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"The Lookout" (2012)

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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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  • @mysteryman2219
    @mysteryman2219 5 ปีที่แล้ว +130

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

    • @FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf
      @FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Me: "WHAT THE HELL YOU WANT!"

    • @BobReed1
      @BobReed1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      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.

    • @emon-.2322
      @emon-.2322 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @onenerdvs9639
      @onenerdvs9639 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/6dtxKOPjG_Y/w-d-xo.html
      A creepypasta about a firewatch tower.

    • @hankhill7612
      @hankhill7612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is going to be my job

  • @borgestheborg
    @borgestheborg 7 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    This is my dream job...

    • @benwilkonski8635
      @benwilkonski8635 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      me too

    • @pickpocket1560
      @pickpocket1560 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same can't wait to do this

    • @connerwilson7846
      @connerwilson7846 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @lismeseeks8971
      @lismeseeks8971 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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!

    • @antimattercarp2720
      @antimattercarp2720 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @uniworkhorse
    @uniworkhorse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    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.

  • @rockies5295
    @rockies5295 7 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    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

  • @greensleevez
    @greensleevez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    Firewatch brought me here.

    • @noahmeme2
      @noahmeme2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @kevinbr3197
      @kevinbr3197 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +noahmeme2 can you??

    • @greensleevez
      @greensleevez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Hippy Gamer I think we all hope for it.

    • @esco5593
      @esco5593 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      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.

    • @TheMariday
      @TheMariday 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@esco5593 Did you do it?

  • @samhalemba
    @samhalemba ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @BrianmcgovernInfo
    @BrianmcgovernInfo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    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.

  • @anttam117
    @anttam117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @abbath1586
    @abbath1586 8 ปีที่แล้ว +48

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

  • @vangazmicvoyage5077
    @vangazmicvoyage5077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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.

  • @Aleziss
    @Aleziss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.

  • @professionalgago
    @professionalgago 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This guy is definitely free from COVID-19

    • @4rnorthwest
      @4rnorthwest 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually he got it twice while he was up there😐

    • @professionalgago
      @professionalgago 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@4rnorthwest how did you know mate.

  • @jeffamunoz
    @jeffamunoz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Honestly, this is my dream job.

  • @kamiradread129
    @kamiradread129 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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

  • @tepppid
    @tepppid 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

  • @caitlin.hardee
    @caitlin.hardee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

  • @davecrupel2817
    @davecrupel2817 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @russellwatkins8109
    @russellwatkins8109 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @GamingMuchTerry
    @GamingMuchTerry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @boarini2003
    @boarini2003 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @turkfiles
    @turkfiles ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Axemang
    @Axemang 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    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.

  • @futuretrunks5795
    @futuretrunks5795 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @cahyasenopati4142
    @cahyasenopati4142 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love that job

  • @dal1189
    @dal1189 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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

  • @godandcountry720
    @godandcountry720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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

  • @colinhennessy7609
    @colinhennessy7609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    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.

    • @maxmarohn581
      @maxmarohn581 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @colinhennessy7609
      @colinhennessy7609 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @chrlkm3669
      @chrlkm3669 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@colinhennessy7609 It´s absolutley lovely!

  • @matthewsinnott773
    @matthewsinnott773 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I want this life.

  • @lizzieakari
    @lizzieakari 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.

    • @berzerkov4358
      @berzerkov4358 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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

  • @FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf
    @FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @chip1gray
    @chip1gray 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm so jealous

  • @bernardosantos8020
    @bernardosantos8020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Firewatch->Great Big Story->this video

    • @kko9329
      @kko9329 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @anthonykago4428
    @anthonykago4428 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    a photographers paradise.

  • @musgroveandthepumi1604
    @musgroveandthepumi1604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @HabitualButtonPusher
    @HabitualButtonPusher ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @TheJohnnyBE
    @TheJohnnyBE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Crazyjay325
    @Crazyjay325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. Thanks for uploading.

  • @vaporskillz
    @vaporskillz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the ultimate asmr

  • @wallykl
    @wallykl 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @GOOFYFILMER
    @GOOFYFILMER 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I want this job so bad

  • @crispywaffl3s
    @crispywaffl3s 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

  • @sohowsoon6652
    @sohowsoon6652 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    this work has placed me in heaven

  • @garybalanesi610
    @garybalanesi610 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @Stevessphoto
    @Stevessphoto ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @DaltonUber
    @DaltonUber 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

    • @avthateck
      @avthateck 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dalton Uber well did you end up doing it ?

  • @kabongpope
    @kabongpope 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great film, thanks for sharing! :)

  • @toshibavoodoo
    @toshibavoodoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    great

  • @ririussay3501
    @ririussay3501 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    who would dislike this video

  • @blackrocklookout
    @blackrocklookout 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @legneil
    @legneil ปีที่แล้ว

    Year round be my dream.

  • @MrNocturno2401
    @MrNocturno2401 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Me too! It's such a great game.

  • @TH-xo4zx
    @TH-xo4zx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @Pricegun
    @Pricegun 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This officially is my dream job

  • @theafi824
    @theafi824 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @film_magician
    @film_magician 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    07:25 awesome

  • @andrewrozhen513
    @andrewrozhen513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This job a like being a lighthouse keeper

  • @nowornevernever5860
    @nowornevernever5860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    depression flew away for16;34 watching this video

    • @kko9329
      @kko9329 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And returns back after that

  • @Aldeeezzy
    @Aldeeezzy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This kinda reminds me of Oblivion the movie

  • @cardosoexotics
    @cardosoexotics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This makes me feel whole..

  • @prokanal4829
    @prokanal4829 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Firewatch

  • @StevoMculeZ
    @StevoMculeZ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would love to do this job!

  • @somedude5644
    @somedude5644 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Labroidas
      @Labroidas 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And, are you in your 30s yet?

  • @DanielGonzalez-un6rz
    @DanielGonzalez-un6rz ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @manray6584
    @manray6584 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Radiowave440
    @Radiowave440 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would Love To have That Job !!!

  • @y05077
    @y05077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @DougDobak
    @DougDobak ปีที่แล้ว

    Use those nights to learn about astronomy.

  • @Globbified
    @Globbified 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How do you het a job like this?

  • @juandelacruz9402
    @juandelacruz9402 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Matt_Tran96
    @Matt_Tran96 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @manray6584
    @manray6584 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @billhosko7723
    @billhosko7723 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bravo.

  • @Tenskwatawa4U
    @Tenskwatawa4U 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Has anyone tried nighttime firespotting using a thermal imager?

  • @Tripplebeem
    @Tripplebeem 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @nostalgic906
    @nostalgic906 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wait where's the toliet?

  • @ruialexandre6197
    @ruialexandre6197 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Three commercials in a row, TH-cam? Really?

  • @Red_Petal
    @Red_Petal 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I want to do this so bad xD

  • @erikmajestic8044
    @erikmajestic8044 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    jeez talk about the best camping spot in the world.

  • @professionalretard1796
    @professionalretard1796 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @TheVelobicycle
      @TheVelobicycle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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.

  • @yupthatsmyusername3596
    @yupthatsmyusername3596 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Okay, I just found my dream job.

  • @rustywatkins9933
    @rustywatkins9933 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @pizzamain5714
      @pizzamain5714 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      There’s a lot in Oregon still! 🤣

  • @benkempf
    @benkempf 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @jonathansmythe6273
      @jonathansmythe6273 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @MrRubberduck645
    @MrRubberduck645 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @lou6741
      @lou6741 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you get it?

    • @Mcmccart
      @Mcmccart 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ?

    • @chrlkm3669
      @chrlkm3669 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ???

    • @kko9329
      @kko9329 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did it go??

    • @user-on2ys9jr6t
      @user-on2ys9jr6t ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you do it?

  • @lilh0e
    @lilh0e 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @MrJones-ue2tw
      @MrJones-ue2tw 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where did you get 60k in 4months from?

  • @mr-e-tours
    @mr-e-tours 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    leave it open just in case

  • @kl0an
    @kl0an 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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 TH-cam 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.

  • @AlEx-ki1fq
    @AlEx-ki1fq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The big great story brought me here

  • @bluemoon-pm5hv
    @bluemoon-pm5hv 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @farmsim_usa9235
    @farmsim_usa9235 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    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?

  • @JacobMcandles
    @JacobMcandles 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @ShadowcZ-pu9gl
    @ShadowcZ-pu9gl 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    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 ?

  • @jimmymac63
    @jimmymac63 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where do the go to the bathroom and bathe?

  • @solarsoltice9075
    @solarsoltice9075 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @antr7493
    @antr7493 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder if any bears pay him a visit?

  • @phlyislyfe8130
    @phlyislyfe8130 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I WANT TO DO THIS

  • @pmcate2
    @pmcate2 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do I sign up for this?

  • @NgJackal1990
    @NgJackal1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If only it had wifi, a soda machine.

    • @boofa1993
      @boofa1993 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Piss off kid

  • @footballhdclips5824
    @footballhdclips5824 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @owensweetland342
    @owensweetland342 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I guess the Forest Service can't afford paint.

  • @jck1794
    @jck1794 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    dream job but only if i can have a dog