Vermont “Open for Business” video project

The Vermont Chamber of Commerce is asking Vermonters to produce a short-form, quick-cut, online video (maximum 10 minutes) with the positive theme “Vermont is Open for Business.” The videos are a part of an overall effort to assure vacationers that much of Vermont is ready to show them a good time, despite Irene, and that areas affected by Irene are recovering quickly. The videos will be available via the Chamber’s Facebook page and on YouTube.

The Chamber is trying to assemble a collage of fast moving video clips of business owners and visitors across the state, speaking to the camera that businesses “are open for business” and that visitors are “having a great time.”  Each business owner or visitor should speak for just 5-10 seconds, and provide a positive, reassuring message to concerned vacationers.  For businesses that were affected by Irene, the message should be positive and focused on quick recovery.Anyone with a digital video camera, video-equipped iPhone or other smartphone, are being asked to shoot these videos in their communities and get them to us via E-Mail (short clips only via e-mail) or FTP by 5:00 pm this Saturday, September 3.  Amateur video is perfectly acceptable and even desirable as it will reinforce the viral nature of this project. This video will be produced over Labor Day Weekend and be posted online as soon as it is completed. A sample video is found at the following web page:
http://tinyurl.com/3wepntl

The videos can be uploaded to our FTP server or emailed short clips (15 mb max via e-mail) to kschroll@vtchamber.com. The email should include the town name in the video file name or email subject line.

Host:  digitalfrontier.com
User Name:  vtchamber
Password:  vtchamber

You can visit the project webpage at:  http://www.visitvt.com/cwt/external/visitvt/about_vermont/irene_video_project.aspx

 More information at: http://vprnews.wordpress.com/2011/09/01/visitvt-open-for-business/