Volunatarism is Sawbuck's lifeblood. Unpaid interns working for course credit, volunteers working for the experience and/or the opportunity to do something good for someone else make Sawbuck's work come alive. At any one time at least a dozen people can be found donating their time to one or another project related to documenting social inequities and/or attempting to inspire social change with digital media. Our volunteers come from universities, wealthy neighborhoods, disadvantaged communities, and various professions. A deep-seated desire to make the world better is the one thing that unites them. Thanks to all of you Sawbuckians who have shared your lives with the less fortunate and allowed them to share their lives with you. Your stewardship is commendable.
Sawbuckians working 72 hours straight on Cracked Quarters
Sawbuck volunteers (a.k.a. "Sawbuckians") perform a huge range of tasks: Camera operation, lighting, grip work, sound design, editing, music composition, interview transcription, equipment management, inventory tracking, public relations, fund-raising, and myriad other activities. Our most recent influx of Sawbuckians worked together for FOUR straight days, sleeping in fits and starts, on the short doc film "Cracked Quarters". We filmed together, edited together, ate together, basically lived together those four long and wonderful days. Our efforts were part of the International Documentary Challenge 2008, a timed filmmaking competition. Current Sawbuckians (summer 2008) work on various "sociological stories for radio" ... transcribing and analyzing interviews, assisting with story structure and narrative composition, and editing sound.
If you want to volunteer for Sawbuck Productions, please contact the Executive Director, Greg Scott, at greg@sawbuckproductions.org. We will find a place for you.
Sawbuckians need not live locally. Our volunteers dwell in various states and could even be living in another country. There's always a way to get work done, no matter where you live.
Here at Sawbuck we don't maintain any semblance of a regular work schedule. Work hours tend to be erratic and schedules flexible. If you've got a spare hour or two in the pre-dawn spell on a Sunday, we can find something substantial for you to work on.
One caveat: You must be 16 years or older to volunteer for Sawbuck. If you're younger than 16, you'll need to do your volunteer work with a parent or legal guardian.
If you want to volunteer, contact us by email (see above) or go to the "Get in touch" page and send us your information. We'd love to hear from you ... we'd love even more working with you!
