Keith, Denise, and Roger began preparing for their first shoot, watching and studying other documentaries. Next they began searching for a crew in earnest. Having to find a camera person and sound person, both with their own equipment, willing to work for free, was not an easy task. By July 31, just a few days before their first big convention shoot, they still didn't have a crew. The latter simply wasn't an option.
Documentaries are expensive, due to the large amount of footage that has to be shot.
Nobody was willing to give the filmmakers financing. I called Harris Done, the cameraman who had done a terrific job shooting second unit on my last film, BACK TO BACK . He was available and agreed to join our crew. Larry Scharf, the sound mixer from BACK TO BACK, also agreed to sign on. Denise had a friend at Birns and Sawyer Camera Equipment named Jeff Mazzotti who came up with a free rental on some camera batteries and lights.