Fwd: [Imc-finance] hello from India IMC
evan
evan at protest.net
Sun May 4 11:17:05 2003
This i think was supposed to to to the list... I included US prices at
the current exchange rate of 47 rupees to the dollar.
-evan
Begin forwarded message:
> From: AMUDHAN RAMALINGAM PUSHPAM <amudhanrp@yahoo.com>
> Date: Sun May 4, 2003 3:21:56 AM America/La_Paz
> To: evan <evan@protest.net>
> Subject: Re: [Imc-finance] hello from India IMC
>
> i was away for a video tour in small towns and
> villages.
>
> today we have screening at tiruppur.
>
> we found out that we should get a good projector that
> can be used in halls which are not totally dark.
>
> we have realised this during our tour. one doesn't get
> proper dark halls to screen videos.
>
> that means the projector will be costly. Rs.1.25 lakh
> should be the cost. (Rs.1,25,000) (US $2,639)
>
> tripods, microphones, lights, will cost Rs.50
> thounsand. (Rs.50,000) (US $1,055)
>
> we can buy sony's mini dv 3ccd camcorder which will be
> around Rs.1.30 lakh. (Rs.1,30,000) (US $2,744)
>
> adobe premier and pinaccle are quite popular and used
> here in India. They will cost Rs.2 lakh. with the
> desktop computers. (Rs.2,00,000). (US $4,222)
>
> Time frame can be around 4 weeks.
>
> amudhan
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- evan <evan@protest.net> wrote: > First off, this
> seems like a very reasonable
>> request. You should
>> rewrite it a little to include budget numbers and a
>> timeline. Generally
>> if it is not urgent it is best to give three weeks
>> to a month for
>> people to comment. If you're really organized you'll
>> spec out what
>> projectors you want to buy as well as alternates
>> which are cheaper if
>> folks feel like the request is too expensive.
>>
>> Regarding editing. Most indymedia video activists in
>> the US and Europe
>> are using desktop computers with FinalCut Pro or
>> other video editing
>> software and firewire to connect their computers to
>> their cameras. This
>> is a way of doing pretty good editing without
>> spending tons of money on
>> a specialized very high end system. Projectors for
>> video tend to be
>> pretty expensive and they vary a lot in quality.
>> You'll want to talk to
>> somebody who knows about these things.
>>
>> One thing you might consider how you are planning on
>> getting the
>> equiptment. Indymedia doesn't have much money and if
>> it's possible to
>> have them purchased in the US then taken to India in
>> somebody's bags
>> then we can save a lot of money. I know there are
>> huge indian expat
>> communities in London and New York.
>>
>> in solidarity,
>> evan
>>
>> On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 05:11 AM, AMUDHAN
>> RAMALINGAM PUSHPAM
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear friends
>>>
>>> India IMC requires financial support.
>>>
>>> We are planning the following activities.
>>>
>>> 1) organising regular screenings of issue based
>> videos
>>>
>>> 2) producing videos once in three months - to
>> begin
>>> with- on protests against glolabisation that
>> happen
>>> with in Tamilnadu.
>>>
>>> We need the following equipment.
>>>
>>> 1) Video Projector
>>>
>>> 2) Mini Camcorder and other recording equipment
>>>
>>> 3) Non-linear Editing set -up
>>>
>>> the videos produced will be distributed with in
>>> Tamilnadu to mobilise support for the struggles
>> and
>>> protests.
>>>
>>> amudhan rp
>>> India IMC
>>>
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| moronic, unamerican, green, muslim, communist, faggot, liberal,
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| serbian, arab, rag-head, anarchist, terrorist, scum, pigs and
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| traitors. We're underemployed scumbag welfare sucking parasitic
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| shelted uneducated intellecutals who are always explaining the root
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| causes of terrorism, blaming america first, and whining about
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