Help Panda Vision progress to the next level
Panda Poles is a ski pole company with a higher purpose. Not only are our ski poles made from 100% pure bamboo (a more sustainable option than aluminum or carbon fiber), but the company is a platform for the activation of social, cultural, commercial, and ecological awareness and progression. A large part of this platform is built from the video webseries found on our website (updated with the most recent 24 videos) and Vimeo (containing all of our videos). It's not television. It's Panda Vision. The videos in the series cover a variety of topics and genres, from action sports comedies, to mini documentaries covering ecological building practices, herbal plant walks, solar event production, and a whole gamut of quirky, informative, and entertaining videos. New videos are released every 1-2 weeks and range anywhere from 1 to 15 minutes in length.
With your contribution, we will be able to provide ourselves with the tools necessary to progress to a more professional level of video production. Without your contribution, we will continue to release these short videos, however your support would help assure our evolution as a platform for positive change in this world. Our personal artistic capabilities have surpassed the limit of the capabilities of our tools, and with our camera dying in a dust storm (the camera used for the Indie GoGo Video was borrowed from M[©]PH[©] Photography) and best computer recently crashing, we are left borrowing equipment and using a dinosaur computer to continue doing what we do (thank goodness we at least have that). Panda Vision is due for an overhaul...
What We Need & What You Get
What we need-
Our goal for this fundraising project is to cover the costs of some basic video production equipment:
$1,100 - Used Mac Computer
$800 - Used Nikon Camera
$300 - Final Cut Pro Editing Program
$300 - 2 Wireless Lapel Microphones
$200 - Digital Audio Recorder
$200 - Shotgun Microphone
$100 - Used Tripod
Total $3,000
(Note: If we do not acheive our goal, the funds we do raise will go towards the purchase of a used computer. Any money we raise beyond our goal will go towards extra audio and lighting gear.)
What you get-
$25 contribution receives a Panda Poles sticker & keychain packet, and hand written personalized note from Panda Poles Chief TanSnowMan. Keychain hand made from ski pole "waste" materials.
$50 contribution receives a Panda Poles special edition signed poster (of either Oakley White-Allen or TanSnowMan), sticker & keychain packet, hand written note.
$100 contribution receives Panda Poles "Peace Panda" T-Shirt, sticker & keychain packet, special edition signed poster, and hand written note. Shirt is made in America JungMaven 55/45 Hemp/Organic Cotton blend, and printed by TanSnowMan with eco-friendly water based ink.
$250 contribution receives a pair of Panda Poles bamboo ski poles with personal message hand burned into the shaft by Panda Poles Chief TanSnowMan, "Peace Panda" T-Shirt, signed poster, sticker & keychain packet. Also featured in the Panda Poles blog as a Panda Visions "Producer".
$1250 contribution receives 2 pair of Panda Poles bamboo ski poles with personal messages hand burned into the shaft by Tansnowman, 2 "Peace Panda" T-Shirts, 2 sticker and keychain packets,2 single day Tram passes to Snowbird Ski Resort with a ski lesson from TanSnowMan. Also featured as a "Executive Producer" in the Panda Poles blog and Panda Vision credits of every video for a full year.
The Impact
Your contribution gives us the tools we need to help spread our message and vision to the world. And that vision is of promoting sustainability, nature, happiness, health, art, and wholesome living. Our videos have always provided more than just promotion for our website, and whether we inspire somebody to make the decision to support "conscious consumerism", or just provide a good laugh for someone else, our goal is promoting a happier, healthier world. Your contribution helps us achieve that goal.
Other Ways You Can Help
Even if you can't contribute financially, you can always help support our cause by simply watching our videos and sharing what you like. Please help us spread the word about our Indie GoGo campaign by sharing this post and adding your two cents about our project.
