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Update #2: PROJECT UPDATE

Posted on February 9, 2010

Thanks to all of our generous donors who have helped us reach our initial goal of $4,000. YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. This $4k will cover the cost of travel and equipment rental for 2 big upcoming shoots, The New York State Scholastic Championships in Saratoga and the USCF Junior High Nationals in Minnesota .

Now that we have these 2 shoots covered we can set our sights on raising even more money. An average feature documentary that makes it onto television or into theaters can have a budget upwards of 500k. We plan to make this movie on less than that. A LOT LESS. But if we can raise 4k in 11 days, then think of what we can accomplish in 79 more days. We did the math and at the rate we're going maybe we raise another 28k. Realistic? Maybe. Maybe not. But why not try. For 28k here's what we can do:

-Hire a real Audio Operator for Saratoga and Minnesota. So far Nelson or Katie run audio on big shoots and since neither are trained audio operators there have been some snafus. We would love to record clear, crisp audio on these big important shoots. The story deserves to be both seen AND heard.

-Hire a part-time assistant to screen and log footage, gather location and personal releases, research and write grants, keep the online outreach campaign going strong and help Katie carry heavy gear back and forth to school -- she may do yoga but she's not as strong as she looks (crew photos to come...).

-Help cover the cost of weekly microphone and tri-pod rentals. LVR loves us.

Ok, so let's give it a shot. Watch the teaser, read the backstory, spread the word within your own community.

Thanks everyone!! :)

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Brooklyn Castle is made by Rescued Media, a Brooklyn based production company started by husband and wife team Katie Dellamaggiore and Nelson Dellamaggiore.

Katie is a documentary producer and director whose work has appeared on MTV, A&E, HBO/Cinemax and VH1. She has held various production and outreach roles on award-winning documentaries including 39 Pounds of Love, To Die in Jerusalem, 51 Birch Street and American Teen. Katie co-produced After the Storm, a nonprofit theater and film project that used art to revitalize the lives of young people in post-Katrina New Orleans, and directed, produced and shot UR Life Online, a documentary about cyber bullying, for A&E Classroom.

Nelson is a three-time Emmy Award Nominated Editor, most notably for Single Camera Editing on A&E’s UR Life Online. He was also nominated for his work on Super Bowl XLI and The Wizard at 95 for ESPN. He’s worked on a wide variety of formats, from MTV’s TRL to The Tony Awards and The Beijing Olympic Games. Nelson is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.

Katie's brother Brian Schulz is Director of Photography/Producer. Brian is a three-time New York Emmy Award winning cinematographer for Major League Baseball Productions. As one of MLB’s lead cinematographers he is dispatched across the country to capture the game’s most dramatic images. His work behind the camera can be found in network promos and specials, World Series DVDs and the EMMY winning YES Yankeeography series. Brian is a graduate of the University of Connecticut.

It's a family affair.

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