Our editor @craigjkharris is very worried about his friend Tyler Wright.  Tyler set out on a hiking trip August 10th and has not yet returned.  He was expected back on August 16th.  He is believed to be missing in the Boise Creek Trial area north of Vancouver, B.C.

Tyler Wright

Family and friends have set up a search and rescue social media campaign and that’s where you come in. There is a website for updates.  There are aerial HD videos uploaded to Youtube and people are being asked to review the footage and leave comments if they spot anything.  There is also a Flickr Pool where people can scan photos again for perhaps a clue that may have gone unnoticed by searchers.  North Shore Rescue also has a blog where rescuers are leaving updates.  This is a link to the  CTV News Story-Tyler Wright.

If you have a few moments we encourage you to check out these links, scan some photos & videos and help with the search so the rescuers can bring Tyler home.

Thanks for your time. We appreciate your help.

Andrew, Jon, Kemp & the rest of the WGH family.

The ability that anyone with Internet access now has to reach out and connect with any other person on the planet is unprecedented, and for the more hopeful amongst us, that can only lead to a future of better understanding between people. But this is where the “Digital Divide” comes into play, what if you can’t afford that access? As more and more of our lives get digitized and move online, two thirds of the planet still can’t get online consistently and that puts all of these people at a decided disadvantage in a world where information is king.

From the beginning, our goals with the film were to document the efforts of people who were creating this kind of access to information – be it the DTES-centered objectives of W2 or the Olympic aggregator that was the True North Media House – and to make positive contributions to these communities. One of the founding principles of W2 is that the access to information should be protected as a fundamental human right, and by getting involved in helping us complete WGH, this is an ideal which you will be directly supporting. Our hope is to use the film to galvanize our audience in to action on these issues, but we won’t be able to build that audience until we finish the film, and that’s where you come in again. Despite what Michael Moore might have you believe, no one gets into the world of documentary production to get rich. While Andrew and I certainly hope the film is successful enough to recoup our investments and allow us to continue to making films, the measure of success for WGH will not be measured on the bottom line.

So, why should you get involved and become a producer on WGH?
- support alternative media and viewpoints
- strengthen the social media community globally with a film that demonstrates its impact
- promote social media efforts in the DTES that are making real differences to real people
- add momentum to the decorporatization of the media
- help put Vancouver on the map as a global leader in information technologies
- bragging rights, be the first on your block to be a producer!

Whether the reasons are your own or one of the ones listed here, investing in this project will pay great returns in ways that don’t involve your bank account.

Thanks to all who participated and to those who made a contribution.  This is what our word cloud credits look like so far!

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Hey Everyone we attended HotDocs, the Canadian Documentary Festival in Toronto, rubbed elbows with some industry folk and created some excitement about our project. We also felt it only appropriate to host a Tweetup while we were there. So we asked a few SM types in the area and they suggested C’est What at 67 Front St (@Church) So that’s where we held our ‘HotDocs & Cinco de Mayo Tweetup!’ We had the party on May 5th and showcased our new ’sizzle reel’.  So thank you Toronto and those who came down for your support and your feedback.  If you were not able to attend and would like check out the video it is above. Enjoy

There were door prizes!! Thank you Vincor Canada for the wine and Manic Coffee for your donations.

the new doc kit.

In this pic is two DSLR’s-so we are shooting at 1080p HD at 30fps, which is amazing!  The two lenses are a 16-35mm 2.8 and a 28-135mm.  I like to shoot one camera wide and one tight at the same time.  We use two tripods and at the bottom of the frame is a linear bearing, by Glidetrack, just a little something to add to the top of one tripod the gives a little left right action.  It’s great production value.  There is a mini shot gun mic for one camera and a wireless lav for the other.  In the middle of the frame is a small level and a light I mount on the camera, just a small eye light that works very well.  Finally you can see my TNMH badge, camera tape of course and a lens cleaning kit.  There you have it….studio in a backpack.