Short Summary Experience one of the holiest cities in the world right from your home. Bethlehem360° will contain photos and videos of historical, religious, and archeological sites that you will be able to control. From our tour, you can view the site you are interested in from any angle and get in depth as much as you wish. You will be able to rotate, zoom, and control the image using the keyboard, mouse, or touch screen.
From this project, you will be able to visit any place in Bethlehem from anywhere in the world. You can discover Bethlehem from our 360 virtual tour as if you are actually here. If you haven't visited Bethlehem before, you will be able to now from our online tours. (Imagine a simulated reality of this holy city.)
(This is a 360 video sample , you can move right, left, up and down)
The WHO and the WHAT
iFocus team brings a variety of experience and knowledge to the Virtual Tour. Our Team produces only the highest-quality virtual tours for a variety of industries. We utilize the latest high-tech equipment, combined with our team of photographers. Our virtual tours can be viewed on a variety of platforms from mobile devices, tablets, laptops and PCs. You can view our work by visiting these places below!
Herod's mountain Qruntol mountain
and there is #So_Much_more ...
You will see that we have already filmed some of the most historical sites in this region but have not been able to continue and get you and our viewers further. This is why we need your help. We want to showcase and introduce Bethlehem to the world and deliver this holy city directly into your home. With just a click of the mouse, we want you to be able to experience everything Bethlehem has to offer. For example, viewers are able to enter the Manger Square and view the Church of the Nativity from the outside but are not able to enter inside the church and explore there. With your help, we can achieve this.
Our team wants to create tours of all the important sites in the city of Bethlehem, and each site has several points it needs filmed. In total, we need to film around 150 points which includes locations in and outside the area, street views, and different angles for a complete 360 experience.
BETHLEHEM is the city where Christ was born. It is a city full of significance for millions of people worldwide. It is the center for culture and tourism and is only 10km south of Jerusalem, another very significant city for all people. People of Bethlehem rely heavily on tourism and our project will help bring people and businesses together from all over.
WHY we need YOU
The funding we are seeking here is to get us started. We want to start filming these locations right before and during spring time and it takes time, money, and man power to begin.
-We need to provide food and transportation for five people during filming time which needs at least 2-3 months.
-We also need to pay for entering these locations which can run up to $300 per day for just one site and on most occasions we need a couple of days for just one location due to tourist visits, closures, and time interference with other schedules.
-We use one set of equipment to film but would need at least another to capture the material quicker and more vividly or we have to continue renting some of the equipment. We need a new camera, lens, head, and tripod.
-Pay taxes to the Ministry of Tourism for filming
-We need to pay for the photographer, design film maker, marketing agency and campaign writer.
-Pay for marketing our campaign using Google AdWords and Facebook Ads.
-And we need to finish and launch our website.
So we have come here for people who are interested in this project and can help us create it. We want to be part of your world and invite you to ours.
With your help, we will provide food and transportation for our crew, rent or preferably purchase equipment for filming and editing, pay for all the entrances for the locations and pay for permits to be allowed to film and display some of these sites. Your help will get us to start this project and allow us to work for the following months!
Some of our lovely places you will enjoy as well!
THE PLAN
Once our team gets the funding it needs, we will begin preparing ourselves and our equipment to begin. We will seek permits to film in the areas we have chosen, and once we pay for these permits, we will make schedules for each location biweekly. We plan to begin filming mid-March and end in May, with an extra month (June) for any corrections or last minute problems to solve.
While filming, we will meet with hotels, restaurants, and souvenir shops and make connections with them in order to use them in our virtual tours. Our project, after the initial funding will sustain itself by advertising these businesses. With a special price and coding, customers will be even able to purchase items from souvenir shops or book hotel rooms via the virtual tour.
At the same time, tourist agencies around the world and locally will have the option to purchase our packages to use for their agencies which will be specially designed for them. Our project will be able to sustain itself but we need the jump start! We need your help to start us off!
Other Ways you can Help!
Most importantly, give whatever you can to the campaign. Many small donations will add up and help us stay relevant online.
In addition to that, you can always, and please do, share share SHARE!
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or visit our web link : http://ifocus.ps/bethlehemvtour/ (english) and http://ifocus.ps/portfolio/ (arabic but contains most of our work.)