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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Texas competes with Hollywood - "Narco Sub" the movie is making waves with #summerofstryker

The Texas Film Scene is proving that you don’t need to be in Hollywood to get things done.

Summer of Stryker is here!

When a person typically thinks of Texas, they might not necessarily think of Film productions and Movie premieres on the red carpet, as one of the major qualities of the Lone Star state. 
This has changed recently, with Texas-based companies producing Hollywood level films and bringing in the talent to match. 

Non-studio companies have not let the pandemic halt their progress. As a matter of fact, they have found more ways to produce and distribute films efficiently and with tighter budgets. Deepwater Productions has hosted a series of Military Appreciation Watch Parties, where they offer free T-shirts for a certain number of early guests. 

Will the recent box office success of these independent companies attract big budget production companies and talent agencies out of Southern California, and into Texas or Florida? 

Is there training and development established 

for filmmakers and talent in the South?

KMP Entertainment is a Texas based company that specializes in teaching: Film Acting, Film Writing, Improv, The Business of Acting, and Cold Reading as well as serving as an agency. KMP, founded by Kendal and Michelle Murray (Son-Mother) , heralds professional development in the film world to those who aren’t living in Southern California. KMP has some great things in the works for the upcoming year. 

Film in Texas

https://gov.texas.gov/film/page/fftx_overview

Check out their page via the link below:
KMP Entertainment
https://www.kmpentertainment.org/

Deepwater Productions, a Houston based production company, with Derek H. Potts (Founder/Producer) at the Helm. The Deepwater team has produced a feature-length and award-winning film amidst a pandemic called “Narco Sub” which has been screening at cinemas during the Summer of Stryker campaign. 

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10399609/

The team at Deepwater Productions brought together a cast that makes the film feel genuine and exciting. With Tom Sizemore, Lee Majors, Robert Lasardo, Jen Barbeito and Tom Vera as the lead talent in this Action/Adventure film the audience is left satisfied and entertained. 

Set safety for all film crews and talent

https://www.safetyforsarah.com/

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Derek H. Potts

Executive Producer

https://www.instagram.com/derekpottsventures/

“Narco Sub” has been successfully distributed around the country with military appreciation tickets offered to our veterans and their families at no cost, through partners like VetTix and Impact Releasing. 

https://www.facebook.com/ImpactReleasing

Deepwater will be showing “Narco Sub” at the #summerofstryker events starting up September 10th, 2021, aka “Patriots Day” eve in many cities across southern United States.

LIKE Narco Sub 

on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/narcosubthefilm

Check out the link below

Deepwater Productions: 
https://deepwater-productions.com/ 

Watch the trailer now

These two Texas companies show that Hollywood production companies and talent agencies in Southern California are not the only way to achieve professional Film success and talent development.  

Deepwater Productions

https://www.instagram.com/deepwaterprohtx/

Contact Deepwater Productions to request "Narco Sub" at a cinema near you.

You can catch the Deepwater Productions team at CinemaCon in Las Vegas the week of 

August 23-26

https://cinemacon.com/

Next Event in Texas

Coastal Bend Military Appreciation 
Movie Screening & Networking Event

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 2021 
AT 10 AM PDT – 2 PM PDT

https://www.facebook.com/events/824967704875850/?ti=ls

Local Veteran Founded Podcast, "Southpaw's Tales From the Barstool", has collaborated with Deepwater Productions, VetFlicks and Impact Releasing to bring a special screening of the movie "NARCO SUB" before its national theatrical release.

Join the group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/926911374715802

Movies Inc. Theater in Aransas Pass has opened its doors for this event and has made it possible for us to invite all local veterans to join us FREE.

Movie tickets - FREE
Popcorn and soda - FREE

Movies Inc Theater in Aransas Pass

https://www.facebook.com/Movies-Inc-Aransas-360606374564993

The doors will open 2 hours before the screening for veterans to network, chat and discover local veteran resource groups that will be on-hand.

Written by:

Riley P. Schilling

Actor 

Blogger

Entertainment Business Professional 

Monday, September 28, 2020

Who is responsible to defend the movie cinema industry and the filmmakers who create the movies?

Blog 10 minute read

Re: Cinema / Theatre / Movies

Entertainment Business / Opinion

My name is George Ohan.

I am a U.S. Army veteran.

I am an independent film producer in California.

I would like to discuss a few points please. . .

Who is the real voice of the international cinema / theatre industry?

Which large cinema organization has been innovative to keep up with the changes of 2020?

Which theatre owners have created a new way to keep their businesses open?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3983588/

Film credits on IMDb

Has there been any leadership who has offered solutions and action for the suffering industry of cinema? Have a group of theatre and cinema owners created a new protocol for doing business? SAG-AFTRA has done this for most productions to proceed.

As a filmmaker, we are watching the cinema owners waiting to hear what the new rules will be. . . . from the government. This does not make any sense.

The entertainment industry is a driving force in the United States, and many other organizations outside of the film exhibition industry have figured out ways to move forward.

The owners of theatres and cinemas must step up, have a voice, and create the new standards.

Where are the really smart distribution people who work at the studios?

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We need to re-think everything, be decisive, and move swiftly to stay up with the times. If not, this old business model of the “movies” will dwindle down to a very small group of places. Think about it. . .

Have you seen many marketing campaigns to keep movie theatres open?

I have not. People are being reactive to health information, as it is released. We should be the ones submitting a plan to re-open business, and have the government officials evaluate the plan that has been created by people in the industry.

The cinema and theatre industry have failed at creating their own voice, and their own brand. I believe that they have been riding the coattails of Hollywood promoting the films, and missed the point that the CINEMA going experience is what people are paying for.

This is a relationship that needs to be looked at with a fresh perspective.

WHY does a person want to watch a movie at the Cinema?

What does watching a movie at a cinema do for a me, as a spectator?

Could a cinema operate at a 20 percent capacity and still be considered safe, by all current health standards?

If cinema owners only brought in 20 percent of the staff to meet the service demands, would their businesses still be profitable?

Could cinema owners offer an online streaming version of their content by sending out emails to their previous guests?

Do filmmakers trust the person who is responsible to lobby for movie theatres in front of Congress, to represent the entertainment industry as a whole?

A Soul Friction

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6560910/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Who is lobbying in front of Congress for this cause?

What has been the outcome of any lobbying that has been done at Congress?

THANK YOU to all of the movie cinema owners and leadership who have been fighting this fight in 2020! On behalf of the filmmakers, we appreciate you.

https://fultonfilmcompany.com/about

We need to start bridging the gap between the experienced film distributors and exhibitors with the new talented tech-savvy generation of filmmakers to create something special.

The movie going experience needs to be saved and improved.

The cinema is a beautiful sanctuary of sound and light, that helps us go on mystical journeys, to far places with a group of humans who we end up being connected to because of that experience. This feeling is worth saving, and this experience is worth the energy to re-think and to make it better.

In times like this we need to start looking at the people who have been in this space for many years, with a track record of innovation and outside-of-the-box thinking. For me, one company comes to mind right now, Impact Releasing / VetFlicks with CEO Marcus T. Bovee ll.

They have been creating new ways to distribute content, and getting the filmmakers paid too. All hope is not lost, as long as we have Mr.Bovee standing his ground, and defending all the BIG SCEENS on the globe.

Somebody has to do it.