I am (want to be) a Writer/Reviewer

If you have an interest in writing good stuff, write it for Likal.

Or write it on your own site, or wikipedia, and then iframe it in the Likal. (We'll show you how to iframe).

Ideas that we think will work (as well as the obvious - reviews :-

• Gloucester Buildings and Architecture - all about them, one by one.
• History and People - famous or interesting stories.
• Wildlife and Environment - visit and write about the local parks, nature reserves etc
• Arts and Culture - individual local artists, gigs etc.
• Food and Drink.
• Film and Theatre Reviews.

I am a Musician/Band/Artist

• Get listed in the Arts & Music Directory.
• Promote your Gigs.
• Publish Videos
• Have a video made. (We like to shoot Gigs, no charge. We have video makers interested in doing very good deals for music videos.)

Become a Contributor and you'll have all the power you need.

I am a Politician/Campaigner

Politicians and Campaigners

• Blog and be active in Forums
• Be available for interview etc
• Promote your issues and campaigns
• List fund raisers and activities in Events
• Have your web site embedded in this one

Political Parties should become Sponsors. It will help bring new members. We can offer structured packages, main based around regular video interviews that you can then use yourself, with enhanced coverage during elections.

Likal does not take a party line, and does not take a combative position. That's for your opponents to do, and our readers to decide who they trust.

I am a Promoter/Venue

• List your activities and events in What's On
• Be listed as a named Venue
• Invite us to video events for Likal, (and a video of an event becomes a promotional tool for the next...) We do not charge for video where it is useful for Likal (gigs etc).

We'll make you a Contributor and you'll have all the powers you need.

We would like you to become a Sponsor if possible, because without support we cannot succeed in our aim of making people aware just what great things are going on and get people out to enjoy them.

I am a Video/Film Maker

• Got Video? Tell us - we can use it.
• We want to know all about any local YouTube, MySpace or AtomFilms videos we can include in our site.
• We love all genres - (except drunken messing about and cameraphone gigs clips) - so roll out your Lego Epic or your local sports special.
• Work with Likal - we can get you into places, esp gigs and events. All copyrights are yours.
• We have gear to lend to trustworthy people - 3ccd camera, lights, tripods, mic.

We'll make you a Contributor and give you all the powers you need.

I run a Club or Society

Use Likal to promote your Club/Society.

• List all your meetings, events etc in Events
• Add your website to the Likal
• Blog about your more interesting activities and news
• Invite us to visit and make video. No charge.

Nominate someone to be a Contributor, and we'll give them all the authority they need.

I run a Community Group / Service /Church

Use Likal to get your message out.

• List all your meetings, events etc in Events
• Add your website to the Likal
• Blog about your more activities.
• Invite us to visit and make video etc.

We'll make you a Contributor, and you'll have all the power you need.

Schools

Schools

Likal can be a powerful educational and promotional tool.

It can help your students, help you promote your school, and help build links with the local community.

Promoting the School

• Anything that is added to the Likal by the school automatically promotes the school - after all, you'll be showing it at your best.
• As a school you will control all content that goes out under your name.
• Leverage your school website - add RSS (which is almost certainly included in the technology package used to build your site) and we'll take a feed and include it in our news area.

Nominate one or more staff (or trusted pupils) to be Contributors, and they can act as gatekeeper of the school content.

Building Community Links

• Many of your contributions will relate to the local community, and be seen by them.
• This ties the school to the wider community, and that recognition helps socialise students.

Educating Students

• Where a project can be tied into the Likal, it means that the results will serve a real purpose, not just be for school.
• Doing stuff "for real" is very powerful, especially for those who don't see the link between academic studies and work.
• We can provide equipment (video camera, lights, training, GPS), and open doors. See below.

Ideas, Food for Thought

• Local Reportage - have pupils cover local activities and people, in ways appropriate for their ages etc. Get coverage of local clubs. societies, activities.
• Sports - send a media team (video, reporter, photographer) out to school matches. Create a "match report" package. Put it on Likal.
• School Events - have them recorded and uploaded.
• Environmental Projects - some students clear local streams, other make a package about why. Shows local community your involvement.
• Oral History Projects - gets people into school, builds up valuable database over time. Record to video and add clips to Likal.
• Creativity - no doubt lots of other ideas - bring them on. Lots of local bands want video made - music video and gig video.
• Students Hobbies/Activities - got people who interesting things - active sports, ten tors, climbing, performing, campaigning etc. Make something of it.

Technology Requirements - (for quality video projects)

• Camera - any decent camera is fine for web work.
• Editing software - the free Microsoft Movie Maker is fine.
• Mic - camera mics are very limited. Can't cope with extraneous noise, wind etc.*
• Lights - for any interview or interior work lights are essential.*

*Likal are willing to lend (for free), for supervised projects - a mic, hand light and two continuous lights on stands.