Anything Goes : UpstateFilmandTheatre.com by Benjamin Ephraim Sickles

Hi, my name is Ben Sickles, I live in Spartanburg, SC and I have had an idea running around in my head. It isn't a small idea and it won't be easy but it may well revolutionize the way that things are done in the industry in the area that I live in. The idea is to create a destination site that handles all matters of pre-, post- or any other manner of production in one site. The idea is to develop the site and then to get film, television and theatrical production companies onboard. I already have my own ideas of some key issues that I would have it address, having worked on the production side myself. I am currently looking for a dedicated working partner in this idea. It must be someone who has a high level of knowledge and competence with network management and website creation. Whoever applies must also have a vision of the raw and, as yet, largely untapped power of the Carolinas and particularly the Upstate and regions surrounding it. The Upstate of South Carolina as well as Charlotte, Hendersonville, Asheville, Columbia and down to the South Carolina-Georgia border will be the initial service area. I'll throw two or three of the services that I would like to provide out on this medium because I want whoever wants to work on this to come with ideas as well. This will be a full partnership and a collaborative venture with the idea of strengthening film and theatre in the Carolinas through facilitation of the production process and making it more green-friendly (though, unfortunately, I see no way to completely cut out paper use). Imagine a website where the following could all be occurring at the same time. One actor could be uploading his headshot and resume, another actor could be dragging and dropping his headshot and resume into a project to apply for an audition time, the casting director could be making arrangements for a video audition submission, a theatre director could be casting their show, a location scout could be entering their scouting report on a location that they've scouted out and a prop master could be finding out where to find a necessary prop and applying to it's owners for permission to borrow it. These are just a few of the ideas that I would have it serve and they are meant to get your creative juices flowing. I'm posting this here in hopes that there is a creative talent in the Upstate area who shares my vision and has the abilities that I'm looking for. If you're interested and would like to know what the vision is and where you fit into it send me a message at sicklesbenjamin@gmail.com. General questions and comments will be fielded in this discussion.