Hey,

My name is Heather Menicucci and I'm the Managing Producer of the Howcast Emerging Filmmakers Program. There are tons of great student films here and I wanted to invite you all to check out our program for young filmmakers. Here are the basics. If you have any questions at all, you can visit http://www.howcastfilmmakers.com to learn more and apply, or shoot me an email at emerging_filmmakers@howcast.com.

Build your reel without quitting your day job (or cutting class) with the Howcast Studios Emerging Filmmakers Program. Make stellar how-to shorts for Howcast.com, one of Time Magazine's 50 Best Websites of 2008.

Work with topics that inspire and experiment with new production techniques and story-telling devices. Build a following of viewers as we distribute and promote your videos across the web (on AOL, Yahoo!, Break and others) and beyond (to TiVo, iTunes, and others). Emerge as a truly professional filmmaker with the production, creative, and entrepreneurial chops to establish yourself in the industry – and have fun and make some extra cash while you're at it.

Howcast provides a short script, signature graphics, pre-recorded voice-over and audio tracks from our growing music library. You provide the vision and basic requirements:

o 3-chip (ccd or cmos) video camera or better

o A computer with editing software (Final Cut Pro or Express are ideal, but Premiere, Vegas, etc. also acceptable) and an internet connection

o Some shooting gear (lights, tripod) also very helpful

Get creative for a real-world client...we can't wait to see what you got!