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Ear to the Ground Planning has completed over 60 videos for a diversity of clients including federal, provincial and municipal governments, First Nations and Metis communities, non-profit organizations, private land developers, and academic institutions.

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Examining the use of Multi-Media and 3-D Visualization Technology in Communicating High Density Hous

CLIENT: Hampton Research Fund

Ear to the Ground is partnering with Professor Maged Senbel from the University of British Columbia's (UBC) School of Community and Regional Planning on a multi-year Hampton research project that examines the viability of video as a tool for fostering community dialogue around increased neighborhood density. In collaboration with UBC planning students, EGP is producing 4 videos for community screenings in the Marpole area of Vancouver.

Ear to the Ground is working with UBC students to produce videos that explore the topics of resiliency, healthy communities, and reactions to densification. Marpole residents and City of Vancouver planners were asked to evaluate the effectiveness of the films in communicating on density. Additionally, Ear to the Ground is collaborating with students to produce two films that give Marpole residents a behind the scenes look at the making of the films and a 3-D model.

Comox Valley Communication and Public Engagement Videos

CLIENT: Comox Valley Regional District

Ear to the Ground is collaborating with the Comox Valley Regional District to produce 5 Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) videos. The videos are intended to inform and inspire citizens to get involved with the RGS. EGP has worked with over 50 youth in the video production process.

Ear to the Ground is collaboratively producing 5 videos which will be screened at open houses, community meetings, and be available online. “Get Involved” is a short, 2-minute communications video that inspires residents to get involved in the consultation process. “Rediscovering the Comox Valley” explores the history, consultation process, and potential of the Comox Valley. “Photographing my Comox Valley” explores Comox valley issues through the eyes of grade 7 and grade 10 students, who worked with EGP to reconstruct the valley’s history, map its assets, and learn basic photography skills.
“Exploring the Growth Strategy” focuses on the engagement process and it’s outcomes, communicating the main concepts behind the Growth Strategy.

Southlands in Transition: Participatory Videos

CLIENT: Century Group Southlands Development

Ear to the Ground is nearing the end of a multi-year collaborative video project based on a unique community-driven development project. The collaboration has involved a private developer, planning and design consultants, and a community planning team of local residents. EGP is working with the community planning team to develop 14 videos to be used for public engagement and communication purposes.

By producing the videos Ear to the Ground is developing the capacity of the community planning team by training the team in elements of video production and working to appropriately represent the issues and concepts they have identified. This is a multi-year project, which will be completed in the summer of 2009.

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