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"The Lookout" (2012)

The Montana Experience: Stories from Big Sky Country
2014 ж. 1 Ақп.
144 180 Рет қаралды
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THE LOOKOUT, Directed by Brian Bolster
An intimate look inside the solitary, day-to-day working life of Leif Haugen, a fire lookout spending a season scanning the landscape for untamed wildfires on top of a mountain in northwestern Montana. A primitive one-room structure serves as both his home and office, with only a radio to keep him connected to the outside world. Leif's job is to scan the valley floor for any signs of fire activity - one which calls for enduring long stretches of tedium and an eagle's eye and quick response. THE LOOKOUT captures the critical nature of one fire lookout's work as well as the life of quiet, contemplative solitude which accompanies his job. THE LOOKOUT won the Big Sky Award at the 2012 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. It is available for purchase on iTunes through March of 2014.
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About the Filmmaker -
Brian Bolster grew up in Boston, MA and graduated from the film program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. His short documentary films have screened at Slamdance Film Festival, DOC NYC, Florida Film Festival, Camden International Film Festival and BendFilm Festival among others. Brian also holds an M.A. in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University, and has worked in several public and private schools in New York City area. In 2013, Brian founded his own production company, Exit 36 Productions, LLC. He currently lives in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City and has two new documentary projects in production.

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  • Firewatch brought me here.

    @greensleevez@greensleevez8 жыл бұрын

    • +greensleevez firewatch made me want to do this after my senior year (2016) as a summer job before I go to college.

      @noahmeme2@noahmeme28 жыл бұрын

    • +noahmeme2 can you??

      @kevinbr3197@kevinbr31978 жыл бұрын

    • +Hippy Gamer I think we all hope for it.

      @greensleevez@greensleevez8 жыл бұрын

    • Firewatch actually inspired me to become a fire lookout for the summer. I'm looking into it and training myself, as it won't be long until job applications come rolling in. Assuming they aren't already out.

      @esco5593@esco55937 жыл бұрын

    • @@esco5593 Did you do it?

      @TheMariday@TheMariday5 жыл бұрын

  • Imagine living here and hearing a knock at the door in the middle of the night.

    @mysteryman2219@mysteryman22194 жыл бұрын

    • Me: "WHAT THE HELL YOU WANT!"

      @FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf4 жыл бұрын

    • I doubt that anyone out in the wilderness like that would want to do you any harm. And if it was bigfoot or whatever, well...he wouldn't bother with the formality of knocking.

      @BobReed1@BobReed14 жыл бұрын

    • just some bear asking for a cup of coffee man, give that man sum

      @emon-.2322@emon-.23223 жыл бұрын

    • kzhead.info/sun/acitqK-Hh5x9kpE/bejne.html A creepypasta about a firewatch tower.

      @onenerdvs9639@onenerdvs96393 жыл бұрын

    • This is going to be my job

      @hankhill7612@hankhill76123 жыл бұрын

  • This is my dream job...

    @borgestheborg@borgestheborg7 жыл бұрын

    • me too

      @benwilkonski8635@benwilkonski86356 жыл бұрын

    • Same can't wait to do this

      @pickpocket1560@pickpocket15606 жыл бұрын

    • same here i hope that their are still opportunities for it though

      @connerwilson7846@connerwilson78466 жыл бұрын

    • Conner Wilson you can search them up, there’s a wed site dedicated to it and they have postings for multiple states. Will try and share link, it feels like a calling to me as well! I’m fairly solitary by nature and enjoy being with myself and solitude. Nature and doing a service for the community is so appealing!

      @lismeseeks8971@lismeseeks89716 жыл бұрын

    • You got till the 15th to apply if you have a natural resource degree.

      @antimattercarp2720@antimattercarp27205 жыл бұрын

  • My dad and him were great college buddies, so this summer my dad took me and my brother to his lookout to spend a night with him! It was awesome

    @rockies5295@rockies52957 жыл бұрын

    • How do you get there? Why doesn't he have a dog?

      @mybestideas1@mybestideas14 жыл бұрын

    • Where is it?

      @danielskarpnes1588@danielskarpnes15883 жыл бұрын

  • I love that this film does justice to the quiet lookout experience with the sound design - no music or anything, just the sounds of his life.

    @uniworkhorse@uniworkhorse3 жыл бұрын

  • I watch this whenever I'm super stressed and it totally relaxes me. Thank you to those who produced it

    @samhalemba@samhalemba Жыл бұрын

  • My parents spent the summer of 1968 at Thoma Lookout. They had some great stories. My mom was the first female to occupy the lookout.

    @BrianmcgovernInfo@BrianmcgovernInfo7 жыл бұрын

  • I watch this video every four or so months, wishing that one day I’ll be able to do something like this.

    @anttam117@anttam1172 жыл бұрын

  • This guy is definitely free from COVID-19

    @professionalgago@professionalgago4 жыл бұрын

    • Actually he got it twice while he was up there😐

      @4rnorthwest@4rnorthwest2 жыл бұрын

    • @@4rnorthwest how did you know mate.

      @professionalgago@professionalgago2 жыл бұрын

  • I remember watching this and now a game called "Firewatch" is doing this essentially. I am excited.

    @abbath1586@abbath15868 жыл бұрын

  • My father worked as a fire watch in the summers for Forestry in the 50’s in Washington State. This lookout was a palace compared to his watch. He said was essentially a phone booth on top of a tower. Just big enough for a good chair, a bucket for “business”, couple gallons of water and a sack lunch. He didn’t even have a radio. They used old sound powered phones that were WW2 Surplus.

    @HabitualButtonPusher@HabitualButtonPusher9 ай бұрын

  • I am a solitary guy and wouldn't mind being up there alone for the watch. I am also a licenced ham radio operator and I cannot think of any way I would be up there without my radio.

    @Aleziss@Aleziss4 жыл бұрын

  • Fantastic! I lived in Montana for three years when I was young, it was a wonderful time. And there is nothing quite like a simple, minimalist lifestyle to bring you closer to nature and a belief in a spiritual existence.

    @vangazmicvoyage5077@vangazmicvoyage50772 жыл бұрын

  • He’s a stone cold sun chaser with coffee upon his lips Meets the morning dew with steam rolling from the tip Of a worn out tin mug that’s seen many morns He’s a early riser, heat finder whose clothes are battered and torn He lives upon a mountain where birds wake him from his rest And northernmost winds brush coldly upon his chest He sings a solemn song to remember that he is blessed To live a life of solitude up on the mountains crest.

    @colinhennessy7609@colinhennessy76093 жыл бұрын

    • Did you write this yourself or is it from something? I like it a lot

      @maxmarohn581@maxmarohn5812 жыл бұрын

    • @@maxmarohn581 yes this is one I wrote. Thank you!

      @colinhennessy7609@colinhennessy76092 жыл бұрын

    • @@colinhennessy7609 It´s absolutley lovely!

      @chrlkm3669@chrlkm366911 ай бұрын

  • If you like this video, treat yourself to the incredible book Fire Season: Field Notes From A Wilderness Lookout.

    @caitlin.hardee@caitlin.hardee4 жыл бұрын

  • You lucky, blessed n privileged man, to wake up to, harmonize, feel, and be witness to, what this world/people ALWAYS NEEDED ... MOTHER NATURE. thank u

    @kamiradread129@kamiradread1293 жыл бұрын

  • Honestly, this is my dream job.

    @jeffamunoz@jeffamunoz8 жыл бұрын

  • There will always be fire lookouts. In places where will fires are only a mild concern I can see them being replaced. But when you get major wild fires every year, you can't beat the practicality of real human fire lookouts

    @dal1189@dal11898 жыл бұрын

  • seriously considering applying to a job like this, they're everywhere in Alberta, Canada. I think it'd be an excellent way to challenge myself, and my self-motivation.

    @Axemang@Axemang7 жыл бұрын

    • Aaron Duff Any luck?

      @cade.94@cade.946 жыл бұрын

    • Any luck?

      @aquilaofdeath7660@aquilaofdeath76604 жыл бұрын

    • Any luck?

      @carlotonio9602@carlotonio96023 жыл бұрын

    • Any luck?

      @GhostlyDelinquent@GhostlyDelinquent3 жыл бұрын

    • Any luck?

      @3992jae@3992jae3 жыл бұрын

  • What a great documentary! I am a volunteer lookout in Southern California.

    @turkfiles@turkfiles9 ай бұрын

  • God damn, what a peacefull seeming life..... Paradise for a recluse like me. Solitude is definitely my kind of life.

    @davecrupel2817@davecrupel28174 жыл бұрын

  • Fire lookout man I be!!!!!!!!! MT Bonaparte LO. Year #2 coming up in 2020!

    @russellwatkins8109@russellwatkins81094 жыл бұрын

  • Cool film. Seems like a very grounded guy living a grounded life.

    @tepppid@tepppid8 жыл бұрын

  • I visited Diamond Butte lookout several years ago. The tenant said a huge hailstorm came through the day before and shattered his car's windshield. Mostly peaceful environment, but at times could be terrifying.

    @Stevessphoto@Stevessphoto9 ай бұрын

  • This is a job I’ve dreamed of having my entire life but with now so few Lookout stations remaining I feel my chances of ever getting to do it are slim to none

    @godandcountry720@godandcountry720 Жыл бұрын

  • image having this be your job but you get internet and can play firewatch

    @crispywaffl3s@crispywaffl3s5 жыл бұрын

  • That was Lovely. It's March 30, 2020. I needed that. Thanks.

    @TheJohnnyBE@TheJohnnyBE4 жыл бұрын

  • Great film, thanks for sharing! :)

    @kabongpope@kabongpope3 жыл бұрын

  • Great video. Thanks for uploading.

    @Crazyjay325@Crazyjay3253 жыл бұрын

  • Montana life is the life for me living down there in the mountains!

    @futuretrunks5795@futuretrunks57956 жыл бұрын

  • And now we all have the solitary life - albeit without the amazing views and fresh air!

    @RefractedWorld@RefractedWorld3 жыл бұрын

  • this work has placed me in heaven

    @sohowsoon6652@sohowsoon66525 жыл бұрын

  • Me too! It's such a great game.

    @MrNocturno2401@MrNocturno24016 жыл бұрын

  • A great piece of film making. Editing, audio and photography are top notch!

    @musgroveandthepumi1604@musgroveandthepumi16042 жыл бұрын

  • a photographers paradise.

    @anthonykago4428@anthonykago44285 жыл бұрын

  • What an amazing short film, it captures the serenity and grandeur of the place with great cinematography and silence. I read Edward Abbey's "The Journey Home" and thought to learn more about fire lookouts.

    @boarini2003@boarini20036 жыл бұрын

  • Love that job

    @cahyasenopati4142@cahyasenopati4142 Жыл бұрын

  • I'm so jealous

    @chip1gray@chip1gray8 жыл бұрын

  • This is the ultimate asmr

    @vaporskillz@vaporskillz3 жыл бұрын

  • I want this life.

    @matthewsinnott773@matthewsinnott7738 жыл бұрын

  • The only down side is that you can’t have 1 love one with you all times . I love being alone but i would love to enjoy nature with someone.

    @lizzieakari@lizzieakari3 жыл бұрын

    • I think u can bring some1 to hang out like a night or two that’s good Nothing as good as spending time with ur loved one after a long time of not seeing each other

      @berzerkov4358@berzerkov43582 жыл бұрын

  • Firewatch->Great Big Story->this video

    @bernardosantos8020@bernardosantos80203 жыл бұрын

    • Yeah same with me! It was a nice game!!

      @kko9329@kko93292 жыл бұрын

  • Making a pro con list of applying to one of these stations. So far pros are out weighing the cons.

    @FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf4 жыл бұрын

  • What a spectacular location and job. Sure would like to spend a few seasons doing that. Great footage. Thx very much.

    @wallykl@wallykl9 жыл бұрын

  • 15:08 Brian: "Hey!...Hey, wait! I'm just making a movie, I don't wanna STAY here!"

    @blackrocklookout@blackrocklookout2 жыл бұрын

  • Every lookout is special in its own way, no two the same. Ive been to a few.. Some are fun to get to. Some are hard.

    @garybalanesi610@garybalanesi6103 жыл бұрын

  • This officially is my dream job

    @Pricegun@Pricegun3 жыл бұрын

  • great

    @toshibavoodoo@toshibavoodoo2 жыл бұрын

  • the fact that people get paid to do this and I'm here all like 'may i take your order, please?' .... so fucking jealous

    @TH-xo4zx@TH-xo4zx7 жыл бұрын

  • I want this job so bad

    @GOOFYFILMER@GOOFYFILMER8 жыл бұрын

  • who would dislike this video

    @ririussay3501@ririussay35013 жыл бұрын

  • I would love to do this job!

    @StevoMculeZ@StevoMculeZ5 жыл бұрын

  • How do you het a job like this?

    @Globbified@Globbified7 жыл бұрын

  • I'm dead set on being a fire watchman summer of 2017. To late in the season now and I have the state park I'm at now, but I think I can quilt for a gs3 level lookout position. Come late November I'll be applying for all abilitys I qualify for.

    @DaltonUber@DaltonUber8 жыл бұрын

    • Dalton Uber well did you end up doing it ?

      @avthateck@avthateck5 жыл бұрын

  • I would Love To have That Job !!!

    @Radiowave440@Radiowave4408 жыл бұрын

  • Meeting the lady's parents: Son, what do you do for a living?" "I watch trees". ...........

    @manray6584@manray65842 жыл бұрын

  • You wouldn't even have to pay me to do this. I have been a wildland firefighter for 9 years now so this would be a nice change of pace haha.

    @theafi824@theafi8244 жыл бұрын

  • Firewatch

    @prokanal4829@prokanal48294 жыл бұрын

  • What do you used as equipment throughout the year, do a documentary on that!

    @DanielGonzalez-un6rz@DanielGonzalez-un6rz Жыл бұрын

  • OMG! I totally want to do this when I'm in my 30s!

    @somedude5644@somedude56448 жыл бұрын

    • And, are you in your 30s yet?

      @Labroidas@Labroidas2 ай бұрын

  • Year round be my dream.

    @legneil@legneil10 ай бұрын

  • This job a like being a lighthouse keeper

    @andrewrozhen513@andrewrozhen5133 жыл бұрын

  • How do we get into this work? Any idea what wages are?

    @JacobMcandles@JacobMcandles5 жыл бұрын

  • I wonder if you could bring a friend with, of course, they would have to provide for their own provisions off the state's budget, but I wonder.

    @Tripplebeem@Tripplebeem6 жыл бұрын

  • Where do the go to the bathroom and bathe?

    @jimmymac63@jimmymac636 жыл бұрын

  • How do I sign up for this?

    @pmcate2@pmcate24 жыл бұрын

  • I like your back pack, when can I purchase one??

    @bluemoon-pm5hv@bluemoon-pm5hv4 жыл бұрын

  • im just curiouse where does one sign up to become a lookout and if so what training is required

    @professionalretard1796@professionalretard17967 жыл бұрын

    • MR DEADSHOT depends where you are but you’re gonna want to apply on Usajobs . These jobs are hard to get and you usually won’t get paid well ,won’t get paid at all or not be selected. It’s hard work and usually you will need wild land firefighting experience or knowledge.

      @TheVelobicycle@TheVelobicycle6 жыл бұрын

  • 07:25 awesome

    @film_magician@film_magician5 жыл бұрын

  • leave it open just in case

    @mr-e-tours@mr-e-tours7 жыл бұрын

  • I WANT TO DO THIS

    @phlyislyfe8130@phlyislyfe81307 жыл бұрын

  • Bravo.

    @billhosko7723@billhosko7723 Жыл бұрын

  • He's very good job but where's his vehicle. And did he go to eat or take showers when he lived his home in mountain

    @Matt_Tran96@Matt_Tran963 жыл бұрын

  • This kinda reminds me of Oblivion the movie

    @Aldeeezzy@Aldeeezzy3 жыл бұрын

  • I want this to be my career, any chance these will still be around In the 2020’s 30’s 40’s and 50’s ?

    @ShadowcZ-pu9gl@ShadowcZ-pu9gl4 жыл бұрын

  • Three commercials in a row, KZhead? Really?

    @ruialexandre6197@ruialexandre61972 жыл бұрын

  • Wait where's the toliet?

    @nostalgic906@nostalgic9063 жыл бұрын

  • This makes me feel whole..

    @cardosoexotics@cardosoexotics5 жыл бұрын

    • Yiis me too

      @merdekaify@merdekaify5 жыл бұрын

  • Has anyone tried nighttime firespotting using a thermal imager?

    @Tenskwatawa4U@Tenskwatawa4U2 жыл бұрын

  • jeez talk about the best camping spot in the world.

    @erikmajestic8044@erikmajestic80444 жыл бұрын

  • Okay, I just found my dream job.

    @yupthatsmyusername3596@yupthatsmyusername35965 жыл бұрын

  • What is that topographic sextant thing called? That thing is awesome!

    @benkempf@benkempf7 ай бұрын

    • Osborne Fire Finder en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_Fire_Finder

      @jonathansmythe6273@jonathansmythe62736 ай бұрын

  • Just applied for a job like this. My fingers are crossed.

    @MrRubberduck645@MrRubberduck6457 жыл бұрын

    • Did you get it?

      @lou6741@lou67415 жыл бұрын

    • ?

      @Mcmccart@Mcmccart5 жыл бұрын

    • ???

      @chrlkm3669@chrlkm36693 жыл бұрын

    • How did it go??

      @kko9329@kko93292 жыл бұрын

    • Did you do it?

      @user-on2ys9jr6t@user-on2ys9jr6t Жыл бұрын

  • I feel like these types of towers will never fully vanish because while their original function might start to vanish and become less necessary with more technology and such, they are perfect to be renovated and put more into things like hospitality and rented out. You couldn't ask for a better view of wilderness.

    @y05077@y050774 жыл бұрын

  • Is he Norwegian? Hes name sounds really norwegian. Anyone know?

    @footballhdclips5824@footballhdclips58245 жыл бұрын

  • depression flew away for16;34 watching this video

    @nowornevernever5860@nowornevernever58603 жыл бұрын

    • And returns back after that

      @kko9329@kko93292 жыл бұрын

  • Use those nights to learn about astronomy.

    @DougDobak@DougDobak Жыл бұрын

  • So what'll happen when all the lookouts get too old and beat up and they have to be torn down and removed? Will the Forest Service build new ones to replace them?

    @farmsim_usa9235@farmsim_usa92354 жыл бұрын

  • What does someone need to do to become a fire watch employee

    @lupuscorde1446@lupuscorde14466 жыл бұрын

    • Or lookout

      @lupuscorde1446@lupuscorde14466 жыл бұрын

    • Still searching qualifications myself, here’s a link to a site with some info www.firelookout.org/lookout-jobs.html

      @lismeseeks8971@lismeseeks89716 жыл бұрын

  • I just got on at one of Washington's last manned fire towers. Not many left sadly!

    @rustywatkins9933@rustywatkins99335 жыл бұрын

    • There’s a lot in Oregon still! 🤣

      @pizzamain5714@pizzamain57145 жыл бұрын

  • i would need an internet to do this job. also a dog and maybe a bike.

    @juandelacruz9402@juandelacruz94023 жыл бұрын

  • The big great story brought me here

    @AlEx-ki1fq@AlEx-ki1fq3 жыл бұрын

  • I want to do this so bad xD

    @jadinsirota3395@jadinsirota33958 жыл бұрын

  • He's actually living at The Wall watching for White Walkers.

    @manray6584@manray65842 жыл бұрын

  • Does anyone ever read the posts that are already on threads like this? There's like 108,000+ posts on this one already? Do you honestly think you're the first person that wants to do this job or has asked "How do I get a job like this? or "Are there any Fre Towers left standing?" It's not just this threads it's every thread on KZhead wth 25 or more comments.. Click on them to view but, please don't think you have to reply to EVERY post on the threads you're reading.. The writer still gets credit for all the views, not just for people replying to the threads.

    @kl0an@kl0an2 жыл бұрын

  • Why isn't there any support by choppers which can bring Water, Food, solar panels and building Stuff?

    @spacedriver256@spacedriver2565 жыл бұрын

    • because thats exepensive as fuck?

      @PrimitivePeople@PrimitivePeople5 жыл бұрын

    • Some lookouts do utilize this method. But if it is any wilderness area only non-motorized methods are allowed to operate. So no, helicopters or vehicles.

      @TrailRunner44@TrailRunner44 Жыл бұрын

    • @@TrailRunner44 Thank you

      @spacedriver256@spacedriver256 Жыл бұрын

  • As a former lookout on Oregon lookouts, I found this to be realistic. .

    @solarsoltice9075@solarsoltice90755 жыл бұрын

    • You enjoyed it?

      @fabianreusch4870@fabianreusch48702 жыл бұрын

  • 60k USD for 4 months of lounging in the woods in peace and quite, this number one introvert gig. ヽ༼ ຈل͜ຈ༼ ▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿ ̿༽Ɵ͆ل͜Ɵ͆ ༽ﾉ

    @lilh0e@lilh0e5 жыл бұрын

    • Where did you get 60k in 4months from?

      @MrJones-ue2tw@MrJones-ue2tw5 жыл бұрын

  • lucky guy sad, I cant do this is shitty whether England

    @Fofanarmy@Fofanarmy6 жыл бұрын

  • This must be a very stressful job.

    @johnkrois@johnkrois6 жыл бұрын

    • John Philipp Krois I think a lot of people underestimate this job

      @TheVelobicycle@TheVelobicycle6 жыл бұрын

    • John Philipp Krois how? some people are introverts this is ideal for some people

      @americanprepper6759@americanprepper67595 жыл бұрын
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