Lake of Fire - Crew Opportunities

OVERVIEW OF PROJECT
"Swimming in a Lake of Fire" ("Lake of Fire" for short) is a feature film now in pre-production with a shoot start date of Nov. 2, 2009. The movie is being produced by Michael Vadini Productions and Highway 29, and will be made in the Greensboro area. A micro-budget movie, "Lake of Fire" has a small, undisclosed budget sufficient to complete the picture with the help of actors and crew willing to share our vision and embrace the opportunity to work on a local feature on a deferred or partially deferred payment basis. The movie is from a screenplay by Les Butchart, who is also the producer/director. Lucas Butchart is DP. The movie will be made with the Canon 5d Mark II camera with Canon and Nikon lenses to provide a high quality, hi-def, filmic look. The marketing path will include a local premiere, festivals, and foreign sales.

OUR APPROACH TO PRODUCTION: Highway 29 produces in a very streamlined, efficient way, so every crew person is enormously important to the success of the project. We work hard, move fast, and like to have a blast making movies.

AVAILABLE (PARTIALLY) PAID CREW POSITIONS: All primary production positions are partially paid/partially deferred. We are currently looking for:

Propmaster/Assistant Art Director/Production Designer: Someone to coordinate the creation and/or sourcing of props, handle set dressing and propping, coordinate production art, provide art direction support, and wrangle production vehicles. This is a very key position and an opportunity for someone to learn a great deal and earn a significant feature credit. We hope we can provide some volunteer help for this position. If you are interested in this position, please email Les Butchart by clicking here.

Costumer/Wardrobe Manager: Someone to create a few wardrobe items and manage the wardrobe throughout the production, watch wardrobe continuity, etc. This person will begin working immediately with the director and DP to determine a wardrobe plan for the entire film. If you are interested in this position, please email Les Butchart by clicking here.

OTHER CREW: We are also in need of several people in unpaid, volunteer positions, including:

Location Scout/Manager: Currently, our greatest need is for someone to help us find and secure locations, so, if you're willing to jump in right away and help us with this, please contact Les Butchart by clicking here. You'll need a car and a knack for location scouting.

Craft Services Manager: If you've ever worked on a movie, you know how important this position is. We are already working on a plan for craft services, the menu plan, etc., but we need someone who wants to jump in and handle it on a daily basis, or a few people who can handle the daily work for one week at a time. A great opportunity to be close to the filmmaking action! If you are interested in this position, please contact Susan Butchart by clicking here.

Assistant Producer/Director: Someone to help mostly with the producing function but also with some directing-related things, sort of a hybrid Assistant Director/Production Coordinator job. A great learning opportunity. Unpaid. Does not require a full month's commitment but at least one week. If you are interested in this position, please email Les Butchart by clicking here.

Production Assistants: Production Assistants ("PAs") work on various aspects of the production, helping with craft services, marking takes, helping the Production Coordinator, running errands, assisting the director or soundman or grips. We like to give our PAs a wide range of learning opportunites. We're hoping to find a few PAs who can make at least a one-week commitment.

Grips: We need a couple of great grips for the duration of the shoot, but we'll be glad to talk to you about working one or two weeks instead of the full month.

THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR A CREW POSITION: If you are interested in a PA or Grip position, please join this website and then contact Les Butchart. We use the site to help us keep up with folks. Plus, as a member of Movies Among Friends, you'll be the first to know about new opportunities, and the first to receive news about the progress of "Lake of Fire."

NOTE: If you absolutely cannot use the web process (as described above) to audition, and, if you are convinced that you are a must see, please email Lucas at lucasbutchart@triad.rr.com by clicking here.