Production Facts

Title	Homemade Hillbilly Jam (working titles: Neon Hillbillies, Neobillies)
Shooting format	Super 16 (Arri SR2)
Screening format	DigiBeta (PAL or NTSC), in planning: HDTV and 35mm
Shooting ratio	1:9
Length	80 minutes (TV version: 52 minutes)
Shooting location	Ozark Mountains, Southwestern Missouri and Lawrence, Kansas
Shooting period	November 4-28, 2003
Sound	DAT, plus multi-track hard disk recordings of concerts
Editing systems	Final Cut Pro HD (offline), AVID Adrenaline (online)

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Cast

BIG SMITH:

Mark Bilyeu	vocals, guitar
Mike Williamson	stand-up bass, mouthbow, Sousaphone, vocals
Rik Thomas	mandolin, electric guitar, drums, vocals
Jody Bilyeu	keyboards, mandolin, vocals
Jay Williamson	washboard, spoons, clackers, tambourine, drums, vocals

THE BALDKNOBBERS:

Bill Mabe	co-founder of show, used to play the dobro
Tim Mabe	Droopy Drawers, Jr. (comedian)
Stubb Meadows	comedian

THE PINE RIDGE SINGERS:

Larry "Dupe" Brown	mandolin, vocals
Dottie Brown	guitar, vocals
Dana Bilyeu	guitar, vocals
Debbie Bilyeu	guitar, vocals
Larry Bilyeu	banjo, electric bass

HOSEA BILYEU FAMILY:

Rev. Hosea Bilyeu	guitar, vocals
Joy Bilyeu-Steele	vocals
Robin Rees	vocals
Debbie Bilyeu	vocals

THE WAYMAKERS: (parents of Big Smith)

Connie Bilyeu	Mark's mother
Bobby Joe Bilyeu	Mark's father
Gay Lea Thomas	Rik's mother
Rick Thomas	Rik's father

Crew

Writer / Director	Rick Minnich
Co-Writer / Editor	Matt Sweetwood
Director of Photography	Axel Schneppat
Sound Recordist	Raimund von Scheibner
Executive Producer	Olaf Jacobs
Sound Design	Kai Schormann Hans Schumann
Title Design	Makks Moond
Additional Editors	Salar Ghazi Nelia Ibeh
Online Editor	Antje Wiechert
Production	Hoferichter & Jacobs GmbH (Berlin / Leipzig)
Production Manager	Sibylle Mansour
Production Accountant	Anne Stephan