I am seeking a creative collaborator (or a small group of people) to create an original score for a short film project. Ideally I am looking for people in the San Francisco / Bay Area.
 
This is a high definition video project that I have been filming in SE Asia since 2002. The working title "16x9" reflects the sixteen or so South East Asian nations that I have visited during nine trips over the last 5 years.
 
This is the first time I have presented any of my work or sought the assistance of others. My ambitions for this project are very modest; perhaps to create something worthy of entry in a few minor film festivals.
 
This is a no-budget production, and I am not soliciting paid help. This might be suitable as a student film project or for someone with a keen interest in this genre of films, looking for a first project to become part of.
 
In return for your efforts, I can offer you full participation in this project, and broad creative control & credit. I’m seeking an artistic partner, not just someone to score my visual ideas.
 
I’d like to find someone who is used to working with Apple Macs, OS X, Final Cut Pro Studio, & Soundtrack Pro. I can provide you with this equipment if you do not have your own.
 
I have edited this short eight minute ‘proof of concept’ in order to show some of my footage and a few of the ideas I have about this as a finished piece.
 
This has not been color graded, and the sequence and narrative is not exactly what I foresee for the finished project. However the non-verbal style and split-screen motif will be central to the finished film.
 
The basic objective is to illustrate the range of religious, cultural and economic diversity in South East Asia during the first decade of the 21st century. In terms of genre, the film will be similar to those mentioned here.
 
This will be supplemented with my existing footage from China, Mongolia and Thailand, plus new high quality XDCAM 24p material shot in China, Tibet, the Philippines, Brunei and Cambodia during the next 6 months.
 
I am hoping this will be a fun and productive collaboration. I’m a really flexible individual and definitely don’t have a film-makers ego. I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
 
Final note, the clips above includes scenes shot in Burma during April 2006 but I do not advocate tourist travel to this country, and regret my decision to visit there.
My email: pramsbottom@mac.com
 
 
© 2007 Paul Ramsbottom
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