Expectations – Patriotic, Christian and Rogue
Posted on July 27, 2011 by James RileyOne follower of our project, writes: ..I was expecting a video which told me more about early America and our Founding Fathers, before, during and after the American Revolution, and not this type of story. I look forward to your other upcoming productions and hope that you will give us true historic stories of our […]
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Innocence: Improbable or Impossible?
Posted on July 26, 2011 by James RileyI always knew the character of Sarah Pine would be a bit of a risk. Our Producer Jonathan Wilson even wondered, on first read, whether she was “all there.” I explained that I saw her as a young woman obsessed with applied theology as a hobby, in a way we can’t quite imagine today this side of an Amish after glow […]
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The Details
Posted on July 25, 2011 by James RileyOver on Facebook Group page for Courage, Paul W. Pyle aks: I was wondering about the process you use in gathering historical facts when you start creating a great movie such as this. How you get the idea of the basic historical location and so on. Over the years, we’ve collected quite a few primary […]
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The Accent Thing
Posted on July 22, 2011 by James RileyOf all the many semi-lucid critiques of Courage, New Hampshire, I find the commentary on accents the most amusing. According to Alex Pareenee of Salon.com: As proof of the producers’ commitment to historical accuracy, the British are all evil and speak with British accents, while the colonists are mostly good and speak with (wildly varying) […]
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Starring Scarlett something or other…
Posted on July 20, 2011 by James RileyI talked to a guy in Michigan yesterday who was so excited about selling our movie, he wants to take it out and sell it to his church, his school, and even his neighborhood. He bought 30 copies of the DVD in our July deal, (a case of 30 for $99). He did not, however, start […]
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Controlling My Inner Snob
Posted on July 15, 2011 by James RileyWe’ve spent a big part of this week locating bloggers and reviewers who we think would have a big impact selling the show. My daughter observed something interesting about what I would call the “power girl bloggers.” These are women, ages 15-30, who blog about romance, parenting, fashion, and pop culture with a ratio of […]
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Ballad Mongers — A Free DVD Offer
Posted on July 12, 2011 by James RileyIn the 18th century, traveling minstrel pitch men would stand on a perch at fairs and musters and sing a song. If the country folk took a fancy to the the tune he sold them a copy printed on a broadside. We need some ballad mongers. Do you have a platform? Are you up on the soap box quite […]
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A Year Making It, A Year Yelling About It
Posted on July 12, 2011 by James RileyYesterday (and this morning) have been sort of hopping on the distribution front. We have a European network interested. (They all speak English over there, unlike here in the states) Ben Shapiro, the guy who was the youngest syndicated columnist in America at age 16 and who graduated from Harvard Law at 23 years old, […]
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Thinking Outloud about Distribution Again
Posted on July 8, 2011 by James RileyNext week, we’ll have a few meetings with “channel” distributors so I’m just writing this all down to see if I understand it:
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