Production Methodology

Riders:

a Unique approach

to Production

This film relies heavily on big mountain stunt skiing, snowboarding and aerial stunts: Wing Suit and Speed Riding. It is the intention of the producers to give their world-class Stunt Crew (headed by JT Holmes) the freedom to design and capture the most amazing, cutting edge snow and aerial stunts. Operating with an indie budget ( 5 million ) we are proposing to cast celebrity skiers and snowboarders that can cross-over to perform on and off the mountain as principals and do most of their own stunts. The story has been written with a minimal cast and locations, so the majority of the budget is spent delivering high angle, real action stunts to the big screen.

Principal photography and 2nd unit will be shot on 8k digital using Red, Arri and panaflex stabilized heli mounted cameras. All scences will be shot so they can post-converted to 3d - with Real 3D technologies. Aerial stunts will be capture by body mounted wing suit camera operators.

Given the right Distribution Deal: We are open to segmenting the story for episodic streaming, and for VR with POV based on Character choice by the viewer.

The Team:

Steve Mitchell – Writer, Director - Producer -- Imdb

Eric J Adams - Award Winning: Producer - Imdb

Lauren Abraham – Actor – Co-producer

JT Holmes – Actor – Stunt performer – Stunt Coordinator

Matt Reardon – Actor – Story Consultant – Music Director/ Composer

Tom Day - 2nd Unit Directory of Photography

Scott Gaffney - 2nd Unit Cinematography

Locations:

Girdwood, Ak & surrounding Mountains

Whistler & Backcountry BC, Canada

Vancouver BC, Canada - Doubles for DC

Washington DC - 2nd unit Establishers only

TAX CREDITS

Riders qualifies for the highest level of film Credits:

Alaska Film Credit = 30% base + 20% for Resident Labor, +6% for Rural Locations,

+2% for Winter Production = Up to 58%

Canadian Film Credit = 25% base, +28% Filming in BC Territory

+12% for Rural and Distant locations = Up to 65%