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I'm not sure what you mean by seeking out news and archival footage. Do you mean digging through the websites at the local TV stations? Do you mean digging through YouTube? Do you mean taking a camcorder outside and shooting things?

I'm not very good at searching video on websites, but I'd help if I could. My camcorder is lousy, but I'd film anything that I could.

PS. I was on TV this weekend talking about reptiles. I think this link will work. If you know how to capture the video file, I'd love to get a copy.

http://www.wafb.com/global/Category.asp?C=151146&clipId=&topVideoCatNo=89761&topVideoCatNoB=92715&topVideoCatNoC=151875&topVideoCatNoD=89780&topVideoCatNoE=89943&clipId=4917367&flvUri=&partnerclipid=&topVideoCatNo=94803&autoStart=true&activePane=info&LaunchPageAdTag=homepage&clipFormat=flv

I mean any and every way possible to get the best quality footage for a range of incidents. Sometimes just locating it (the date/time/channel something aired) will be most of the battle. Then hopefully we'll be able to get clips under fair use, and pay for what we must. (Trying to keep the budget as low as possible.)

I've started a Google Wave project for anyone interested in helping out. If you want in, send me an e addy and I'll send you an invite. I have the film treatment and synopsis posted there for story background... your input/critique is always appreciated.