PV panels, the meter will be running backwards while the in-floor heat warms our toes. My friend Sam will be running his TV station and multi-media ops from here, so we brought in fiber optic cable to communicate something special. These shots show our current status, but there is much to be done yet. Wanna live in Salida? Do you have something to add to the dialog?

Travel

Wow, We just got back from sea kayaking in the Northwest where we stumbled into a pod of Orcas (killer whales) hearding salmon onto the shelf of this remote bay. We became very apprehensive when they were a few miles away, but when they were all around us, and a 20 ton elder with six foot dorcel fin past within feet of us, we were completely committed to the project of astonishment.

Additionally we witnessed a newborn which was big news in Seattle and Vancouver. 

 Man, we're way overdue to create travel updates...In short, we traveled for 7 weeks last spring, from the Bahamas to Oaxaca, Mexico. Design and writing have been going great on our Oaxaca book. Check out the working cover. We are going to pitch this over the winter, and likely head back for a little recon without the kids to get a few more pics. The trip back will be about doing some relief work. We are researching different organizations, but seem to lack dental skills, surgical skills etc so we find ourselves in some very intersting areas of third world help..stay tuned. back to the book. The design is for an 8" x 8" square, hardcover design. The market is primarily parents, and although the book may seem like a travel book, it has more to do with how people raise kids in America, pushing boundaries and experiencing a shrinking world.

Riley got certified to dive so we had some serious scuba adventure in both amazing locations. We are scheming right now for our next trip, but first must make these trips pay; We are developing travel books unlike any others, while using the Powerbook and Skype to take care of our clients along the way. Stay tuned for more adventure stories..Oaxaca was totally unbelievably amazing.