The 10th Anniversary Filmed by Bike features movies from around the world. This is an exciting and fun job for the right person.

We’re looking for a programmer to assemble 45+ movies (and supplemental material) into a series of 6 different programs. This is detailed work. Some movies repeat in multiple programs.

TIMELINE

The programmer will have between March 1 and April 5 to complete the work. There is no flexibility on the deadline. We will get 80% of the material to the programmer by March 12, the final 20% by March 18.

Our festival is April 13-18. It is expected that the programmer be on call during this time should anything go wrong.

DETAILS

The final product must be a professional quality DVD that plays flawlessly.

We receive different formats of source material and it is expected that the programmer will work with these various formats. Some files may be pulled from a server, most will be on a disc.

We receive different screen ratios, but everything needs to be optimized for 16:9. It has to look great!

The sound must be normalized across all films. If you do not know what this means, this project is probably not a good fit for you.

We do not work in HD or surround sound (though some submissions will be formatted that way).

TO BID ON THIS JOB

Please send us your qualifications and bid on this project.

We are happy to answer any clarifying questions before you submit your bid.

CONTACT

Matt Reynolds
415 264 8184
Matt@FilmedByBike.org

Filmmakers, we have good news. You can relax, crack a beer, and get some sleep tonight; the deadline for entries (which was 1/20/2012) has been extended by a few days due the scheduling of our jury screening.

TIPS:

• Your preview submission can be a link to a high-res, smoothly-playing online video.
• Scholarships are still available. Please contact us for details.
• If your film is selected by the jury, you will have a couple weeks to send in your final version.
• The jury accepts bribes. No, it’s not unfair, it’s tradition.

FULL DETAILS >>

The 2012 Filmed by Bike jury is all lined up and looking fine. These honored bike and film enthusiasts are poised and ready to select the very best movies for our 10th Anniversary festival. Submissions are flooding in and these folks certainly have their work cut out for them.

They’re also eagerly awaiting their bribes, a time-honored Filmed by Bike submission tradition. Bribes are, of course, strictly optional but not forbidden. The jury likes dark chocolate and bourbon. Just a suggestion….

Meet the Jury >>

Special thanks to Madison’s Grill for hosting our jury screening in their super fly party room.

START DATE: January 15
END DATE: April 30
HOURS: Average of 10-20 hours/week, flexible hours, work may happen any days of the week that suit your schedule
COMPENSATION: This is an unpaid internship with many perks and on-the-job learning opportunities.
LEARNING ON THE JOB: This position is an opportunity to work with three professional event coordinators with 30 years of combined experience producing stellar events. You will have ample opportunities to learn on the job.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The position may include these vital tasks:
• Producing the on-screen program
• Marketing assistance, social media maintainance assistance
• Interviews with filmmakers
• Volunteer recruitment and management
• Press kits (including creating a DVD of stills and sample videos)
• Raffle prize pick up
• Overseeing preparation of the festival video program (of the actual movies)
• Filmmaker follow up – to secure mini-DV format to meet our deadline
• Creating or securing stills for accepted movies
• Neighborhood relations and permitting
• Set up, break down and general assistance on opening night
• On-screen ad sales
• Other projects as they arise

REQUIRED SKILLS

An enthusiasm for bikes, film or events
Ability to work independently with your own work space
Ability to comit to working April 13th at the opening night
Professionalism
Calm under pressure to handle the busy weeks leading up to the event

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We will meet every other week – day of week and time TBA. You are expected to attend all of these meetings. We will set the meetings to meet the schedules of Filmed by Bike staff.

At the beginning of the internship you will be given an outline of upcoming projects and deadlines.

Work will start on or around January 15. The internship is complete when your post-festival projects are wrapped up, which should be around April 30.

As the festival approaches, many last-minute and unpredictable needs arise. The interns are in place to assist with these needs, and your assistance will be a great asset to the festival. We are depending on your flexibility and willingness to help, especially at this time in the festival, which will be quite pressing + stressful.

HOW TO APPLY

Submit a cover letter and resume to Info@FilmedByBike.org by January 5, 2012.
In your cover letter, explain why you are interested in the position and what skills you bring to the internship.
No .docx files (if using Word 2007 be sure to check for this).
Pdf, .doc, .txt, or pasted into email message is okay.

Evan and Adam Nix, known as The Nix Brothers, are filmmakers and bicycle enthusiasts based in Denver, Colorado. Along with songwriter/actor, Randy Washington, they created one of the most popular videos of our 2011 festival, All You Haters (Suck My Balls).

Assisted by Auto-Tune and often dancing in front of intentionally shoddy, green-screen-assisted backgrounds, the video’s star, played by Washington, musically explains the trials of being a hated-on hipster cyclist. “The general position the song takes is supposed to both embrace and be self-deprecating about the whole hipster ideology. If you’re sensitive about being called a hipster … that makes you too concerned with image and therefore a hipster,” explains Evan. “We just think people should spend less time worrying about all of that nonsense and just go ride bikes.”

Evan, Adam and Randy continue to churn out great work to this day. The three of them perform in the faux-German parody disco group Total Ghost, for which they’ve produced a number of music videos. They also produce web comedies with various Denver comedians. To see more of their work, visit their website.

Get ready to chill out with Filmed by Bike.

Plan to stay at BikeCraft all day. Hang out with your friends, grab a beer, relax, meet new people, kick back and watch movies in the Filmed by Bike Lounge. Take advantage of deeply discounted DVD sales – we’re just trying to spread a little bike love this holiday season.

MORE INFO >>

Your choice of any 2 DVDs for only $18 (U.S. shipping) or $20 (int’l shipping). That’s a big savings! Now either someone’s getting a nice two-disc set or you’re buying one for yourself and one for someone else. It’s really up to you.

Choose from the following:
Greatest Hits V. 1, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008.

Remember to select which DVDs you want (in the text box) or we’ll select for you.

FREE SHIPPING AND HANDLING! Now that’s a deal any biker can love!

Choose your destination

USA Shipping $18.00 USD International Shipping $20.00 USD

Tell us which DVDs you want

Bike racing is taking over the silver screen! In celebration of our 10th Anniversary, we are assembling a special program of bike racing movies. Oregon has a strong bike racing culture, and for one night only the theater
will be packed with Lycra as we pay homage to the blood, sweat and gears.

We want your movies! Submission details >>

To get you in the spirit of things, let’s revisit an award-winning movie from Filmed by Bike 2011, Burk Webb’s profile of the party wild Halloween Cross Crusade race. Cross season is NOW, so don’t delay, grab your camera and head to the races. We can’t wait to see what you’ve got.

This week is your last chance to fill out the Filmed by Bike 10th Anniversary survey and have a shot at winning a DVD set (2008-2011 and the Greatest Hits v1 DVD).

As we look ahead to our 10th anniversary celebration, and look back on what we’ve been doing over the years, we’re excited. We’re honored. We’re ready to party! We want to know what you think. How should we go big?

Please take a brief moment to complete this survey by Sunday night. On Monday, one lucky winner will be randomly selected.

START THE SURVEY >>

We would like to welcome the newest addition to our team, Alex Atkins. Alex is a filmmaker living here in Portland who graduated from Conservatory of Film at SUNY Purchase College in New York. Two of Alex’s recent films, Unearthed and Sabina have enjoyed festival exhibition and awards in the United States and abroad.

One of Alex’s big projects is a super secret film contest that nearly everyone with a still camera, film camera or computer can enter. We’re all excited to tell you more about that very, very soon. Alex is also tasked with helping us Go Big for our 10th Anniversary, so send him your movie suggestions, tips and ideas for entertainers and collaborations at Alex@FilmedByBike.org.

In addition to being the Fall Promotions intern with Filmed by Bike, Alex is currently working on several short and long term productions.