Amy will be in California for the Connect-Up event on July 17th, 2010!
Amy, along with Core Team members Jasmine Singh and Sharon Beck, will be hosting an event in the lovely city of San Francisco, where Amy will do a dramatic reading of excerpts from the Connected script @ 2pm, followed by an open discussion about how you like to stay connected! :)
Stay tuned for the exact location of the event!
| a letter from Co-Founder Amy Walker: We’re all in the boat
Drifting on the sea Trying to stay afloat water as far as the eye can see So reach into your heart Then keep your eyes on the horizon ~Chorus from “We’re All in the Boat”, by Tom Walker
It thrills my aching heart to see how the world is uniting to bring aid to Haiti and Chile. But aside from money, how can I, one person, help a country far away? and warring peoples and homeless neighbors in what can feel like a big black hole of need? Well, I am an artist. I might not be the best politician, or a builder of new houses, but inspiration pours through me to manifest art and the unique life I create. It manifests in the loving way I behold a stranger; in the family-oriented film we’re creating together; and most of all, in the ways I nourish my own spirit, that I may have the abundance to overflow upon our beautiful world. I believe that the most effective way for each of us to aid our planet and its people is found in the secret whisperings of our hearts. That, even when there does not appear to be a direct connection from one to the other, everything we do to bring love into the world Does somehow uplift our global community.
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander & The ConnectedFilm Team Amy Walker LIVE:
…the Evolution of Connection SATURDAYS in March: 5:00 pm EST/10:00 PM GMT
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| a letter from Co-Founder Amy Walker: The Evolution of Connection, my friends! You are the first to hear about my latest incarnation of connecting to the world through live art and interaction.
Last January, hundreds of people all over the world tuned in to my live variety show. I loved chatting with you during the Q&A, but I wanted a way to interact with you In-Depth, and Vokle provided the next step. I’m calling it a Live Interactive Vlog Experience -Amy Walker “LIVE”. Each week, I will release an exclusive video from my recent show, which you can download. On Saturdays in March, I will open up my heart and home for those who are interested in discussing the video and my work in-depth. You can simply watch the video feed, or register for a free account with Vokle to submit your questions during the Q&Amy. For the full interactive experience, you can even set up your webcam and mic through Vokle and submit Video questions. If your question is chosen, you will appear live on video feed with me so we can be even more Connected! Also each week, I will share a new piece for you, like a Vlog. It may be a song, monologue, character writing, something from my own journal… Whatever I’m inspired to share. I actually had a dream last summer that we were doing live vlogs over the net for ConnectedFilm. We had a 3-camera set up, complete with a live audience and a crew that fed us questions people sent in -all housed in a school gym! It may have been my subconscious at work, but who knows where this new technology will take us!Â
Amy Walker LIVE:
…the Evolution of Connection SATURDAYS in March: 5:00 pm EST/10:00 PM GMT Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander & The ConnectedFilm Team |
| a letter from Co-Founder Amy Walker: When we’d first finished the script for Connected, SoulFire Films sought “the usual road” to the silver screen. We contacted the exec producer of a production company we had ties with, in hopes that they’d join with us to bring the film to life.Â
During the courtship dance, in which the economic viability of the film was professionally tested and pronounced “Green-Light Go!”, we wondered whether the company’s true aim resonated with our own, or with the cha-ching of the cash register.
We wanted to ensure that this film was “of the People, by the People, and for the People”, rather than “of the Pretty People who Blow Things Up, by the Big Important People Who Say So, for the Demographic of People Who’ll Fork Over the Most Cash”.
We founded the ConnectedFilm project so that we could stick to our ideals and produce the most purely, universally Human version of this film possible.
We choose to do that by connecting with You. By opening up a dialogue about what it means to be a community in this day and age. A family.
Does it mean jumping on Facebook and reconnecting with people I used to go to school with? Walking in an old-growth forest with my family and appreciating that we still have trees? Using my cell phone to call my Grandfather who can no longer see photos and emails, but he can still hear my voice? Sharon Beck, one of our newest Liaisons, likes to connect through food. She’s using her skills and passions to create a wonderful kind of Financier -and they’re YUMMY! (more about her blog video below)
This week, I’ve been inspired by the Wikimedia Foundation, whose values are so similar to ours that it made my heart Fly. (see the Zeitgeist section below.)
What does it mean to you? How do you manifest connection in your world?
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander & The ConnectedFilm Team
SAVE THE DATE: Connect to Amy Walker: LIVE in an all-new show next Saturday the 23rd at 1:00 PST/4:00 EST/9:00 GMT. http://www.AmyWalkerLIVE.com
Watch it with your family! Invite a group of Friends over to watch and sing! Take a photo of yourselves connecting and send it to info@connectedfilm.com
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The song is available on iTunes! Â Click Here!
HAPPY TWENTY-TEN!
In celebration of the new year, we’ve released the “We Are Connected” music video!
Abundant thanks to everyone involved, particularly Mike Shafer, our videographer and editor extraordinaire and the hard-working crew members on those group shoots.
And to everyone who uploaded a photo or video! You really added to the global feeling of the project and the song’s message. We wanted to cram every photo in there, but we just couldn’t make them all fit, so we’ll be making a special follow-up blog featuring the other wonderful and creative pieces.
Have a joyous and Inspirational New Year!
Amy, Sander &
Abundant thanks to all who connected at my live interactive show on Saturday! What a Trip! It was so incredible sharing the experience with people from all over the world.
I will be posting pieces of it on YouTube, which I captured on a second camera set up behind the live feed webcam. The show in its entirety will only ever be seen by those who were there, but don’t worry:
I’ve had loads of ideas for new live interactive shows in the coming year, so you’ll get your chance to connect to the world and experience all new material in this fun and dynamic way.
As ever, ConnectedFilm members will be the first to know about the details. One idea I’ve had is to start at the beginning of the screenplay for Connected and read one scene at each show (those would not be published to YouTube). Would that interest you?
Have a Beautiful Thanksgiving! Wherever in the world you are, we are grateful to each and every one of you. You’re all essential to this project of connecting to a million people all over the world to bring this film to life!
I hope you can take time to connect with your family this holiday season. That’s what this film -and the project! is all about. In fact, we’re celebrating my Grandma’s 80th birthday tomorrow -just like the characters in the film!
HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY, VIRGINIA HOUSER!
You truly embody the powerful potency of connecting from the heart.
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander, &
The ConnectedFilm Team
Watch Amy Walker: LIVE at a Screen Near You!
Come and connect to the World LIVE, and watch a show full of love and life and joy. I’ll even be reading an exclusive clip from the Connected screenplay!
WHEN: Saturday, November 14th at 2:00 pm PST/5:00 pm EST/10:00 pm GMT. (That means it’ll be SUNDAY morning for some of you: 9:00 am in Sydney…)
View World Clock Here.
We’ll even play a round of “Name That Video” where you can win prizes, so if you want to review some of them, I’m giving you all a sneaky head’s up… ;-) Here’s a link to my YouTube channel.
Visit AmyWalkerLive.com for more info and to register a question for the Q&A following the performance. Hope to see you there!
That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I’m coming to your home to perform LIVE, via the magic of internet broadcasting!
It’ll be a Global Event for the whole family to enjoy. I woke up at 3:00 AM this morning, simply effervescing with excitement for the connective potential of people tuning in from all over the globe. You’ll even be able to interact through our message board -and win prizes!
WHEN: Saturday, November 14th at 2:00 pm PST/5:00 pm EST/10:00 pm GMT. The show will be similar to previous incarnations of my one-woman show, Amy Walker: Inside Out, and will include songs, dramatic pieces, and random fun for all ages.
Visit AmyWalkerLive.com for more info and to register a question for the Q&A following the performance. Hope to see you there!
Hope you had a fun and safe Halloween, and a fun and sacred Dia de los Muertos. We are certainly All connected, regardless of space and time.
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander, &
The ConnectedFilm Team
Happy October!
A sudden opportunity has me flying down to L.A. next week to meet with other filmmakers regarding Connected and projects they have in development!
I’ll be offering an accent intensive on Standard British while I’m there, (Saturday, 10/10), so if you’re in the area, or know someone who might enjoy it,
email Amy at: sessionswithamy@me.com
to register, or Learn More at AmyWalkerOnline.com
I have TWO videos for you today: one bloggy one about the workshop and one creative “dialogue” about the everyday opportunities to connect.
Have a Supreme week! And if you’re in L.A., I hope to see you on the 10th!
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander, and the ConnectedTeam
A “Beautiful Day†filming on location in Seattle for the music video! Here’s a glimpse behind the scenes of some of our larger sequences involving the connected public.
Many thanks to the crew and everyone in the park who participated! Props to Merith Kallshian, videographer for this blog entry. Photos by Sander Kallshian and Mike Shafer.
Music: “Beautiful Dayâ€, by U2
