SAILING THE WINDS OF CHANGE marine conservation campaign will be made into a series of 6 television half-hours programs. It will be an issue based, presenter style, sailing adventure along the east coast of Australia, following the Humpback whale migration from Byron Bay, to the solar eclipse in Cairns.

Skipper, filmmaker and social activist Dean Jefferys and crew, will take viewers on an exciting, personal and inspiring journey through the spectacular Great Barrier Reef and explore and expose many of the urgent issues currently threatening this World Heritage area and its inhabitants.

Aboard Migaloo 2 in the Great Barrier Reef expedition, they will be listening to and interacting with many migrating Humpback whales, especially in Hervey Bay during September and October, where the whales rest, play and feed their young.

Musicians, celebrities, whale experts, aboriginals, marine biologists, philosophers, activists and more will join Dean and Migaloo 2 at various stages of the journey to add there particular passion to the adventure. Others will join “Sailing the Winds of Change” via regular live Internet streaming from Migaloo 2. Dean will involve a large Social-media network from Migaloo 2 via regular Video blogs, Tweets, live interactive streaming and social networking.

Migaloo 2 will visit many ports along the way,to met with locals and environment groups to hear about local environmental issues such as the massive expansion of the Coal and Gas industries in Queensland, whale ship strikes, sonar testing, shark fining, shark nets, ocean and marine health,the loss of marine parks and pollution. Dean will also address important relevant global issues, such as whaling, dolphin capture and slaughter, deforestation, renewable energy and global warming.

The culmination of the East coast journey will be experiencing and live-streaming the Total Solar Eclipse near Cairns on the 13th of November, 2012 with thousands of others.(This live event will be a sequence incorporated in the edited series)

Style

Through a personalised shooting style (often using wide-angle Hero Go Pro) Dean will give on-the-spot narration and explanations of events, issues and activities. Dean will also utilise the compact ability of the HD Go Pro camera mounted on a remote controlled quad chopper, to shoot spectacular aerial footage of the ocean, including Migaloo 2 and the whales.

The issues covered inSAILING THE WINDS OF CHANGE will be told in a non-intrusive, non-polemic way, simply by revealing stories as they unfold. But there will be no disguising the fact that Dean is an environmental activist looking to uncover issues and find solutions. It will be an exciting adventure with a passionate heart.

There are 5 main techniques used to explore and expose issues -

Visiting affected areas, eg, dredging and pollution sites, shark nets, fish co-ops, cargo ships, coral bleaching, etc.

Talk to experts both locally and via internet links.

Use of archival footage.

Dean reflecting on issues and using his own archival footage.

Using relevant, locally shot and recorded songs and music.

By utilizing spectacular HD images from the air, land, boat and underwater, with a focus on whales and marine wildlife, there will be plenty of time to let the series breath, simply enjoy the visuals and understand why this area is declared a World Heritage wilderness.

Migaloo 2 plans to leave Byron Bay in June/July and sail with the humpback whales during their northern migration up the east coast of Australia to Hervey Bay, the Great Barrier Reef and onto Cairns by the end of November. The fleet will do shows at large ports along the way which will include presenting Films, Talks, Music and Workshops while at the same time exploring and exposing local issues to Media and the huge online audience this journey will attract.

Live internet programs will stream regularly, showing the fleets activities, including live music and interviews with the various personalities involved in the flotila and from around the world including information on the issues. The intention is to have a massive social media presence which will include different levels of subscription based interactivity. Video On Demand of relevant docos will be available onsite.


The Flagship of the fleet will be Migaloo 2 a 45 ft fiberglass yacht that was purchased in 2010 with the aim of bringing awareness to whaling and ocean health issues. Skipper, Visionary of the journey is Dean Jefferys, long time activist, multi media practitioner and documentary filmmaker.

The culmination of the journey will be experiencing and live streaming the Total Solar Eclipse near Cairns on November the 21st 2012 with thousands of other revelers. It is likely that with the huge following that will have been generated over the 5 month journey there will be a continuation of live streaming programming and online interactivity. 

Presently there are options for people to become involved in Sailing 2012 and Beyond. Most spots will be filled by passionate people who want to be involved in this exciting project and are happy to do energy exchange, or donate to the project. I also see the particular issues, action groups that we will be covering, sponsoring a delegate or spokesperson onto the journey for a period of time. If your interested in joining the team, getting more info or joining the mailing list contact Dean at [email protected]. Energy exchange crew currently needed include Camera person, Sound recordist/tecnichian, Skippers, Social media ferrets, Editor, Producer, Production, Event organizer/networker, Issues coordinator, web assistant.

$5000 raised from Pozible will be used to purchase necessary equipment, set up and maintain website and streaming server and pay for some essential services and supplies.

I have made two 30 minute documentaries for SBS TV Dateline program on Iraq and Rainforest logging in Borneo and made and broadcast two 60 minute documentaries for SBS TV on Oil extraction and Shamanism in the Amazon

Migaloo 2 had its official Launch on June 2nd see the night by clicking the live window below or go to http://www.migaloo2.com

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