January 28, 2005:
One Thousand Monkeys
Attn: Ingram Frizer,
Programming Director, Brink of the Abyss Entertainment Productions
I’m very excited about this project and of course I am thrilled you are interested in my initial proposal. As requested, I outline what I will need below:
Space
- An open concept warehouse space of at least 2400’ square
Human Resources
- 4 gaffers
- 6 boom operators
- 10 certified trainers
- 50 feeders
- 3 IT staff
- 20 cleaning staff
Technology
- Confirmation of the web domain 1000monkeys
- Configuration of blog for 1000 authors
- 16 cameras
- 10 microphones
- 20 web cams
- 1000 remotely operated keyboards
- 1500 ankle chains
- 20,000 monkey diapers
Disposable Resources
- Bananas, sweet potatoes, carrots, and apples
- Soy
- Water
- All Purpose Monkey Chow
Animal Resources
- 1000 monkeys a mix of Capuchin, Vervet, and Red-tailed
- 100 alternates
And, of course, the authoritative and complete works of Shakespeare. Have you got word back from A&E yet? I’ve got my fingers crossed.
SS