YouTube Series
GoFundMe1We are launching a crowdfunding campaign to produce a monthly YouTube web series titled, “The Art & Science of the Everyday,” with the first episode scheduled to air June, 2016.
The Art & Science of the Everyday (ASED) was originally conceived as a PBS styled documentary called “Rebirth of the Polymath” that follows the life of a 6 year old who is re-writing the rules of what is possible in early education. These subjects include (among others) organic chemistry, physics, music analysis (pitch recognition), art and reading at a high school level.
2Instead, The Art & Science of the Everyday (ASED), is a set of conversation starters, that will focus on how we teach and home school little Romanieo Jr in creative and open ways, covering 4 topics over 12 months, namely:
- Science of Sound
- The Electro-Magnetic Spectrum
- Inside The Atom
- Chemistry and Your Health
3If you would like to make a positive impact on the future of education in the United States, please give this request your highest consideration. Please join us and be a creative force in our videos. Your support will impact and help to educate more than 100,000 FAMILIES and VIEWERS.
The series is free for all to enjoy. Support in the form of donations through the GoFundMe website will help ensure high quality content each month. See button below.
Target Audience
- Parents/Caregivers/Guardians
- Early Learners
- Children/Students (PreK-12)
- Grandparents (and those 62 and older)
- Lifelong Learners
Family Friendly Episode Topics
The Science of Sound
Car/TV Remotes and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Inside the Atom
Chemistry & Your Health
Support Levels
The Why?
We have demonstrated over the past four years the strength of our “brand” in the videos that we have produced and posted to our YouTube channel. Based upon views, comments, requests, etc., we have a ready-made network of at least 50k viewers to start and upwards of 1 Million based upon the over 500k views we received after the Huffington Post blogged about our first video in 2012.
There is no current dialogue and/or space on YouTube for educators who teach the age 5 (and under) audience in arts and science areas/disciplines. Our goal is to produce videos that are accessible to this audience as well as anyone else interested in learning about our changing world.
The Ask
We have budgeted $6k per episode to cover costs associated with research, writing, interviews, film (including all associated equipment- cameras, mics, lighting, etc.), production, sound, music/composition, editing and post-production. This is to ensure that we can produce a high-quality, high-value product for our multiple audiences and generate more revenue to sustain this project for the entire year (and beyond).
If we are successful, we will be able to raise a minimum of $72,000 for the life of the project, to cover costs and produce a small number of rewards for those who decide to support/back this project.
Biographical Microbytes
Interspersed in the above monthly series will be “Biographical microbytes/bites” consisting of 2 minute videos focusing on both notable and unsung heroes who are accomplished in the areas related to the science content covered in the episode (particle physics, organic chemistry, music, etc.). This mini-web series is tentatively titled “American Innovators: A Look Back While Looking Forward. ” The impetus of the series is a focus on Black Americans - celebrating Black History throughout the entire year.
Each monthly episode will feature a polymathic innovator who changed history and/or their field of expertise. The inaugural episode is scheduled for launch in early April focused on our Namesake Paul Robeson (born April 9th, 1898) and his son Paul Jr (died April 26th, 2014).