K.A Applegate and Michael Grant want videos from you!

[Richard]

Katherine and I have some information we'd like to share, and a favor we'd like to ask.

Not sure if you've heard this yet but ANIMORPHS will be re-issued in spring/summer 2011.  That is definite and official.

An editor at Scholastic is combing the first two books for outdated references, sending suggested fixes, and asking us to approve. Which we've now done.

Scholastic will re-cover the books using something called a lenticular cover.  So far as we know it's just the first 2 books, then I guess they'll wait and see how sales go before issuing more.

Scholastic has asked us to prepare a small video to show at the sales meeting in early August.  We realized that the sales people probably don't really know what ANIMORPHS has meant to so many people.  So we wondered whether RAF participants might be interested in sending us some brief video clips just saying what ANIMORPHS has meant to them.  They could be extemporaneous, or they could read from some of the lovely letters they've sent over the years.  The only real guidance we have to offer is to make sure the audio is audible.  Use as high definition as you have available, but don't sweat it if it doesn't quite look like Avatar.  Sincerity is more important than technique.

If you'd post this letter that would be very helpful.

Please ask any who wish to participate to forward their video to jake-at-jakemates.com.

Thanks,

Michael and Katherine

[Chad32]

I remember someone did a kind of video for school and posted here that showed stuff on animorphs, like the kind of stuff you'd show right before a TV episode. Maybe we could find and submit that.

[Duff]

Thats awesome! I'm definitely gonna have to make something. A few people have already made some pretty cool videos about RAF and animorphs.

[KitsuneMarie]

I'm writing a script for my video now! If there's one thing I enjoy gushing about, it's Animorphs! XD

[goom]

i can't wait to see what you guys can come up with!
K.A. definitely picked the right group for help

[Myitt]

Seeing as we are visiting friends from across the country whom we met through Animorphs, and have spent countless hours thinking about and just generally being influenced and inspired by Animorphs...Dave and I are so in!  Maybe Luke/Ossanlin, too, since we're at his house

[Dameg]

I'd like to make one too, to show that people read Animorphs in a lot of countries, in a lot of languages ^^ But I don't know if it'll be good lol
I'll try...

[RYTX]

gah-need camera and computer skills!-gah

And I'm compelled to say that if the One RAFian-one volume thing could be put together soon enough, but a compiled narration over it real quick, i think it would make a great RAF contribution to the individuals' vids: show there is a community from all over the world built on these books

[Kit Cloudkicker]

That is a GREAT idea, Rob!

[Dameg]

gah-need camera and computer skills!-gah

And I'm compelled to say that if the One RAFian-one volume thing could be put together soon enough, but a compiled narration over it real quick, i think it would make a great RAF contribution to the individuals' vids: show there is a community from all over the world built on these books

Yeah ^^
In fact, I wanted to use it to promote Animorphs and RAF, but you have a good idea ^^
We still need about 30 RAFians for the pics...

[RYTX]

yay, i wasn't laughed off the site for that one
Thing is there, is a deadline

Scholastic has asked us to prepare a small video to show at the sales meeting in early August

I'm assuming that's this August and idk if can be done what with it already mid july.
I'd actually post a full pic myself right now, but I don't have a camera handy; and more importantly my books are 400 miles away at the moment  
But yeah if it can be done in time...

Edit:
Though I must add now: *** I hate thinking
(I feel like a, well, Animorph saying it, but) In any case we have to be careful-too much attention to RAF itself would probably call for a look see, and I don't think the folks at sale would like a site with a stock pile of ebooks 

And finally slightly off topic, but who is responsible for updating Animorphs on Wikipedia?! Word of a reprint not spreading!

[Chad32]

Where there is a will, there is a way!

Too bad I don't have any telent.

[Phoenix004]

I've never even made a video before, but even I'm tempted to pitch in! If nothing else I'd love to be able to tell people all about what this incredible series has done for me over the years.

I really hope we can get the One RAFian-one volume thing finished in time, that would be a great addition to the video. Ideally it'd be great to get as many RAFians as possible to record at least a short message supporting Animorphs, and for those that don't have access to video maybe a written message? How about a list of our members just to show how many of us there are?

[Alic]

If it helps I can have little jack tape a pic with a book. He can't read yet and care barely write, but he loves Animorphs as much as a 5 year old possibly can. Maybe PM some people who could throw in a photo, ya know?

[Duff]

And finally slightly off topic, but who is responsible for updating Animorphs on Wikipedia?! Word of a reprint not spreading!

Its wikipedia lol everybodys responsible