What's New at MEC March 2010
Dear Friends & Associates:
TESLA COIL FILM RELEASED On 29 December 2009, Matrixx Productions, in association with The Tesla Science Foundation, was asked to film the largest tesla coil in private hands in the U.S. The coil, built by Leslie Baird of Bryn Mawr as an application of Tesla technology, can produce up to 2 million volts of electricity. Leslie Baird attended MIT and has been an experimental scientist for many years. She is also related to Michael Faraday, one of a handfull of scientists to have a unit of scientific notation named after him. Other units include the watt, the amp, the volt, the newton, the coulomb and the tesla.
The 20-minute documentary, entitled THE LESLIE COIL -- hosted by George Burden, directed by James Jaeger and produced by Ted Pollard -- is now available at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/leslie.wmv and at the HOME VIDEO NETWORK as well as on YOUTUBE.
Nikola Lonchar and George Burden, officers of The Tesla Science Foundation, presented James Jaeger with a lifetime membership in the NIKOLA TESLA INVENTOR'S CLUB on 19 February 2010 for his work on THE LESLIE COIL and TESLA - The Poet of Electricity.
ORIGINAL INTENT IS RELEASED ORIGINAL INTENT was released on 02 December 2009 and the DVD is available at http://www.OriginalIntent.US. At that URL you can watch clips from the documentary or screen the entire documentary for free on YouTube.
After discussion with Edwin Vieira, Mark Hamilton and Nelson Hultberg, we decided to changed the sub-title of ORIGINAL INTENT from ORIGINAL INTENT - How Negative Influences are Destroying the U.S. Republic to ORIGINAL INTENT - How the Democratic and Republican Parties Are Destroying the American Dream. Here are the reasons: We found that many people didn't know what the word "republic" meant thus the very title put them to sleep. Secondly, we discovered that some people wondered what "negative influences" we were talking about. One person asked if we were referring to the Statue of Liberty, as she appears on the DVD box. Lastly, since many feel that neither the Democrats or the Republicans are going to reduce the size of the welfare/warfare state, we decided we should target the "negative influences" such being the Democratic PARTY and the Republican PARTY, as distinct from rank and file Democrats and Republicans. Dr. Vieira points out that there are many good conservatives that call themselves Republicans, it's just that they are trapped in a party that Ron Paul describes as having "lost its way."
ORIGINAL INTENT covers the consequences of failing to heed the Founders' intent. The documentary discusses the Federal Reserve System and other issues, such as the Commerce Clause, Article III, Section 2 and the Second Amendment.
We were very fortunate to have been able to interview former presidential candidate/congressman, RON PAUL, author/political analyst, PAT BUCHANAN, author/producer, G. EDWARD GRIFFIN, constitutional attorney/author, EDWIN VIEIRA, and media expert and founder of Movieguide, TED BAEHR.
We were also able to interview MICHAEL BADNARIK, STEFAN MOLYNEUX, WALTER REDDY and LARKEN ROSE who each bring a unique perspective to the concept of liberty.
ORIGINAL INTENT has a running time of 197-minutes, the perfect length for a patriot that feels it's more important to learn about his or her consitution than to watch pundits on mainstream TV all evening. For those that like to savor every academic moment of their Constitution, we suggest Part I is watched in the morning, and Part II watched the next morning. There is a much material to absorb in this documentary. As such, we have introduced the basic concepts and issues in Part I, and then further explored them in Part II, ending with suggested solutions to bringing back a Constitutional Republic. A night's sleep between screening Part I and Part II is thus recommended for optimum processing of the film.
Here's what THE DAILY BELL had to say about ORIGINAL INTENT:
... we believe a broader cross-section of the world's population would greatly benefit from viewing James' excellent work. We will certainly be encouraging others to watch it and hope you do too.
Full Interview of James Jaeger at http://www.thedailybell.com/640/James-Jaeger-Original-Intent-Fiat-Empire.html
HELICOPTER BEN COMPLETED POST PRODUCTION HELICOPTER BEN is now complete and it can be screened at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/helicopter.wmv or at the HOME VIDEO NETWORK.
This documentary chronicals a week in the life of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernankeee as he goes about his challenging work expanding the money supply and bringing it to you. During production, we were fortunate to capture some the Ron Paul Volunteers in their daily work as well.
RADNOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY Matrixx Productions recently teamed with former Radnor-Commissioner-turned-producer, Ted Pollard, to produce a 20-minute documentary on the activities of the Radnor Historical Society. The Society has been very successful in restoring much of the American heritage in and around Radnor, Pennsylvania for may years. Projects have included restoration of the Berwyn Baptist Cemetery, World War II War Memorial in Wayne, War Memorial at the Radnor library, the old Log Cabin on Northeastern University campus, the Radnor Trails along the former P&G line, the Finley House Museum in Wayne and the Willows Cottage. This documentary will screen on local TV, but available at the Radnor Historical Societies website at www.RadnorHistory.org. The HOMEVIDEO NETWORK also carries the show and you can get it at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/radnor.wmv now.
NEW RECORDING STUDIO Post Digital Group has just completed construction of a state-of-the-art recording studio that is now available for VO, looping, ADR, Foley and general 4-track recording. An open house event is planned for mid June 2010. Photographs of the new studio are available at the website. Just go to http://www.PostDigitalGroup.com and click on TOUR STUDIO.
Post Digital Group is located in Devon and available to clients in the Philadelphia area.
To book time or to look at the studios, click here and go to CONTACTS.
TESLA TESLA - The Poet of Electricity has undergone many years of research and writing and we believe it's the most authoritative and interesting version of Nikola Tesla's incredible life to date.
As of Spring 2009, we have taken this project to three major studios all of which have reviewed the screenplay and recommended it for production pending the official attachment of a suitable name director. We have also taken this project to a number of name directors who have reviewed the screenplay and indicated their interest in participating in this project when it is set up at a studio. Three name acting talents are unofficially attached. A preliminary budget is available. If you represent a suitable director, studio or major production company that is interested in this project, please contact James Jaeger or Carol Snyder at 310/499-7110 or contact@mecfilms.com. If you are interested in playing the part of Nikola Tesla (or any of the other supporting roles) please send your picture and resume to Matrixx Productions, P.O. Box 5155, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, Attention: Carol Snyder.
If we are unable to get TESLA funded by an American studio, we will submit the project to non-US studios or fund it in the private capital markets.
For more information on the TESLA project, see http://www.PoetOfElectricity.com
FIAT EMPIRE FIAT EMPIRE now has a new website at www.FiatEmpire.org
FIAT EMPIRE, written and directed by James Jaeger, has been screened by about five million people around the world and hit number one on Google Video four times. It remains one of the top films on the Internet and garnered a Telly Award in 2006.
When we produced FIAT EMPIRE, we had no idea that one of our experts would become a presidential candidate, but indeed such transpired with RON PAUL. Since Dr. Paul's announcement, his popularity has been steadily growing and he as founded a populist movement known as the Ron Paul Revolution.
MEC granted a free license to a volunteer network of citizens to copy and disseminate a special RON PAUL Volunteer Edition of FIAT EMPIRE and this has been making its rounds at conferences, rallies and on public access networks across America. To get quantities of this DVD, go to http://www.fiatempire.com/screener/index2.html and to get the Director's Cut of FIAT EMPIRE with 120-minutes of additional interviews of Ron Paul, Edwin Vieira, G. Edward Griffin and Ted Baehr, go to http://www.FiatEmpire.com/screener
FIAT EMPIRE was inspired by the book, "The Creature From Jekyll Island" by well-known author and FREEDOM FORCE founder, G. EDWARD GRIFFIN and produced by attorney William L. Van Alen, Jr. FIAT EMPIRE, with a running time of about 1-hour, is a co-production between Matrixx Productions and Cornerstone Entertainment. In addition to interviews by G. Edward Griffin and Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas), FIAT EMPIRE features interviews with MOVIEGUIDE Founder, DR. TED BAEHR and constitutional attorney, EDWIN VIEIRA (4 degrees from Harvard). FIAT EMPIRE was written and directed by Hollywood filmmaker, James Jaeger, and narrated by Kris Chandler. Associate producers are Ted Pollard, author and former Commissioner of Radnor Township and James E. Ewart, well-known author of MONEY. Lastly, the music for FIAT EMPIRE was written by Jack Rooney. If you want to get this sound track, visit his site at http://home.att.net/~JackRooney and order The Eternal Upgrade at http://home.att.net/~jackrooney/store.html.
If you are a distributor, or a radio station, and wish to carry FIAT EMPIRE - Director's Cut with up to 120-minutes of unedited additional interviews, go to http://www.FiatEmpire.com/screener/index2.html and you can order on-line 24/7. Please allow 10 days for shipping.
As a public service, a free screener of FIAT EMPIRE is also up on Google Video at www.FiatEmpire.tv
For more information on FIAT EMPIRE and ORIGINAL INTENT please visit http://www.FiatEmpire.com or, in the event that site is ever down, visit the mirror site at http://www.mecfilms.com/fiat.
THEY ASSUMED IT WAS DEAD The trailer for THEY ASSUMED IT WAS DEAD is done. Directed by James Jaeger, the film stars Bunker Jaeger, Ted Kautz and Carol Snyder and was shot in an old farm house in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania -- right down the street from where Shorty Yeaworth shot THE BLOB. The trailer can be screened at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/dead.wmv (RT is 3:24)
OTHER SCREENPLAY DEVELOPMENT Also re-written and completed are ECOSPHERES and GOING OUT. ECOSPHERES is a high budget space-opera, the logline of which is: Two brothers inherit an off-world gemstone from their astronaut-father and are able to transmute lead into gold, an act that upsets the powers that be -- just in the nick of time. GOING OUT is a low-budget romantic comedy which will be shot on the Main Line. The log line is: Nothing like your crass, horny friends messing up the field when all you're trying to do is get a date. James Jaeger is attached as director and local talent will be used to round out the cast and crew. Anticipated budget is $100,000 as a high-def feature, $250,000 as a 16mm feature or $750,000 as a 35mm feature. If you are interested in co-financing this, Matrixx Entertainment will put up the first $50,000. Contact us at contact@mecfilms.com.
STUDIO COMPLEX Matrixx Entertainment has drawn up a business plan and preliminary blueprint for a studio complex tentatively called OAK STUDIOS. Combined with better tax credits and the Internet distribution of movies, this complex could create a production environment on par with other major production centers around the country.
In order to complete the business plan for OAK STUDIOS, Matrixx Entertainment has funded a feasibility study. The business plan now includes a preliminary blueprint for a campus of sound stages, construction, operating budget and proforma P&Ls. The business plan also includes a proposal for a management structure and financial projections anticipated to provide up to 12 low- and medium-budget features and per year. Please contact Mark Hamilton at 212/933-9374 if you are interested in participating as a potential investor, distribution entity or film professional.
VIDEO WORKSHOP RE-OPENS Originally founded by producer-writer Andrew S. Cofrin, we are pleased to announce the re-opening of the Video Workshop, made possible by the acquisition of a complement of new production equipment for this specific purpose. If you are a local actor or filmmaker who would like to practice your trade doing non-commercial Workshop Productions, contact us at contact@mecfilms.com or 610/688-9212.
To launch the re-opening of the Video WorkShop, the following are some oldies produced at the Video Workshop in Santa Monica, California and a few more recent additions:
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES (1985)
This is a little 6 minute short was directed by James Jaeger for the Video Workshop Productions back in 1985. It stars Andy Cofrin, Ari Ross and Patricia Duff (formerly Patricia Medavoy). One of Andy's brothers, Doug Cofrin, wrote the script while visiting Santa Monica from Easter Island. You can screen JUST LIKE OLD TIMES by going to http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/just.wmv (RT is 6:25)TESTY PILOT (1984)
Video Workshop Productions are often excerpts from famous and well-done past movies. Can you guess which one this is a "re-make" from? You can screen TESTY PILOT at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/testy.wmv (RT is 3:48)THE ASSIGNMENT (1984)
This series stars Ari Ross, Andrew Cofrin, Stephany Dillard and Jenny Cunningham (the last of which starred in THE MOVIE HOUSE MASSACRE). Directed by James Jaeger, this short was filmed at the offices of Matrixx Productions in Santa Monica (a 5,000 SF, 5-story complex owned by Andrew Cofrin who later sold the complex to SONY PICTURES). You can screen this short at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/assigment.wmv (RT is 17:58)PEER PRESSURE (1985)
This Workshop Production actually turned into a pilot was also shot at the offices of Matrixx Productions. Bear in mind this was produced in 1985, long before any of the stuff you are now seeing everyday on the DISNEY channel targeted for this age bracket. Produced by James Jaeger, this piece was written and directed by Andrew Cofrin. You can screen PEER PRESSURE at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/peer.wmv (RT is 26:31)REVENGE OF THE MAD SCIENTIST (1964)
This short is being displayed for the first time as it was shot on Double 8mm film but only recently transferred to the digital medium. REVENGE OF THE MAD SCIENTIST was written, directed and produced by James Jaeger when about 14 years old. This was his third narrative dramatic short and stars Mark Lund, Doug Gough and Anson Downes in the part of the Werewolf. Lund and Gough aren't in the biz now, but Downes went on to be a talented actor/writer/producer. Anson currently works with John Travolta at JTP Films in Encino, CA. You can screen REVENGE OF THE MAD SCIENTIST at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/revenge.wmv (RT is 10:36)SHIPWRECKED & THE BARREL SCENE are two shorts directed by James Jaeger in 1964. SHIPWRECKED stars Doug Gough and Bunker Jaeger. Bunker Jaeger occasional executive produces films with Matrixx Productions and is a stockholder of MEC. In the cast of the BARREL SCENE is Susan Ross. The Ross family, 4 girls with an ex-army captain father, lived in a pink house across the street from where James Jaeger grew up. They lived there for about 10 years. Susan Ross and her sister, Leslie, are in the scene where they are going into the barrel and other scenes as well. The youngest sister, Lee Ross, is the little girl shooting the missile and "causing" the big explosion. There are other movies which haven't been transferred from Double 8 yet. Leslie, lives in California and works in the TV industry to this day. All of these films were shot on Double 8mm as Super 8 had yet to be invented. You can screen SHIPWRECKED and THE BARREL SCENE together at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/revenge.wmv (RT is 5:00 and 1:00 respectively)
POD (2006)
On the new front is POD, a first effort of 10-year old Warren Jaeger who wrote and directed this short after talking to Oscar-winning filmmaker, John Longenecker, DGA. John was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to inspire him, as he has inspired and helped many other filmmakers over the years. POD is about 3 minutes long and stars Pierce Jaeger (8 years old). Keep an eye on these emerging talents! You can screen POD at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/pod.wmv (RT is 4:45)Again, if you are a local actor or technical person who would like to gain experience doing non-commercial Workshop Productions, contact us at contact@mecfilms.com and let us know what your interests and availability are.
LEE GARMES INTERVIEW One of the most accomplished filmmakers in the Golden Era of Hollywood, Lee Garmes, has 111 features to his credit (14 for producing and directing and 97 for cinematography). Although officially unaccredited, Lee Garmes photographed a considerable portion of GONE WITH THE WIND.
Mr. Garmes directed the photography on six films nominated for an Academy Award and won an Academy Award for SHANGHAI EXPRESS. A brilliant experimenter, Lee Garmes, made many technical contributions to the industry and received the Eastman Kodak Award twice.
In a last interview, available at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/garmes.mpa, filmmaker James Jaeger inquires about turn-of-the-century Hollywood, lighting techniques, aspect ratios, working with Alfred Hitchcock and Billy Wylder, film vs. tape, the future of film education. Also on this CD is James Jaeger's commentary on what it was like to work with Lee Garmes, ASC, DGA, ISPA.
A LITTLE HISTORY Matrixx Productions was founded in 1981 in Hollywood, California. Below are the updates for the past years.
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