Join the inspiration. Join LeapAnywhereTV.
LeapAnywhereTV is a volunteer-driven platform that makes entertaining online videos that raise awareness for the world's coolest charities and causes.
You can get involved
If doesn't matter whether you live in London, Los Angeles, Lima or Albuquerque. You can join LeapAnywhereTV.
With the help of hundreds of volunteers, we have created an entertainment platform for online videos that help to spread a very powerful message: "Charity should be a whole lot of fun."
Here is a recent example of a LeapAnywhereTV video featuring Malcolm, the founder of LeapAnywhere.
The benefits to you
- Develop video-making skills whether that may be pre-production, filming, editing or presenting.
- Build up your showreel.
- Get your stuff viewed by loads of people.
- Meet and work with some amazing and very talented people. Some of the nicest people around.
- Use your skills and talents to make a positive difference in a cool way.
Here are some examples of people who have already got involved and the good that's come their way.
Ben Shires, Presenter
Ben is an aspiring presenter looking to make it in the industry. Through being at Leap, Ben has had the opportunity to present at loads of fun and great events, interviewing celebrities such as Rob Brydon, James Corden and Peter Andre. Ben is now currently shooting a pilot with the help of fellow volunteers that he has met through Leap Anywhere TV. Here is a clip of Ben in action for Leap Anywhere TV:Chris Newcombe, Film-maker
Chris is a volunteer film-maker and editor for Leap Anywhere. Through working at Leap, he has had the opportunity to film at a vast array or high-quality events. Through his time at Leap, Chris has been recommended for several other work opportunities. Chris is a proponent for volunteering and supporting charitable causes. Here is one of his early masterpieces for Leap Anywhere TV:Jasmine Robinson, Production Assistant
Jasmine earned an internship at Leap Anywhere TV through creating a short video with her friends dressing up in order to raise awareness for a charity. Jasmine was then able to work at Leap and gain valuable experience in online video production. Here is Jasmine's Leap video:
How to get involved
There are 2 teams that are part of LeapAnywhereTV. It is not necessary to live in London to join the team. You can be a member from any City in the world and communicate via email and skype if you need to with the team here.
Independent Team
Skill level: Beginner to very high
Skills as a film-maker, presenter, actor, editor or cameraman
You will: Create Independent Video Projects (see below for Independent Project Ideas) with team including in front of camera talent and/or editor/cameraman. Some ideas can be done with only one person.
Meet some of the team.
WHAT TO DO NEXT:
Get a team together. Most teams are 2-3 or more people, but it can just be you. Brainstorm ideas, plan well and make an awesome video. See guidelines below. If you don't have a team, find one! If you can't find anyone, that's ok. Leave your name and area of focus (presenter, editor, cameraman) below in the comment section and other people will find you. We will also try to partner you up with a team.
Professional Team
Skill level: High, minimum 3-4 years experience
Professional-level skills as film-maker, presenter, actor, editor or cameraman
Been involved with 2-3 videos with LeapAnywhereTV at the "Independent" level (see below) or in rare cases come onboard immediately due to substantial and proven prior experience
You will: Participate in top tier LeapAnywhere events: including red-carpets, fashion shows, festivals and other high profile events as well as Independent Projects (see below).
Meet some of the team.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
Email info@leapanywhere.com and let us know you want to join the Professional team, along with your CV and any links to previous work. We will most likely encourage you to make your first Independent video first, this shows commitment. We can help to partner you with a team.
A word about money
All LeapAnywhereTV roles are volunteer-based. Teams working on Professional projects will be provided travel expenses and all teams, Professional and Independent are welcome to use our camera equipment (through our partnership with Kodak) and get use of the LeapAnywhere Headquarters in Soho. You will also get access to the entire network of people involved in LeapAnywhereTV. It goes without saying you can use the footage from any videos you are involved in for your own showreels. We encourage this. We want LeapAnywhereTV to be a platform to accelerate your career and meet other talented people who can help you along the way. All while having a lot of fun and helping some very cool causes.
Guidelines for all videos
The main rule of any videos produced for LeapAnywhereTV is that they have to be entertaining. It sounds obvious, but it's not :) When we started we had a lot of great people that went and just 'covered' events. Most of the videos ended up being kind of interesting, but certainly not entertaining. And on the internet, that means they don't get watched. We have a video seeding team that spreads the videos around the internet and we want thousands, hundreds of thousands of views on your videos. A lot of views makes all your hard work worth it.
So here are the guidelines for every video:
- Genuinely entertaining. May take 3, 4, even 5 re-edits. It's worth it.
- Fun, clever, original. Lots of thinking time in pre-production.
- Be short (final edit no longer than 3 mins)
- Be filmed at an event or activity that benefits a good cause or be an Independent Project (fun stunts and stuff) such as one from the list below. Click here to see upcoming events.
Uploading your video
Also, once you have created your video you can then upload it to your LeapAnywhere profile page. To do this, you firstly have to upload it to a Youtube or Vimeo account (we recommend Youtube). Then on your profile page underneath ‘Photos and Videos’, click ‘Add Item’ and then copy and paste the url of your Youtube or Vimeo video and click ‘Get’. Your video should appear and you can then fillout the name, description and tags (put in 2-3 tags such as "music" don't worry too much about this) for your video and click ‘Submit’ to finish. We will then feature most videos on the home page of LeapAnywhere and on charity websites and other video websites around the web.
IMPORTANT: Please email info[at]leapanywhere.com when you complete and upload a video so we can be sure to start seeding it asap and also feature it appropriately on the site.
Independent Project Ideas (aka video stunts or virals)
This list is just the start of a number of Independent Project Ideas you can use to form the basis of your video for LeapAnywhereTV. The list is endless. If you don't like any of these ideas, let your imagination run wild. We think it's fantastic if you want to take forward a totally different Independent Project idea. Get very creative. Remember, viewers want to be entertained.
And if you don't want to make a video but have a very good idea for an Independent Project Idea please leave it below in the comment section.
1. Turn your daily commute into a doing good adventure.
How many random acts of kindness can you carry out in a 1 hour? Or are there any really funny, creative, clever stunts you can think of to do on a tube that will raise awareness for a good cause? Make sure to film people's reactions.
2. Get a celebrity to do something amazing on camera raising awareness for a certain cause.
See below: LeapAnywhere Founder Malcolm getting his moustache shaved off by Hugh Grant.
3. Make a short funny movie to spread the idea of the Leap Effect.
There are dozens of ways you can take this. Ideas: Effect number 1: "We get high"- obvious, get creative though. Effect number 4: "Only the good die old"- film a funny spoof on Benjamin Button film where guy keeps getting younger every time he does good. Effect number 5: "Love love me, do good" i.e. doing good brings love- film a real life example of a guy who sees how many phone numbers/dates he can get a charity event highlighting that single boys and girls can meet people easily through doing good. We love this one!
4. Do something crafty.
Make something amazing, like a gorgeus hat with a charity logo on it saying "Give us a dollar" or "Give us a pound". Get people to drop the money in the top and raise some money for a cause you care about. Not sure which cause do to it for? Have a look around here.
5. Do something highly entertaining at your house, a friends houses, your University or office.
This could be a number of things. One fun idea is what we call Scare Day for Sport Relief. This is pretty simple. You get a team of 3-4 people together and scare people all day long. Someone films it. 15-20 different 'scares' all mashed up into one video are hilarious. Tell everyone that got scared they are making a difference and raising awareness for Sport Relief.
6. Wear something spectacularly awful for a whole day.
While doing this, wear a sign on your back saying: "Kiss me, I'm doing this for charity? Then have charity logo I'm doing this for [name any charity]". Film the facial expressions of the people walking by. Simple and viral.
7. How many people can you get to kiss you on a crowded part of your city?
Wear a sign saying "Kiss me on the cheek, it's free and is raising awareness for charity." Have the charity name and logo on your outfit or drawn on a large poster sized piece of paper. See what happens. If you fail massively, that's ok. It makes for a great video and loads of people will still see the charity logo. You can even collect a bit of money from passerbys in a bucket if you want. Then make a donation here. You don't have to though, donations are totally optional.
That's it.
That's a lot of stuff to read. You deserve a break.
After that, think about getting involved. Then do it. It's a lot of fun, great for your career and good things will happen for you, we can pretty much guarantee it.
The first step is to email us at info[a]leapanywhere.com letting us know you're going to make an Independent Video, or you can leave a comment below: something like: "This looks amazing! I'm in, going to get my team together now!" After that, the first step is already behind you.
Any questions please leave comments below and we'll try to reply within an hour. Or email us at info[at]leapanywhere.com with questions.
Still need help? No problem at all. We have an internal team who can help with anything and can even call you to talk through questions. Just email info[@]leapanywhere.com and someone will get in touch, usually within one hour.
Posted on January 08, 2010 00:17
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