Production Volunteer Page

The Global Lives Project is a nonprofit educational arts organization with more than 300 collaborators from 20 countries and we are looking for volunteers in to participate in our project. While participation in our shoots is not be remunerated, the project offers broad, worldwide exposure for collaborators' work and the opportunity to be a part of a growing and dynamic collective of creative and socially-minded filmmakers.

We are actively seeking volunteers for the following shoots:

1) May 2009: Lebanon or Syria - seeking female video camera operators only

2) May-July 2009: South-Central Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan, and will require a subject who follows a religious practice outside of the major world religions) - seeking Director/Producer and all of the crew member/partner types listed below.

3) June 2009 onward: Anywhere in the world - seeking Director/Producers or volunteers for shoots anywhere and everywhere. See our guide on how to propose a new shoot for details.

We specifically need the following types of people and organizations:

• Partner institutions - We are looking to partner with a university's communications department, a museum, a video production studio, or any other cultural institution interested in being involved in the shoot from start to finish, and also with organizing an exhibition in the future.
• Co-director/producer - Involved in subject selection process from the beginning, making preparations for shoot on the ground. Approximately 6-8 days total of time commitment including preparations and shoot. Also involved in post-production.
• Camera operator - Commitment for the day of the shoot only + transportation time. Works usually in 2-person teams for 8-hour shifts.
• Photographer - Day of shoot only + transport, 8 or 12-hour shifts.
• Production assistant (good position for a film student) - Providing support throughout selection process to the director/producers with preparations for shoot. Commitment to assist with post-production also helpful.
• Interpreter/translator - Needed for the day of the shoot as well as for pre- and post-production.