About this project
Small Market, Big Heart, is a full-length documentary designed to share the compelling story of the people of Sacramento and their battle to get and keep a professional sports franchise over the last 26 years. This story has many heroes, but one common theme - a community with a huge heart. As a small market, Sacramento has faced enormous adversity, first in landing an NBA franchise and then maintaining that franchise through both good and bad economic times. The one constant has always been incredible community support, as the Kings have sold out all of their games in 19 of 26 seasons in Sacramento.
Over the last year, faced with the possibility of losing their team, grassroots movements fought to engage political leaders to fight for Sacramento’s one and only professional franchise. The outcome was nothing short of a miracle, as the combined efforts of many, led to an NBA first- a one year extension for a city to get a new entertainment and sports complex built.
This film will illustrate Sacramento’s struggle to remain relevant in the high-stakes game of professional sports. The story is told through the eyes of long-term members of media, former and current members of the Sacramento Kings franchise, local politicians and lastly, the common members of the Sacramento community that stood tall in the face of adversity.
The fight is not over. The NBA has given Sacramento until March 1 to get a financing mechanism in place for a new entertainment and sports complex. If that doesn't happen, the city may lose its most recognizable community asset. Our goal is to release this film in December of 2011 while the story is still unfolding, and then revisit the ending when a final outcome is decided. During these crucial times, it is important for the community to have knowledge of the unique history of the Sacramento Kings and how important it is for the franchise to stay in the River City.
This film will set the scene for what is to be the future of our region.
Your pledges will go toward final production and help pay for screenings around the region.
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Small Market, Big Heart Productions is a film group dedicated to keeping the Kings in Sacramento and getting a new entertainment and sports complex built in the region. The production company is made up of Sacramento citizens and Kings fans.
Producer: James Ham
James is a married father of two who has a passion for writing, sports and family. Born and raised in the Sacramento area, James has an AB in history from the University of California at Davis.
During the 2010-11 NBA campaign, James covered the Sacramento Kings for the ESPN True Hoop affiliate, CowbellKingdom.com. It is in his role as a beat blogger that he developed friendships within the walls of Arco Arena, which further personalized the fight to keep the Kings in Sacramento.
In October of 2010, James joined forces with Blake Ellington, becoming one of the founding members of the grass roots campaign Here We Stay.
@James_Ham
Producer: Blake Ellington
Blake is a writer, editor and passionate Kings fan from Sacramento. He graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a BA in Journalism and Government.
Blake has worked for several local newspapers including The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento Business Journal and Elk Grove Citizen as a reporter, copy editor and research analyst. Additionally, Blake has worked in publishing for several State non-profit associations in various communications roles. As a blogger for the Sacramento Kings site BleedBlackAndPurple.com, he covered the 2009-10 and 2010-11 Kings seasons as well as the situation surrounding the potential relocation of the franchise to Anaheim and the effort to build a new arena in Sacramento.
To help give Sacramentans a voice in the discussion, he formed the Here We Stay grassroots movement in October 2010 to keep the Kings in Sacramento and build a new entertainment and sports complex.
@blakeellington
Director: Tobin Halsey
Tobin Halsey is a long time Sacramento Area resident, who received his BA in English from Sacramento State University. Tobin is passionate about writing and has authored several short stories. Tobin has had his short stories and articles published in various publications and won the CSUS Bazzanella Literary Award for expository prose for The Dangerous Red Dot.
Over the last two years, Tobin has merged his passion for creating literary works with his passion for film and cinema, becoming a filmmaker. He has been the Director and Producer on two short films, The Terrycloth Monkey and The Sign Guy, the former based on a short story published originally as A Pawn Shop Acquisition, and the latter an entry in the Sacramento Film and Music Festival 10X10 event that was screened at the Crest Theater in August 2011.
Tobin is excited by the challenge of directing a documentary that is being told in real time and highlights the community he is a part of.
@Tobin Halsey
Audio:
John Glover- Scoring/Composition/Engineering
Dean Glover- Sound Engineering
John and Dean Glover founded UpRock Audio in their garage, focusing all of their time and energy on honing their skills in recording and sound design. John started playing music at 14. After taking an interest in guitar, he began to teach himself how to listen for sound characteristics and learned to play by ear. He was recruited to play bass for and tour with a band out of Modesto, CA. After the band parted, John went back to school with a heavy focus in theory and recording.
Dean came into music accidentally. His appreciation for music began with his background in dance. Dean spent over ten years in the Sacramento b-boy scene spinning and flipping about as he developed a keen ear for hip-hop. After being exposed to Image-Line’s FL Studio, he spent the next few years making beats, experimenting and using computers and technology to gain an in-depth understanding of how modern digital audio recording works, eventually transitioning to live recording and mastering the art of mixing.
Together, the brothers have utilized their heart, passion, and pure enthusiasm for the craft of sound and music to grow their audio business. UpRock has been spreading its wings and is thrilled to have the opportunity to work on film scoring and audio editing.
John@uprockaudio.com
Dean@uprockaudio.com
www.UpRockAudio.com
