So I am a soon to be owner of a 2002 British Racing Green Mini Cooper S (about 2 weeks away!). I work for a media company out in the bay area, and I get access to a lot of fun stuff / have lots of fun stuff.

Access to:
Canon XL H1 HD MiniDV camera
mini 35 adapter with 30 - 80mm Zeiss Lenses

Have:
Nikon D80 (plus vertical grip)
14mm Fisheye Lens
18-135mm Nikkor Lens

In the long run I am looking to get into cinematography, and, after doing a bit of convincing to my boss that this will benefit him too, am going to start taking stock footage and just all around mess with the camera and angles. I'd love to have some (or a lot) of mini cooper footage, as they are a distinct and small car, with speed and agility well on their side. Shots include marin headlands, Sausilito, on the embarcadero, and along Highway 1 to Bolinas bay, and out at Ocean Beach are just some idea's I have.

What I am looking for:
Anyone with a Mini Cooper (preferrably S, modified or stock) willing to meet up in the bay area or follow me to these various places and be my "model" and "talent" for various shots. It would be purely bragging rights, no compensation (sorry!) but I can give whoever helps out, either still shots or HD video's of the footage I take. Minimum time would probably be in the 2-3 hours area (not including travel time), and if someone had all day, that'd work out perfectly. I would be extreamly flexible on when

Anyone who is interested please PM me, I'm looking to do this in a month or two, and it would be on the weekends mostly.

 

Can't be closer to the windy city? Would love to have some external HD video and action shots to combine with all the internal stuff I shoot.

Might be worth also letting the local club section know about this if you don't already have a significant response.