A crappily done, purposefully awful, local indie flick is about to be written, but I need some talent.

I know we all have short attention spans, so here's the quick rundown:

What: A local indie flick, that is a parody of the local indie flick genre.

Where: Most, if not all of it, will be filmed here in Minnesota.

When: As soon as we get the people we need, which leads us to

Who: You! Top priority, right now, I need approximately 2-3 people to help in the writing process of the film.
After that, I'll need:
-one, possibly two additional people to handle the cameras.
-one, possibly two people to do promo/advertising.
-quite a few people to act.
More details on the "who" below.

Why: Fun. Honestly, that's all. We just want to make a funny film, and have a great time doing it. It's going to be a crappy, poorly made, zero budget film, but it's a hell of a lot more fun and/or productive than answering 2000 question surveys on myspace, right?

How: Let's focus on the who first =p.

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Alright, time for the gory details.

Like I said before, this is going to be a purposefully crappily done, zero budget, local flick, in the style of said movies. The general idea for now, is to pull themes and bits of story line from the more famous, not-quite-indie-but-people-think-it's-indie film genre (i.e. I <3 Hucakbees, etc.) and piece them together into one story. The way the movie is done, stylistically, will be more in terms of the actual local indie flicks most people haven't heard of.

Right now, I need about 1-2 people that feel comfortable writing comedic material that relies heavily on improvisational acting. There will be a solid plot line, but a lot of this is going to rely on letting the actors have a lot of freedom with where they want to go with it. The types of things I'm looking for are as follows: -If you have experience in creative or satirical writing -If you're knowleadgable about indie flicks, and/or are a in general a big movie/media buff -Any experience with improv acting, or theater in general -Laid back enough to work with other people, bounce ideas off each other, and not strangle someone if something you write gets cut =p All of those things are nice, but they're not requirements. If you're at all interested in joining in on the writing process, even a small bit, send me a message. The project can't really start until there's a creative team to get the ball rolling.

Camera operators. A lot of you probably know Ansell Toskas, the creator of the TMK series. He'll be the head honcho as far as filming and editing goes. However, I know there'll be times where we're going to want a few angles of the same shot, and we'll need a 2nd,or possibly 3rd camera. It will also help to have additional opinions on editing, setting up shots, etc. If you have any experience in filming or editing, and/or have your own digital camera, send me a message.

Promo/advertising. Not too big of a deal right now, we'll need this more towards the end. Basically you would just get to whip up some logos, posters, flyers, et cetera to promote the movie, possibly create cover art for the cases if we make dvd's. Also, I'll need people to simply help me find/recruit more people, especially to act. If you think you'd enjoy doing either or both of these two things, or know anyone who would, let me know.

People to act. Improvisational acting experience is a really great thing to have, but isn't an absolute dealbreaker by any means. Any theater experience whatsoever is a plus. This category is kind of hard to sum up in a short paragraph, but more or less, if you're interested in a main role, it'll be helpful to: -be able to not break character (or at least as little as possible) in ridiculous, absurd situations -take a general idea and work with the other people in the scene to create a comedic dialogue through improvisation -be ready to take on a larger role in the creative process than you might do in a "normal" production However, the extras are also going to be key to making this movie funny. A lot of scenes are going to focus on having just absurd things happening in the background of what should be a completely normal situation. For example, in one scene two of the main characters might be having coffee, one of them is very aggravated and ranting about not having any sugar at his table, and a person in full bondage gear just walks in the room and hands him a few sugar cubes, and walks out. If you think you can pull off something like that with a straight face, talk to me =). And no, you don't have to wear bondage gear if you don't want to. I'm pretty sure I don't have any. At least last I checked. Hold on. Nope, still don't have any.

We might need a few musicians. This is kind of up in the air at the moment, but it's be nice to have some original tracks laid down for the sound track. You'll need to provide your own recordings, as I currently don't have any recording equipment (unless you count a microphone and a laptop, but hey, it works).

Last but not least, we might need a few people to help with wardrobe, props, and/or make-up. I know those aren't things that are normally clumped together, but if you have experience in any of the above and enjoy doing any (or all) of them, let me know.

Whew. If you're still reading, you really deserve a cookie. If you're *at all* interested in being part of this in any of the ways listed above, or if you have your own idea of how you can contribute, either send me a message here, or... AolInstantMessenger: machiavellisan Yahoo Messenger: adambacchusx msn: [email protected]. Mmm. Cookie.