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Feature Documentary – Unseen Landscapes
Project Title
Unseen Landscapes
Production Type
Independent Feature-Length Documentary & Immersive Project
Location
Canterbury, Kent
Shoot Duration
3 Days (21st Sept.-23rd Sept)
Engagement Type
Creative Collaboration + Backend Profit Share / Points
Logistics & Expenses
- Travel, accommodation in Canterbury, meals, and refreshments fully provided.
- Fully insured production.
About the Project
Unseen Landscapes is an ambitious, high-end feature documentary exploring how non-sighted individuals perceive, navigate, and internalise the world through sound, touch, and intuition. Collaborating with contemporary artists who translate lived sensory experiences into tactile, sonic, and visual art, the project challenges sight-dominant cinema to build a profound bridge of empathy.
Targeted for major international documentary festivals (Sheffield DocFest, Sundance, Hot Docs) and global distribution/streaming platforms.
The Opportunity & Compensation
We are producing this film as a focused, high-calibre independent production and are seeking key creative collaborators who want to shape the visual and sonic identity of a festival-tier feature.
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- Backend Share: A contractual percentage of net backend profits / revenue share from distribution, licensing, and exhibition sales.
- All Expenses Covered: Round-trip travel, hotel accommodation in Canterbury, plus high-quality meals and refreshments provided throughout.
- Production Insurance: Fully insured shoot covering personnel and equipment.
- Full Screen Credit: Prominent Heads of Department (DoP / Sound Mixer) screen credits on the feature film and associated festival materials.
1. Director of Photography (DoP) – Kit Owner
Role & Visual Style
We need a visually inventive DoP with their own cinema camera and lighting setup for a 3-day shoot documenting intimate artist–participant studio sessions and experiential gallery spaces.
- Tactile & Macro Focus: Strong eye for shallow depth of field, intimate close-ups, and macro textures (hands tracing canvas, physical materials, subtle micro-movements).
- Cinematic Documentary Style: Naturalistic, elegant lighting for both seated dialogue and fluid, observational studio work.
Ideal Kit / Profile
- 4K+ Cinema Camera package (Sony FX6/FX9, ARRI, RED, Canon C-series, or equivalent).
- Fast primes/zooms, with dedicated macro lenses or close-focus capabilities.
- Compact, versatile lighting and grip package suitable for interior studio/interview setups.
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2. Production Sound Mixer / Sound Recordist – Kit Owner
Role & Sonic Vision
Sound is the primary driver of Unseen Landscapes—the audio directly informs the cinematic space. We are looking for a meticulous sound recordist with professional location kit who understands spatial awareness, dynamic range, and the texture of ambient sound.
- Pristine Dialogue & Intimate Audio: Capturing low-noise conversational testimonies and subtle interactions.
- Atmospheric & Tactile Recording: Recording delicate acoustic environments, room tone, and material micro-sounds (brushstrokes, sculpting, footsteps).
Ideal Kit / Profile
- Professional multi-track field recorder/mixer (Sound Devices, Zaxcom, Zoom F-series, etc.).
- Premium wireless lavalier systems (DPA, Sanken, Wisycom, Lectrosonics, Sennheiser).
- High-fidelity boom/shotgun and hypercardioid microphones.
- Bonus: Ambisonic, binaural, or stereo field-recording gear for spatial acoustic capture.
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