Interview on “DRUM SMACK”
Tonight on TradioV.com, Mac and Tom will be interviewed on the new interactive radio show “DRUM SMACK”. It’s a show all about drums, drummers, and drumming. It’s a roundtable discussion with Jeff Sorenson and his co-hosts, Mac Sexton, and Linda McDonald of “Chad Sexton’s Drum City”. The filmmakers will talk to the panel about “Scouts Honor: Inside a Marching Brotherhood”, the documentary about... 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
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
The March to the Rough Cut!
Hey everybody, we wanted to give you a bit of an update on the progress of the movie and announce a new campaign that we are very excited about. We have been working with a number of interns to sort through the audio and video that have been shot over the last two years and getting everything ready for editing. Our next phase in the creation of the documentary will be the assembling of a rough cut of the movie. This is a critical time for the... Read More
Sizzle Reel
Brandon, Hunter, and Jo. The three main characters of "Scouts Honor" One of the things that we’ve been anxious to do since we started shooting this documentary in July of 2011 is to have a “sizzle reel” that we can present to audiences. A six to ten minute piece that clearly explains the subject matter of the documentary to anyone, introduces and sets up our characters, and gives a feel for what the final product will... Read More
Our First Editing Intern
2012 member of the Blue Devils' snareline, Adam Clay I have to share a pretty cool experience that I had coming back from DCI Finals in Indy a couple of weeks ago. My crew member, Jon “JT” Torrijos and I were in the Las Vegas airport to catch our last flight home when we spotted a guy wearing a “BD” hat at our gate. I could tell that he was a member of the Concord “Blue Devils” (another drum corps in the... Read More
About Two Weeks to the End
Filmmakers Tom Tollefsen & Mac Smith Hey everyone, Today Mac and Tom are on their way to Atlanta to catch up with the Madison Scouts for their show at the Georgia Dome on Saturday. This is one of larger regional shows of the year and we could not be more excited to be there filming all of the action. While in Atlanta, we are planning on getting a number of crucial interviews with staff, members, and supporters of the corps, as well as some... Read More
The Marching Roundtable Interview with Mac & Tom
This past week Tim Hinton published an audio interview with the filmmakers of “Scouts Honor” on the Marching Roundtable podcast. For those of you that have never heard of the Marching Roundtable it’s a terrific podcast that focuses on the marching arts. They interview music educators, and a wide variety of experts involved with marching band, drum corps, winter guard and more. Tim believes in what we are doing with our movie... Read More
