Assistant Direc­tor Wan­ted for Film Pro­jects (Inde­pen­dent & Impro­vi­sed)

We are loo­king for a moti­va­ted Assistant Direc­tor to join various film pro­jects (shorts and fea­tures) – start­ing as soon as pos­si­ble.

About the pro­jects:
The­se are low-bud­get, artist-dri­ven pro­duc­tions with a strong focus on impro­vi­sa­ti­on – both in form and pro­cess.

The core team curr­ent­ly includes the writer/​director, a group of per­for­mers, and col­la­bo­ra­ting musi­ci­ans. We’re deve­lo­ping the­se pro­jects step by step and are loo­king for someone who wants to grow into the pro­cess with us.

About the film­ma­ker:
The pro­jects are initia­ted by Ste­phan Sei­del, ori­gi­nal­ly coming from a thea­ter back­ground and now acti­ve in film. His recent works have been shown at Luru Kino Leip­zig, Baby­lon cine­ma Ber­lin, and the Ancho­ra­ge Muse­um.

The work is influen­ced by the artis­tic and working methods of John Cas­sa­ve­tes, R. W.Fassbinder, the Nou­vel­le Vague, and by approa­ches from per­for­mance and visu­al art. The pro­cess is col­la­bo­ra­ti­ve and pre­sence-based, with an inte­rest in raw dyna­mics and real-time dis­co­very.

What you’ll do:

- Help struc­tu­re and coor­di­na­te shoo­ting days
– Sup­port the direc­tor and per­for­mers in plan­ning and decis­i­on-making on set
– Be a calm, focu­sed pre­sence in often intui­ti­ve situa­tions
– Con­tri­bu­te to com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on and flow bet­ween all col­la­bo­ra­tors
– Bring cla­ri­ty and struc­tu­re into open or shif­ting crea­ti­ve pro­ces­ses

What we are loo­king for:

- Quick to under­stand and adapt to dyna­mic situa­tions
– Empa­the­tic, atten­ti­ve, and natu­ral­ly sup­port­i­ve
– Com­mu­ni­ca­ti­ve, orga­ni­zed, and relia­ble
– Com­for­ta­ble balan­cing spon­ta­n­ei­ty with struc­tu­red thin­king
– Pas­sio­na­te about expe­ri­men­tal and pro­cess-based film­ma­king
– Expe­ri­ence is wel­co­me but not essen­ti­al – your mind­set and ener­gy are more important

Details:

Start: as soon as pos­si­ble
Pro­ject-based, fle­xi­ble sche­du­ling
Most­ly Ber­lin-based, with occa­sio­nal loca­ti­on shoots
Com­pen­sa­ti­on available, depen­ding on pro­ject and time inves­ted
Inde­pen­dent and artist-led, with future plans for fes­ti­val sub­mis­si­ons and dis­tri­bu­ti­on

If you’­re exci­ted about hands-on, uncon­ven­tio­nal film­ma­king and want to be part of a gro­wing, inter­di­sci­pli­na­ry pro­cess – we’d love to hear from you!

Cont­act: ausserbetriebfilm@​gmail.​com

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