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A message from CHRIS BALLEW of the Presidents of the USA:
A message from BLAG of The DWARVES:
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Good question. In order to deliver the film this band truly
deserves, we need your help. We've already managed to shoot
about ¼ of the film. In order to complete BOOM! we've put a BARE-BONES budget
together that will take us across the finish line. The money will
be put into a variety of different areas, including necessary travel for interviews, camera/sound rentals, legal, publicity, etc. Here's the breakdown:
BUDGET
Travel $10,000
Camera/Equipment rentals $7,500
Crew $6,000
Color $2,000
Post/Hard Drives $2,000
Sound Mix $5,000
Gift Fulfillment $5,000
Music/Photo licensing $5,000
Publicity $5,000
LLC/Legal $1,500
Festival Submissions $1,000
TOTAL $50,000
STRETCH GOALS
Our vision for BOOM! is large. We'd really love to be able to go the extra mile and deliver
something mind blowing for the fans. If we reach our initial
goal, amazing - and if we surpass our goal, we have a plan for how we'll put all monies right on the screen.
Historical Recreations $25,000
Additional Crew $20,000
Additional Post/Editing $20,000
Additional Travel $20,000
Additional Music/Photo licensing $30,000
Music Supervisor $5,000
Additional Camera rental $20,000
Additional Legal $5,000
Publicity $5,000
GRAND TOTAL $200,000
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“To make a film about the history of THE SONICS is a daunting task. It’s a big epic story, with many twists and turns. And it includes many people, and countless other bands and musicians. We want to make a film that upholds the legacy of this great band, and introduce a whole new generation to the earth shattering music that helped shape the history of what was to come.
Our goal is to tell the untold story of the rise and disintegration of one of rock and roll’s most influential bands. And really show how their music lived on and slowly planted its roots in almost every great movement in music since. From the proto-punk of The Stooges, to the punk scenes in New York and the UK, then to the grunge of the early 90’s all the way to the garage-rock revival of the early 2000’s... THE SONICS are the true unsung heroes of Rock and Roll. And one of the only reasons (some) music doesn’t completely suck today.
And then top it off with the story behind the most unlikely of reunions... the second coming of THE SONICS.
Visually we are committed to making a big cinematic journey for our audience. This film will be big, bold and badass. Just like the band.”
- Jordan Albertsen
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DIRECTOR - JORDAN ALBERTSEN
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Filmmaker Jordan Albertsen hails from Whidbey Island – located in the Puget Sound off the coast of Seattle, Washington. His debut feat ure film is the multi- award winning movie, “The Standard”, which he wrote and directed at the age of twenty-two. For his efforts, Albertsen won Best Director at both the 2006 San Diego and 2007 Phoenix Film Festivals, as well as Best Picture at the 2007 Fylmz Festival in Nashville. Albertsen has written a number of powerful feature films that are in various stages of development, and is launching both feature and documentary projects at this moment. In addition to his work in features, Jordan has directed a handful of well received music videos and short films.
Albertsen is currently represented at the Paradigm Agency and is managed by the Booh Schut Company, both in Los Angeles.
https://www.jordanalbertsen.com
https://twitter.com/JordanAlbertsen
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1628126/
http://imvdb.com/n/jordan-albertsen
PRODUCER - BRIAN SCOTT ROBINSON
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Brian Scott Robinson came to Los Angeles after graduating from the University of Cincinnati’s esteemed College-Conservatory Of Music, just prior to which his film “Outside Campus” won the National Platinum Best In Show at the Aurora Awards in Salt Lake City. In LA, Robinson co-founded Oracle Films, under which he produced the multi-award winning and critically acclaimed feature film “THE STANDARD.” Under Oracle Films and as a freelancer he has also produced a handful of other features, documentaries, and television productions for clients including Forbes, as well as having produced nationally recognized music videos for artists such as Akon, Disturbed, and Collecive Soul. His videos have garnered over two hundred million views online and have seen regular airplay on MTV, MTV2, VH1, BET, Fuse, and others. Robinson recently delivered the first movie for writer/director Virginia Cassavetes, daughter of director Nick Cassavetes and granddaughter of the legendary John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands – a film that went on to receive numerous awards and accolades. Robinson is currently developing multiple feature films and other projects.
https://twitter.com/beereezey
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1371867/
http://imvdb.com/n/brian-scott-robinson
CINEMATOGRAPHER - CHRIS KOSER
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Originally from Seattle, Chris got his start as a filmmaker early, shooting his first short movies at the age of nine. In high school, Chris purchased his first professional digital camera and began his career in filmmaking. Chris studied film, psychologyand creative writing at Western Washington University in Bellingham Wa. During this time he shot over 20 short films and two feature films. After receiving his degree he was hired out of college by the film and commercial production company Hand Crank Films. During his employment at Hand Crank Films, Chris shot over 120 commercials for TV and web. In the documentary realm, Chris has directed a number of short web-commercial documentaries as well as international documentary projects in Uganda, India and Bangladesh. Today, Chris contracts as a full-time freelance director/cinematographer directing and shooting short films, music videos and feature films, all while continuing his commercial work for clients such as the AMD, SOG Knives, Superfeet, McNett, Outdoor Research and Microsoft.
http://www.chriskoser.com
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2168598/
http://imvdb.com/n/chris-koser
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