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Dear Friends and Colleagues,<br>
<br>
We're writing to introduce you to<a
href="http://www.RoughMountainStudios.com."> Rough Mountain Studios,</a>
a new <br>
resource for social change causes and campaigns. As you know, <br>
having a well-produced video that tells your story is one of the best <br>
ways to gain traction for your campaign and your organization, and we <br>
feel that Rough Mountain can help make that happen.<br>
<br>
We worked with Rough Mountain Studios in 2009, and were impressed <br>
with the team’s knowledge of production and collective years of <br>
experience, including extensive work in documentary film, years of <br>
environmental health and community organizing, and varied <br>
professional education and training. They are co-creative, flexible, <br>
and timely. Rough Mountain understands that groups are working with <br>
limited resources and they are willing to provide innovation to guide <br>
video projects to completion in time for campaign impact.<br>
<br>
In 2009, we worked with Rough Mountain Studios on video pieces to <br>
Activate, Inspire, and Amplify:<br>
<br>
ACTIVATE<br>
<br>
A Closer Look at Cosmetics: So far, there have been a combined 15,000 <br>
hits and over 12,500 unique visitors for the two videos Rough <br>
Mountain shot and edited for the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics plus a <br>
huge spike in Facebook activity:<br>
Watch "<a
href="http://roughmountainstudios.com/category/portfolio/social/"
target="_blank">A
Closer Look</a>" :
<a href="http://roughmountainstudios.com/category/portfolio/social/"
target="_blank">http://roughmountainstudios.<wbr>com/category/portfolio/social/</a><br>
<br>
INSPIRE<br>
<br>
The Copenhagen Moment: landed on a NY Times Blog and helped mobilize <br>
money and people for Climate Justice work at the recent COP 15:<br>
Watch the "<a
href="http://roughmountainstudios.com/category/portfolio/movement/"
target="_blank">Copenhagen
Moment</a>" :
<a href="http://roughmountainstudios.com/category/portfolio/movement/"
target="_blank">http://roughmountainstudios.<wbr>com/category/portfolio/<wbr>movement/</a><br>
<br>
AMPLIFY<br>
<br>
Indigenous Peoples at Canadian Embassy in Copenhagen, and a series of <br>
other short Social Media Releases, were shot on Flip Video by <br>
smartMeme and edited by Rough Mountain Studios:<br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/smartmeme#p/u/0/nzyDRMN9Bak"
target="_blank">Watch
Indigenous Actions at Copenhagen</a> :
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/smartmeme#p/u/0/nzyDRMN9Bak"
target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/<wbr>smartmeme#p/u/0/nzyDRMN9Bak</a><br>
<br>
AND<br>
<br>
Institute for Policy Studies' “The Sound of Wealth Inequality” video <br>
was significant in how it dramatized inequality --and created a buzz <br>
among teachers, educators and allied organizations:<br>
<a href="http://roughmountainstudios.com/category/portfolio/"
target="_blank">Watch the
Extreme InEquality Blog</a> :
<a href="http://roughmountainstudios.com/category/portfolio/"
target="_blank">http://roughmountainstudios.<wbr>com/category/portfolio/</a><br>
<br>
Rough Mountain Studios has emerged to meet the needs of non-profits <br>
and campaigns that are on a mission, and on a budget. We found them <br>
to be professional, friendly and fun, and most importantly, they have <br>
a great a movement-building perspective. That’s why we want to help <br>
them to help you succeed!<br>
<br>
You can contact Rough Mountain Studios by visiting their website at: <br>
<a href="http://www.RoughMountainStudios.com" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr>RoughMountainStudios.com</a>.
<br>
<br>
<br>
In solidarity,<br>
<br>
Doyle Canning and Patrick Reinsborough, smartMeme<br>
<br>
Mia Davis, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and Clean Water Action<br>
<br>
Chuck Collins, Institute for Policy Studies
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