Kathryn’s Voyage Blog

Publish Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
In November David posted a blog about the possibility of a TV show with the crew of Three@Sea sharing our adventures (Three@Sea on TV?). We have been truly fortunate to embark on this journey, and would love to share the beautiful locations we are exploring and the extraordinary people we are meeting with others. Hopefully you’ve had the chance to watch the “sizzle reel” that is currently on our home page. The team at Atherton Pictures has been working hard making contacts and presenting the idea to a variety of cable networks. The good news is some content development people have expressed interest. The bad news is no one is willing to commit (yet).

Atherton Pictures did a wonderful job crafting the sizzle reel from footage we took over the last two years. However, these are but snippets of our adventures, and the story they hope to tell at each location is broader and richer. Carolyn and Jerry (the principals of Atherton Pictures) are passionate about this project and believe it can succeed, but the content development people at these networks need a better feel for the actual show. To accomplish this goal, the team at Atherton Pictures would like to film a complete pilot episode (which could also work as a stand alone special). This would accomplish a number objectives:

1. Provides the networks with a clear idea of the look, feel, and content of the show.
2. Verifies technical needs and budgets.
3. Gives the networks an easy way to test the concept with viewers.

Of course, a pilot episode for a one-hour show with a professional film crew is going to cost a small chunk of change, even if people are donating their time. Enter Kickstarter.

Kickstarter is a very cool concept/website that helps artist, filmmakers, musicians, inventors, etc. attract funding for their creative projects by providing backers unique rewards for their financial involvement. Each project has a page describing the venture, the funding required, and outlining the rewards for being involved.  The great part is a backer is only committed if the project meets its complete funding goal within the timeframe allotted (Kickstarter FAQ). I had never seen Kickstarter, or anything like it before, but it certainly represents the best of what the internet can do in bringing people together. Check it out if you are interested:  Three@Sea Project .

We are grateful to Carolyn and Jerry for their continued support and belief that there is room on TV for positive, family-friendly programming that will entertain, educate, and hopefully inspire others about the beauty in our world and following your dreams. We’ll continue to keep you posted on what develops.