Sunday, May 7, 2006

RockHounds at Sam Noble Museum - Rock & Gem Magazine

Here is the latest article about us from Rock & Gem Magazine:


Friday, May 5, 2006

RockHounds: The Movie Special Edition DVD

Hey, buy a DVD!


GeologyVideo.com Presents RockHounds: The Movie Special Edition DVD


  For Immediate Release (Hi res Images Available on Request)


  Norman , OK Due to popular demand, gem & mineral collectors can now own their very own copy of the RockHounds: The Movie Special Edition DVD.  The documentary film has toured the film festival and gem & mineral show circuit during 2005 and has been screened on three different continents and throughout the U.S.


  Produced by Explorer Multimedia Inc. in conjunction with the School of Geology & Geophysics at the University of Oklahoma , the film showcases the fun, adventure and science behind the hobby of gem & mineral collecting.  Topics include the World Championship Quartz Crystal Dig, fossil hunting, barite rose rocks, the Rock Food Table and more!


  Loaded with special features, the DVD includes:



  • The full feature length film (55 minutes)
  • Audio commentary by Executive Producer & Geologist Devin Dennie and Director Todd Kent
  • The Making of RockHounds: The Movie featurette
  • Special Sneak Peak of GeoAmerica featurette

The film is available for sale online at www.GeologyVideo.com . 


This is the first film available on GeologyVideo.com, which is also an Explorer Multimedia Inc. venture but others will soon follow. 


We plan to have a series of GeoAmerica DVDs that feature a different popular tourist city, said EMI President Devin Dennie, and the focus of each will be the geology and earth science behind those destinations.


  For more information about RockHounds: The Movie please visit www.RockHoundsMovie.com and www.GeologyVideo.com.  RockHounds: The Movie was an official Selection of SCINEMA 05 Festival of Science Film and will continue to screen at film festivals and gem & mineral shows including the 2006 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show. 


Explorer Multimedia Inc., is a non profit 501 (c)(3) corporation.  For more information please visit www.ExplorerMultimedia.org.

Thursday, May 4, 2006

Sam Noble Museum of Natural History

Here is our press release about "RockHounds: The Movie" being played at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History:


RockHounds: The Movie to be a Part of the OK Rocks! Exhibit at the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History


  For Immediate Release (Hi res Images Available on Request)


  Norman , OK The new OK Rocks! exhibit at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History includes a little something extra.  Visitors to the museum can now see a short version of RockHounds: The Movie as a part of the exhibit.


  RockHounds: The Movie is a documentary film from Explorer Multimedia Inc. that showcases the fun, adventure and science behind the hobby of gem & mineral collecting.  The short version that is playing at the museum features digs for quartz crystal, fossils and the famous Oklahoma barite rose rocks.


  Rose rocks are also an integral part of the OK Rocks! exhibit which is the brainchild of OU geology professor David London who appears in the film.  Also appearing is Executive Producer and OU geology student Devin Dennie.


  We are very excited to be a part of the OK Rocks! exhibit, said Dennie, Since a lot of the film was shot in and around Norman its a great fit.  Short scientific segments for the film, hosted by Dennie, were shot in one of the laboratories in the OU Geology Department and give fun explanations and facts about the rocks featured in the film.


  For more information about RockHounds: The Movie please visit www.RockHoundsMovie.com.  RockHounds: The Movie was an official Selection of SCINEMA 05 Festival of Science Film and will continue to screen at film festivals and gem & mineral shows including the 2006 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show.


  Explorer Multimedia Inc., is a non profit 501 (c)(3) corporation.  For more information please visit www.ExplorerMultimedia.org.


  The museum is located on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus at 2401 Chautauqua Avenue . Additional information about the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is available on the museums Web site: www.snomnh.ou.edu or by calling (405) 325-4712.