Film Maker seeking Collaborator

[LordBarkin]

Salutations fellow desert adventurers,

I am a San Francisco based film maker who has been to the burn for five years now. A few members of my camp, from San Diego and up here in the Bay, were fortunate enough to get tickets this year.

I currently work with a DP friend of mine at Vibrant Films, http://www.vibrantfilms.com where I write, produce, and direct web commercials, documentaries, short films, and the like. Unfortunately my DP is not going this year so I am looking for someone else to join with in order to film a (uhhh here goes) experimental, narrative, with a bit of improvisational happenstance short film. Sound strange? Damn right.

It's never been done, (mostly because the technology wasn't available) and it's going to require a ninja-like DP and by that I mean, they must be fearless, agile, and dedicated. I would prefer them also to have been to the burn before. The relationship between a DP (in this case, the camera operator) and I is going to need to be a close one. It would also be enormously helpful if the DP and I could do a few test shoots in San Francisco before the burn. I posses the required equipment and the technical know-how to produce the film so there is no issue there.

Male, Female, young, old, animal or vegetable I have no preference.

Forgive me for I am being intentionally nebulous here about the story but it's because I would rather explain the specifics 1 on 1 than in an open forum. If you'd like to know more please send me a message or email me at [email protected]

Think: the visual approach in Gus Van Sant's [i]Elephant[/i] mixed with real life.

Here is a link a reel of mine. [vimeo][/vimeo]

Cheers

M

[Simon of the Playa]

DP.....hmmmmm


dp......



what the fuck kind of film are you making, big boy?

[theCryptofishist]

One with repeated scenes galore, apparently...

[catinthefunnyhat]

Like the running scenes in old cartoons, where they pass the same trees and houses over and over?

[theCryptofishist]

Yes! Or Roshamon when they just tell the woodcutter's story over and over...

[trilobyte]

Giving this a nudge to the 2012 Art & Performance board since I think that's a better fit. Don't forget that you would need to register your project and obtain permission from Burning Man in advance - they only approve a limited number of such projects per year? The deadline is in July, but it's suggested to register as early as possible (only so many projects are approved).

[Ugly Dougly]

DP = Director of Photography, sometimes called cinematographer.

[LordBarkin]

The multiple perspective story for Elephant is interesting but not what I was referring to. Keep in mind this just a reference to the style of cinematography.

A little bit of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cin%C3%A9m ... 9rit%C3%A9

With some of


Inside of:
what happens on the playa

[Ixniibolg]

Did you find anybody? Did you get your permit? Contact me, i'm a filmmaker from Winnipeg.

Last Days, Gerry & Elephant all fit within that style, i can help for a day. It'll be my first time there though.

peace,
Charles
[email protected]

[portaplaya]

From the initial description, I have my worries that the Media team would not approve this project. This "ninja" style of shooting sounds a bit light on technicalities, like model/actor releases, which BM pretty much requires.

Shooting such a piece without Burning Man's okay is a fast-track to a lawsuit as soon as you try to display it. Heck, shooting the piece itself might run afoul of the Media team, Rangers or a mob of participants.

[LordBarkin]

You're right. My vision of having a quasi improv surveillance style shoot was a pipe dream.

Even if I had someone on release duty following us it would be quite ridiculous.

I am going to be doing some personal projects instead (with releases)

Any film types wanna chat about and/or share project work shoot me an email.

[email protected]