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Posted by Mike Hedge
AS THE DUST SETTLES
Everyone we talk to expresses the idea that we are moving into a new era. The Zeitgeist is pointing toward change on many levels: political, economical, spiritual, and personal. People are having life-changing experiences; we want others to share the same life-changing experiences.
The amazing ways that people are being, feeling, doing, listening, breathing, and relating to one another at Burning Man, should be shared with people all over the world. We took what Burning Man offered us and molded it, flipped it, and stretched it. Ideas like: the gift economy, the respect for the environment, the idea that we have something to contribute to the world, how people’s perceptions are challenged and changed, radical self-expression, and how we all can celebrate the ever-changing ideas that inspire us.
We are a team of filmmakers who all passionately create thought-provoking, entertaining, inspiring movies. We are all dedicated artists who have made individual works notable for their originality, and have come together to make a single film that works in an organic way.
The 25-person team, shot with 3 RED cameras, several HD cameras, several personal video cameras, and several still cameras shooting time-lapse. The story was documented from dozens of angles, so each person’s experience became central to the filmmaking process and not simply documenting everything happening to everyone else.
Since Burning Man, after each of us reflected on what happened, many of our lives have dramatically shifted. The final form of the work is a feature-length documentary made of chapters each using a different style, concept, and perspective. The result will be a movie about life-changing experiences; a playful project that will carry the light of Burning Man into the surrounding night.
Anyone who attended Burning Man 2008 is invited to upload footage to AsTheDustSettles.com and have their material considered for the film. If interested in getting involved please contact: Mike Hedge at behedge @ yahoo.com
September 5th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
please keep me appraised of progress
September 23rd, 2008 at 8:13 pm
i was one of your greeters!
i wish you the best of luck and hope to see you when we go home next year!
October 15th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
im checking this for updates whenever i can, keep us informed
March 13th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Wow! Impressive project. Complete respect, congratulations, and best wishes.
Simply Awesome.
April 24th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Sounds fascinating. Looking forward to keeping track of progress.
July 22nd, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Maybe the log line should be ‘reality eats you for lunch and then takes you out for dinner.’
July 27th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Your cooperative project of amplifying the terrific vibe of burning man far and wide is terrific. It’s such an immense mind blowing event/experience that conveying it is one of the greatest challenges a filmmaker can undertake. I look forward to promoting your project.
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Great concept for a doc. Very fresh, and forward thinking.
And you’ll have tons of footage, so you’ll be able to use
only the 5 star shots. Please keep me informed, I’ll be
checking back.
March 15th, 2010 at 9:26 am
We have a ton of playa footage to share, thanks for taking the time to share the playa story! I heard about your project at SXSW in the Interactive Documentary panel and wish you all the best in your work. @actiongrl mentioned that the photo/video policies may change again and I’m very curious how you have been handling permissions and rights management with this type of project!