Inclusion Analysis: Film School Graduates

"A healthy business ecosystem is a web of mutually beneficial partnerships that enhance the quality of life and add value to everything and everyone taking part in the journey." ~Spirit Wolf Entertainment Value Statement. "An entrepreneur is someone who is willing to live a few years like most people won't, so that he can spend the rest of his life like most people can't." - Unknown As part of an inter-related group of non-arm's length projects, the internal College for Production Film Professionals is designed to build a top tier production company capable of big budget theatrical film production. Students are expected to behave as employees from Day One. They will participate in a highly cooperative, non-standard training program intended to develop good work habits organically through experience; develop corporate resources and assets for film production; as well as act as film crew for several commercial projects where their labor is an intrinsic part of the production budget. They will be living in various conditions mimicking real-world situations as regards film production - both low and high budget. This will include tents, off-road remote locations, urban environments with limited accessibility, travel under various conditions that could range from RV to camelback. They will be expected to fill all production positions under professional supervision. As such, they will be required to move equipment under all weather conditions, put up and take down stages, sets, and living accommodations. They will be required to participate in all cooking, cleaning, and kitchen duties. The goal is not just to train someone who could fill one specific job role within an established production company, but for students to participate in the actual production of several independent film and tv projects where their participation is a way to finance the projects, and to train future employees who will be expected to operate within a highly mobile and flexible film crew in terms of cross training and the ability to adapt to unpredictable situations domestically and overseas. Students will be expected to create and facilitate several community tie-in projects that will have various levels of visibility as charity or special interest projects. As a result, the students and the productions activities will be under scrutiny from special interest and political groups even before any films are made public. The primary focus for the internship has been taken from the Riipen course description. Develop a program to support the inclusion, engagement and retention of diverse employees (e.g., women, ethnic minorities, LGBT) Our goal at the end of this experience is: To have the planned course of studies examined from the viewpoint that the training program will closely mimic the type of employment Spirit Wolf and related production companies will provide. The goal here would first be to identify if there are actual known issues in this industry from the perception outside the industry (the student pool) that would limit their inclusion as employees, analyze whether this is actually a problem for the intended job environment and develop a defense and/or plan to ameliorate perceived or actual limitations. The report (which is intended to be used in the construction of business plans, and grant proposals) will need to not only provide a defense for areas of contention if warranted, but to develop suggestions during the internship and feedback process for reasonable alterations to the curriculum where needed. We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern team using these communication tools: Riipen messaging, Zoom, email Student's primary contact : Natalie Durdle (owner, Otsukaiban/Spirit Wolf Productions)

Training Project: Human Rights and Film Crew

"A healthy business ecosystem is a web of mutually beneficial partnerships that enhance the quality of life and add value to everything and everyone taking part in the journey." ~Spirit Wolf Entertainment Value Statement. "An entrepreneur is someone who is willing to live a few years like most people won't, so that he can spend the rest of his life like most people can't." - Unknown As part of an inter-related group of non-arm's length projects, the internal College for Production Film Professionals is designed to build a top tier production company capable of big budget theatrical film production. Students are expected to behave as employees from Day One. They will participate in a highly cooperative, non-standard training program intended to develop good work habits organically through experience; develop corporate resources and assets for film production; as well as act as film crew for several commercial projects where their labor is an intrinsic part of the production budget. They will be living in various conditions mimicking real-world situations as regards film production - both low and high budget. This will include tents, off-road remote locations, urban environments with limited accessibility, travel under various conditions that could range from RV to camelback. They will be expected to fill all production positions under professional supervision. As such, they will be required to move equipment under all weather conditions, put up and take down stages, sets, and living accommodations. They will be required to participate in all cooking, cleaning, and kitchen duties. The goal is not just to train someone who could fill one specific job role within an established production company, but for students to participate in the actual production of several independent film and tv projects where their participation is a way to finance the projects, and to train future employees who will be expected to operate within a highly mobile and flexible film crew in terms of cross training and the ability to adapt to unpredictable situations domestically and overseas. Students will be expected to create and facilitate several community tie-in projects that will have various levels of visibility as charity or special interest projects. As a result, the students and the productions activities will be under scrutiny from special interest and political groups even before any films are made public. Film crew experience unique challenges when it comes to human rights. Not only do they have their personal human rights as employees to consider, but they are often working in environments where not only are gross human rights violations occurring, but they are often asked to intervene, aid or assist - either directly or through the film medium, and the actual human rights legislation or their perception of it or its current state of enforceability or of being enforced, may be vastly different from reality. The focus and goal for this project is for the internship students to develop an internal training program outside and beyond the traditional classroom HR training at the university level to create knowledge and awareness of the specific humans rights issues the film students are likely to encounter as film professionals. This needs to be in a form that can be converted to a practical in-field series of scheduled and coordinated training moments that can be integrated as on-the-job training. This training program needs to be incorporated over four years - with the most critical initial situational evaluation training given in first year - as the entire school is anticipated to be spending a year working overseas (currently planned for 2028) in production locations that will include China, India, and North Africa. We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern team using these communication tools: Riipen messaging, Zoom, email Student's primary contact : Natalie Durdle (owner, Otsukaiban/Spirit Wolf Productions)

Sponsorship Package: Film School

"A healthy business ecosystem is a web of mutually beneficial partnerships that enhance the quality of life and add value to everything and everyone taking part in the journey." ~Spirit Wolf Entertainment Value Statement. "An entrepreneur is someone who is willing to live a few years like most people won't, so that he can spend the rest of his life like most people can't." - Unknown As part of an inter-related group of non-arm's length projects, the internal College for Production Film Professionals is designed to build a top tier production company capable of big budget theatrical film production. (The estimated Day One of classes is May 6, 2024) Students are expected to behave as employees from Day One. They will participate in a highly cooperative, non-standard training program intended to develop good work habits organically through experience; develop corporate resources and assets for film production; as well as act as film crew for several commercial projects where their labor is an intrinsic part of the production budget. They will be living in various conditions mimicking real-world situations as regards film production - both low and high budget. This will include tents, off-road remote locations, urban environments with limited accessibility, travel under various conditions that could range from RV to camelback. They will be expected to fill all production positions under professional supervision. As such, they will be required to move equipment under all weather conditions, put up and take down stages, sets, and living accommodations. They will be required to participate in all cooking, cleaning, and kitchen duties. The goal is not just to train someone who could fill one specific job role within an established production company, but for students to participate in the actual production of several independent film and tv projects where their participation is a way to finance the projects, and to train future employees who will be expected to operate within a highly mobile and flexible film crew in terms of cross training and the ability to adapt to unpredictable situations domestically and overseas. Students will be expected to create and facilitate several community tie-in projects that will have various levels of visibility as charity or special interest projects. As a result, the students and the productions activities will be under scrutiny from special interest and political groups even before any films are made public. Many of the skills needed, will be learned on the job through a combination of minimal theory training and practical reinforcement. One of the skills they will learn will be introductory construction techniques, identical to that of the average DIY homeowner. Spirit Wolf would like to approach a national online home building supply retailer regarding a partnership that would include discounted and/or donated tools and building supplies. Due to the nature of this project, participants will need to provide a signed NDA. We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern team using these communication tools: Riipen messaging, Zoom, email Student's primary contact : Natalie Durdle (owner, Otsukaiban/Spirit Wolf Productions)

Branded Rally Event: LA Motorcycle Company

I am looking to create a (no-strings attached) business to business unsolicited project pitch for a US-based motorcycle company in Los Angeles. This company is not currently a client or partner of Otsukaiban and this is to be in the nature of an icebreaker. The company is still in the start-up phase, creates luxury American-made custom motorcycles, and prides itself on creating a riding experience for the customer. The rally event would be a luxury event targeted at business clients interested in combining a business networking opportunity with a motorcycle bonding experience. As per the course description, I would be looking to have the students analyze and provide insight and recommendations regarding the creation and launch of this event by providing a complete business plan that can be used not only to back-up the pitch for the project, but to be used by Otsukaiban to structure the pitch. Due to the nature of this project, students will be asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Future employment obviously cannot be promised, nor can company swag be given using this merchandise as we do not have permission to utilize the brand in public, but Otsukaiban will commit to making sure your resumes and contact information are forwarded to the company. More information on the company will be added upon digital receipt of signed NDA.