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
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
POST PRODUCTION MARCHES ON!
Hi everybody! We wanted to give you a quick update on the progress of the post-production work being performed on Scouts Honor. But first things first, Mac and Ash are the proud parents of a baby girl! This is their second child and we will be getting her to review raw footage and sync sound in no time. Obviously, this wonderful news has led to a bit of time off from the production, but there is still a lot of activity going on with the film. A... Read More
Transitioning into Post Production
Editing pioneer Sergei Eisenstein Now that we are done with the main phase of photography on “Scouts Honor: Inside a Marching Brotherhood” many of you are wondering….what’s next? There is certainly a lot to do to complete this documentary. It doesn’t just fall together. There are a lot of decisions to be made and paths to explore. We have many terabytes worth of data to organize and comb through that will eventually... 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
A Sense of Urgency
One advantage that we had with our IndieGoGo campaign this past January was a sense of urgency. IndieGoGo campaigns (like Kickstarter) make it very clear how long someone has to raise a certain amount of funding. It’s almost like the finish line is highlighted in neon with loud alarm bells ringing. While we didn’t reach our goal on IndieGoGo, we were still able to get the funds that we raised on there. Instead of doing another... Read More
Mid-Season Campaign Update
Hey all, We wanted to give those interested in the production of our film, “Scouts Honor: Inside a Marching Brotherhood”, an update as to what has been going on with the project. This is our labor of love, completely independent documentary about the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, an organization of which we are both alumni. As you may recall, the initial filming began last summer, as we worked out the kinks with equipment and... Read More
This Round Goes to the 90s!
The alumni challenge on Facebook came to a close yesterday. In this two week contest $2391 were raised for the production costs of our documentary about the Madison Scouts. All these funds came from former marching members of the Scouts. Each of these contributions were compiled into which decade the donor marched in. These contributions made it possible for us to get to Wisconsin for “Drums on Parade” the first show of the 2012... Read More
