If you have a contact point maybe a bunch of use shellheads(this litlle
group ) could do a e-mail session at them and get their attention ? thanks
but for 500 per second it's far to much . one problem about ratings is the
corn belt, colorado to missouri dakodas to texas this is where they get
their ideas about what people watch, the loveboat reunion , kojak, charles
angels and new zoo review , the corn belts idea of entertainment. Mark &
Peta  Bethke
Hollywood, Florida
-----Original Message-----
From: Worldwide <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, August 14, 1998 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: Octopus
 
 
>Marc,
>
>Along with running the shell business, I am a professional television
>writer/producer in the Washington D.C. area, and I have dealt with
>Discovery and TLC for stock film footage.  Their nature documentary stock
>footage is readily available, and I can give you sources for this, but I
>must warn you, it is SUPER EXPENSIVE.  They make significant money on
>selling stock footage with prices as high as $500.00 per second!   National
>Geographic has a fantastic library of marine organism film footage
>including some great footage of the blue ringed octopus.
>
>I have paid hefty amounts for the rights to use Discovery Channel and CNN
>stock footage for some of my television shows.  There are also two stock
>footage houses in the U.S. that specialize in underwater footage from some
>of the top u.w. cinematographers like John McKinney and  others.
>
>Fortunately companies like Discovery Channel and TLC market their
>documentaries through the video stores.  So for $19.95 you can take home
>their productions and enjoy all of the superb footage.
>
>By-the-way, in the past, proposals have been submitted to these cable
>channels for a series of documentaries on the molluscan realm.  The
>response in all cases was that subject matter is too narrow.  One comment
>was, "people want to see sharks tearing at flesh."  So, there you have it.
>Let's all go watch Shark Week on the Discovery Channel.
>
>Rich
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Richard L. Goldberg
>Worldwide Specimen Shells
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>http://www.erols.com/worldwide
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>At 04:38 PM 8/14/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>With the tons of footage that the discovery, TLC and animal planet go thru
>>to come up with the hour or so of reef shots there must be at least an
hour
>>of various Molluscs cruz'n around the reef, too bad nobody has a contact
>>point at any of these stations, Brainstorm , The Mollusk Channel, all
snails
>>(and others) all the time. Mark & Peta  Bethke
>>Hollywood, Florida
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Sarah R. Watson <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>>Date: Friday, August 14, 1998 4:21 PM
>>Subject: Re: Octopus
>>
>>
>>>Dear George,
>>>    I have been working with octopuses since I was 16 ( and I have the
>>scars
>>>to prove it). I was simply making a statement, because someone had asked
>>why
>>>aren't there  more portions of films about mollusks, there were so many
of
>>>fish, sharks and octopuses.
>>> I agree with that statement because I for one would love to see more
films
>>>about gastropoda and the other classes of mollusks besides cephlapoda.
If
>>you
>>>are interested in cephalopods a fantastic nature film is " Incredible
>>Suckers"
>>>That film has excellent footage of Nautilus macroplalus and various Sepia
>>sp.
>>>besides the usual octopus and squid footage.
>>>       I have a great respect for octopuses because of my experience with
>>>them. I will never forget the 25lb Octopus dofleini  who decided he
wanted
>>me
>>>in his tank with him a few months ago ( email me privately if you want
the
>>>whole story)
>>>
>>>I should have some pictures of this particular octopus on my website, I
>>just
>>>haven't had time to scan them in ( not my biggest priority at the moment)
>>but
>>>when I do I will let everyone know.
>>>
>>>Sarah___@v
>>>
>>>http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/2587
>>>
>>
>