If you are a scientist or researcher looking to raise your public profile, this may be right up your alley: Go Go Luckey Entertainment & BermanBraun Television Productions are looking to cast two lead investigators for a documentary series that will look into 2012 predictions. They want to set up a Mulder and Scully sort of team (though with an Indiana Jones type twist) that meets the following requirements:

Male & Female Investigators between the ages of 30 and 45, who are scientists, explorers, or adventurers with advanced degrees (Ph.D desired).

Ideal Investigators would already be a team (husband and wife, co- workers) who fall somewhere between the FBI Agents on “The X Files” and “Indiana Jones”. One is a believer, the other a skeptic. One is driven by reason, science and empirical evidence, the other by feelings, intuitions and faith.

Ideally, the woman would be the skeptic and the man the believer. We are not limiting ourselves to an existing team nor will we rule out a woman who is the believer and a man who is the skeptic. We are open to any combination as long as they are articulate, passionate, and knowledgeable.

Investigators must also be genuinely curious as to why there are predictions in nearly every culture that the world will end in 2012.

Each episode is supposed to center around investigations into End of Days profecies and other unsolved mysteries from around the world.

If you meet their qualifications, this seems like an interesting opportunity, or if you don’t qualify (like me) this looks like a show that will definitely be worth watching when it airs.

Seekers 2012 Casting

We’ve all seen them. I’ve even seen entire TV shows based around them. I am talking about blurry, grainy or otherwise unintelligible “UFO” photos. Now I know most UFO photos are taken by amateurs who may not even notice the UFO in their shot until after the fact, but I have seen my fair share of pictures taken by “UFO hunters” that look like they were taken by a blind chimpanzee jacked up on crystal meth. Even though UFO sightings are unexpected events, there are a few things you can do that can be the difference between a blurry shot and once that is tack sharp.

(These are just some examples I found with Google to illustrate the differences between a blurry and a sharp UFO photo – the second shot is almost certainly a hoax)

1. Hold The Camera Properly – The way that you hold the camera has an enormous impact on the quality of the pictures you take. Your right hand should firmly hold the camera so your index finger floats softly above the shutter release with the other three fingers wrapped around the front of the camera and your thumb gripping the back. (While you should hold the camera firmly, you do not want to grip it so hard that you shake the camera.) Your left hand should support the weight of the camera by either being positioned under the body of the camera or under/around the lens depending on the type of camera you have. Once you have a good grip on your camera, tuck your elbows into your sides and bring the camera up to your face so you are looking through the view-finder. If your camera does not have a view finder, bring it as close to your face as possible. The closer to your body, the more stable you will be. The more stable your are, the better your shots will be.

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The phone rings. It’s you friend and he is babbling about a UFO hovering over his house, a bigfoot just ran across his back yard, a ghost is siting across the parlor having a drink with him or what ever, some weird crap is going down and chances are that if you are reading this site YOU WANT TO BE THERE NOW (I sure would)! So you don’t want to be running around getting your camera, worrying if your batteries are charged, etc. That’s why you should keep a “go-bag” handy of what ever you could possibly need to record an extraordinary event. Here are some basic items that any investigator should have ready to go at a moments notice:

1. Camera – How many UFO, cryptid, or ghost sightings have you heard of that didn’t have any photographic evidence? Tons. How many of those sightings are you apt to believe? Very few. Simple fact is a picture is worth a thousand words, and with the price of digital cameras dropping every day you can’t not afford to have one with you. I recommend a small but sturdy pocket shooter like the Olympus 770SW. It is waterproof to 33 feet, shockproof for falls up to 5 feet, crushproof up to 220 pounds, and can operate in temperatures as low as 14 degrees Fahrenheit. With a camera that sturdy there is no reason to worry about taking out in the field and it’s quite affordable at about $300. Even if the 770SW is out of your price range, a disposable film camera always does the trick. Just make sure to store it according to the manufactures directions to make sure you get the best possible pictures.

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