Auditioning for the Madison Scouts
(This is Part Two of Mac’s Story, be sure to read Part One “Music in the Smith House & How I Ended Up Marching Drum Corps”) Back in the mid-90s, Mac had long hair down to his shoulders When it came to audition for any drum corps in the mid 90′s I’m pretty certain that you had to request the audition material by snail mail, but I don’t remember. I recall practicing the audition material, but not being extremely... Read More
Will you excite one person?
One of the questions that we are often asked from our supporters is: “What else can I do to help?” Well, one of the simplest ways does not cost a penny and takes just a few seconds. Of course, we are talking about building our support network by letting your friends, colleagues, fellow music and film lovers, and families know about “Scouts Honor.” Since the inception of this project, we have been overwhelmed by the support... Read More
Assembling the Rough Cut
Screengrab from a scene involving Hunter & Madison Scouts' visual staff member, Nick Monzi in Mac's Final Cut Pro X project. We must have hundreds of hours worth of HD video and audio for “Scouts Honor”. Our crew shot on and off for just over a year (from July 2011 through August 2012). Months were spent combing through the material and now we are assembling it into a story. There are many hours of great material,... Read More
Help Establish a National Marching Arts Day
Hi everyone, We wanted to draw your attention to something that we think is pretty special. There is currently an on-line petition seeking to establish a day in which to honor the marching arts. The petition requests the declaration of March 4th as National Marching Arts Day. This would be a day to reflect on the amazing things that all types of marching arts organizations (drum and bugle corps, marching bands, color guards, military bands,... Read More
The Final Results of the March to the Rough Cut
Hi everybody, We want to thank everybody who participated in “The March To The Rough Cut” fundraiser! Thanks to your support, the campaign was a huge success and the funds raised are going to go far in the post-production activity on “Scouts Honor,” including the assembling of the rough cut of the film. As you know, the contest portion of the fundraiser included a prize of a bonus featurette for the section of the corps who... Read More
The FINAL Day for Voting!
We are down to the final day of “The March To The Rough Cut” fundraiser and the battle for the bonus featurette on the DVD/Blu-ray is extremely close! Remember, every contribution of $10.00 that you and your friends contribute between now and 11:59 p.m. (PST) tonight will earn you a vote for your favorite section of the corps (hornline, drumline, color guard, and front ensemble). At the end of the campaign, each section with 150 or more votes... Read More
Upping the Ante
Hi everyone! As you may know, we are currently in the midst of a fundraiser for “Scouts Honor: Inside A Marching Brotherhood,” our feature-length documentary on the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. So far the response has been very positive and we want to thank everyone who has contributed so far. The fundraiser is called “The March To The Rough Cut,” and as the name suggests, the funds raised will be used exclusively for the purposes... Read More
An Unexpected Response
Yesterday we uploaded a video to Facebook, and received an unexpected response. While we have been posting all of our newest video clips to YouTube, we thought that posting an older teaser video to our Facebook fan page might be a good idea. The “Scouts Honor First Show Teaser” video we posted on Sunday was a teaser that we created and released in June of 2012, but had never uploaded to Facebook. It’s the video featuring... Read More
Campaign Progress & Updates
Our current fundraising campaign, called “The March To The Rough Cut”, is going very well. We launched it one week ago on January 30th and have had great response from our fans. It gives contributors the opportunity to personally shape the final product of “Scouts Honor!” For all information regarding “The March to the Rough Cut” please visit our campaign page. And be sure to help spread the word to your friends and family. Every... Read More
Expanding Our Audience
One challenge that we face with our documentary is finding ways to expand our audience. It’s pretty easy to get people who have a close association with the Madison Scouts, whether they are marching members, staff, alumni, or parents of members excited about “Scouts Honor”, but we know that this story will connect with others outside of the drum corps community if we can make them aware of it. In 2011, when Tom and I decided to... Read More
