Movie Details and
Financial Information
The Mission Statement:
The primary purpose of the production is to teach history while entertaining
audiences.
Movie Summary:
Watch the Video.
The histories of our most popular Christmas songs and hymns are a major
aspect of the production. We will not only hear the stories surrounding the
creation of this music, but also experience what the atmosphere in the
country was like when the songs hit, so the youth of today will learn what it
was like when we got a new Christmas song under a wide array of conditions.
The series will range from the Roaring Twenties through the Depression, World
War II, and the jubilation after the war in the late 1940s.
Once the American Festival of Christmas
series is completed, we plan to make another series depicting much earlier
history. This one will cover the time from the birth of Jesus to 1929. In
this production we will see how Christianity flowed up through Europe over
the centuries. This is also very interesting and a great teacher of the many
aspects of history. This series has yet to be named,
however, a huge volume of research has already been completed. Many locations
in the Holy Land and Europe have been
analyzed for inclusion. In addition, at least 20 cities and towns in the
eastern United States will be richly represented.
Writer Dave
Brandl: Watch the Video.
Dave has written stage plays since 1988. Twenty of his stage scripts have
been published and produced across the U.S., U.K., and Canada. He has also
written screenplays and books.
Production Style:
The film will be live action interspersed with historic pictures and movies.
Scenes will be recreated with antique props and actors in period dress. The
production will be shot in High Definition 3D. This new technology has only
for a few years. Most of the major studios are adopting it; hundreds of
theaters are now being converted to show everything in digital 3D.
The 3D cameras from Pace Engineering will be employed for capturing our
magical scenes. These cameras were developed over a course of many years.
Academy award winning Writer/Director James Cameron provided much of the
funding for the camera development project. Pace is by far the best in the
world with this technology.
Props and Locations
This Standard Gauge layout will be used in the Santa’s workshop scene of
1933. This one is the largest in existence. It is conveniently located in
Denver. Click
here to see Standard Gauge Electric Train Layout video
The Daylight train will be seen taking us home for Christmas during the 40s.
It is based in Portland, Oregon. Doyle McCormack is the engineer.
A beautifully restored club car on the Railroad will play host to a big party
on December 9, 1933. That is when Haven Gillespie was on his way back to
Cincinnati from New York after seeing what it was like to have the largest
selling song in American history, Santa
Claus is Comin’ to Town.
Financial
Arrangements: The film will be made by two corporations.
The non-profit is called "The American Christmas Archive, LTD." The
for-profit corporation is called "The American Festival of
Christmas." This procedure is allowed under new IRS regulations. We must
provide transaction records between the two entities.
The Funding Plan
Watch
the Video
As you can imagine, this production will be expensive. We have several
large American companies in mind to provide major capital. However, both of
them have been caught up in movie projects in the past that have not worked
out.
In order to gain approval from these huge sources of revenue, we must show
them that we are actually getting ready to shoot the first scenes. Having all
of the locations, props and actors ready to go is an essential. Due to the
fact that all of the first segment of the show will be shot in Denver, this
is very possible.
At this time, we only need money to keep the pre
production process moving along. This has become an emergency
situation lately as so many sources have dried up. We are seeking just a few
dollars from a lot of folks, in order to make sure that this new Christmas
classic is saved. This involves supporting several developmental categories.
1. Saving and categorizing American Christian history
2. Duplicating and archiving all types of historical material
3. Gather props and costumes
4. Pay two or three people to do this work
5. Buy additional computer and recording equipment
6. Pay for the maintenance of a production office
The main object of this effort is to save our Christmas heritage for
future generations.
This website is set up to accept contributions through PayPal in order to
make it easier for everyone. Five dollars is good. We are happy with that.
We
are also seeking investors for the project. Folks who choose to have this
level of faith in us will have their initial investment returned as soon as
the movie hits the screen. Percentages of profit will be paid as revenue is
received.
If you have a used Suburban that you would like to donate for a tax
deduction, we sure could use one. The present one has 240,000 miles on it.
The previous Suburban made it to 542,000 miles. This entire 35 year project
has been built with great American trucks. The American Christmas Archive is
a 501(c)(3) and can be used for a tax deduction.
Please send an Email to Tom
Carlisle for more details.
Thank you very much
