Hello everyone. I’m looking for girls from 4th to 8th grade who play jacks at lightning speed for an art video project I am working on.

I’m an art & design grad student at the University of Michigan and just got a grant for a one week lease of a really cool high-speed video camera. I’m using this camera to shoot a number of things that were around in my childhood including water balloons in the face (of myself and my now grown friends), jumping-jack firecrackers going off, and girls playing jacks. The camera will be able to slow all of these gestures down to superslow motion. Therefore, the faster and more skilled the jacks players the better.

Any suggestions where I might look? I only have funds for a one week lease on the camera so I really want to find a source for this ASAP before I schedule the camera rental. Does anyone know if there is any sort of competative league for kids or clubs in the midwest area? The closer to ANN ARBOR, MI–the better. Please email me at jaleonar [at] umich [dot] edu

By the way, I plan on shooting directly from above. So the girls will remain anonymous and iconic. The focus will be on the jacks and the hands.