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From: [e-mail] (Tom Rossi)
Subject: Ceramic Videos
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Is there any interest in a series of videos on making pottery on the wheel?

Throwing pots must be seen to be learned, and the process must be seen over
and over.  The video medium is well suited to this type of learning process.

We (myself, Jerry Horning, chairman of Creighton University's Fine Art Dept
and past president of the National Council for Education of Ceramic Arts, and
Tom Langdon, who teaches and produces video) have been working on a series
of six videos (approx. 30 minutes each) to teach the basics of throwing.
Video 1 is on Centering and throwing a cylinder; 2 is throwing and tooling
bowls and plates; 3 is vases and bottles; 4 is pots with handles; 5 is
lidded jars and 6 is teapots and lidded pitchers.  The series is primarily
designed to teach the throwing techniques but the tapes include orgain
discussions of clay mixing, firing, glazing, history, wheels, etc.  Also
a workbook has been written to accompany the series and provide additional
information on form, aesthetics, kilns, glazing, firing, history, etc.

I have posted this article to ask two questions.  The first is simply
to gauge interest in the project and to collect comments, suggestions and
inquiries.  The second is to ask if anyone knows of a source for computer
lists (either national or for specific states) of high schools or school
districts.  The three of us are all educators and we very much want to
provide a high-quality, useful learning resource at a reasonable price.
We have already invested way too much money and thousands of hours in the
project and we would like to keep the additional marketing costs as low
as possible.  I have seen lists available for approx. $1,000 but I have to
believe that such a list is available somewhere on the net or from an
education resource for free.  I can get the hard copy of such a list but
with our collective typing skills it would be 2010 before we finished
entering the data.  Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Finally, we want to keep the price under $40 per tape (probably with the
6th tape free if the set is purchased).  Does that seem reasonable?  Too
much or too little?  These tapes are very well produced (much effort
has gone into lighting, image quality, sound, editing, computer graphics,
etc.) and I am a bit fearful that if the price is too low it will be
assumed that the product is not well made.

Thanks in advance for any help and if you have specific questions you can
e-mail to me over internet at [e-mail].
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