Post by Okwes on Feb 28, 2007 16:46:49 GMT -5
Tribe pitches own idea for films MOVIEMAKING: The band touts the varied
locations and facilities of the Soboba Movie Ranch. 10:00 PM PST on
Friday, December 29, 2006 By STEVE FETBRANDT
The Press-Enterprise
www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_C_location30.70\
9d93.html
SOBOBA INDIAN - The Soboba Band of Luise�o Indians went Hollywood
this week.
The tribe is marketing its newly refurbished resort in the hills
northeast of San Jacinto as an on-location filming destination for
moviemakers.
Tribal officials said location shooting is also possible at Soboba
Casino, the adjoining 6,000-seat stadium and nearby Soboba Springs
Country Club with its 18-hole championship golf course.
"Depending upon your needs, from day shooting to feature filming, Soboba
Movie Ranch can provide the varied locations and facilities," tribal
Chairman Robert "Bobby" Salgado said. "Just tell us what you need and we
will put it together."
As a destination resort for wedding receptions, retreats, conferences
and meetings, the facility is known as The Oaks. It is also home to Oaks
Stadium, which houses the semi-pro football team Salgado purchased
earlier this year.
In its moviemaking role, The Oaks is Soboba Movie Ranch.
"We are hoping to attract independent filmmakers, movie studios,
corporate films and music videos," Tribal Administrator Tobin White said
in a prepared statement. "We can pull together the locations, shots, and
services, cut through the red tape and accommodate location needs in a
timely manner."
The tribe is working with Hemet real-estate businessman John Culton to
market Soboba Movie Ranch through Culton's on-line entertainment
industry Web site, FilmStew.com.
Culton was not available to comment Friday. However, FilmStew describes
itself on the Web as a kind of "global Chamber of Commerce for the
entertainment industry" -- an on-line version of a 1930s motion picture
studio that consolidates every product, service and talent resource
required by the international film and television-production industry
into one location on the Internet.
Sheri Davis, director of the Inland Empire Film Commission,
characterized the tribe's marketing plan as "a very smart idea."
"I wish they would get in touch with us," she said. "I'm actually
working with the Morongo and Pechanga bands and with the Agua Caliente
tribe in Palm Springs. We're marketing their land for filming."
Over the last decade, Davis said her group has brought more than $1.2
billion in filmmaking revenue to the Inland region.
"I've been trying to start a Native American film commission," she said.
"In my industry, it's really, really important that everything be done
expeditiously. Sometimes with the tribes, the process slows up and they
can lose opportunities."
So far, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians in Banning has been the only
Native American group to demonstrate movie industry savvy by making
location shooting quick and easy, Davis said.
In a prepared statement, Culton said many production companies have
moved to foreign countries for perceived savings in recent years.
"But filming in a foreign country can be filled with hassles, confusion
and, most of all, a language barrier which always tends to slow down
production," he added.
Culton and tribal officials see Soboba Movie Ranch as a convenient
alternative, since it is located 85 miles east of Los Angeles, boasts a
scenic view of Mount San Jacinto and the San Bernardino National Forest,
and offers diverse camera angles all in one location.
"Soboba Ranch is owned and operated by the Soboba Band of Luise�o
Indians," Culton said. "Your location-services agreement is your permit
to shoot."
The Ranch includes a regulation football field with stands and
professional locker rooms; boxing and training facilities; foothills;
orchards; old houses; bungalows; an outdoor campfire area; classrooms;
and a full complement of interiors.
It also has on-site accommodations to house film crews, as well as
complete kitchen-cafeteria services.
locations and facilities of the Soboba Movie Ranch. 10:00 PM PST on
Friday, December 29, 2006 By STEVE FETBRANDT
The Press-Enterprise
www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_C_location30.70\
9d93.html
SOBOBA INDIAN - The Soboba Band of Luise�o Indians went Hollywood
this week.
The tribe is marketing its newly refurbished resort in the hills
northeast of San Jacinto as an on-location filming destination for
moviemakers.
Tribal officials said location shooting is also possible at Soboba
Casino, the adjoining 6,000-seat stadium and nearby Soboba Springs
Country Club with its 18-hole championship golf course.
"Depending upon your needs, from day shooting to feature filming, Soboba
Movie Ranch can provide the varied locations and facilities," tribal
Chairman Robert "Bobby" Salgado said. "Just tell us what you need and we
will put it together."
As a destination resort for wedding receptions, retreats, conferences
and meetings, the facility is known as The Oaks. It is also home to Oaks
Stadium, which houses the semi-pro football team Salgado purchased
earlier this year.
In its moviemaking role, The Oaks is Soboba Movie Ranch.
"We are hoping to attract independent filmmakers, movie studios,
corporate films and music videos," Tribal Administrator Tobin White said
in a prepared statement. "We can pull together the locations, shots, and
services, cut through the red tape and accommodate location needs in a
timely manner."
The tribe is working with Hemet real-estate businessman John Culton to
market Soboba Movie Ranch through Culton's on-line entertainment
industry Web site, FilmStew.com.
Culton was not available to comment Friday. However, FilmStew describes
itself on the Web as a kind of "global Chamber of Commerce for the
entertainment industry" -- an on-line version of a 1930s motion picture
studio that consolidates every product, service and talent resource
required by the international film and television-production industry
into one location on the Internet.
Sheri Davis, director of the Inland Empire Film Commission,
characterized the tribe's marketing plan as "a very smart idea."
"I wish they would get in touch with us," she said. "I'm actually
working with the Morongo and Pechanga bands and with the Agua Caliente
tribe in Palm Springs. We're marketing their land for filming."
Over the last decade, Davis said her group has brought more than $1.2
billion in filmmaking revenue to the Inland region.
"I've been trying to start a Native American film commission," she said.
"In my industry, it's really, really important that everything be done
expeditiously. Sometimes with the tribes, the process slows up and they
can lose opportunities."
So far, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians in Banning has been the only
Native American group to demonstrate movie industry savvy by making
location shooting quick and easy, Davis said.
In a prepared statement, Culton said many production companies have
moved to foreign countries for perceived savings in recent years.
"But filming in a foreign country can be filled with hassles, confusion
and, most of all, a language barrier which always tends to slow down
production," he added.
Culton and tribal officials see Soboba Movie Ranch as a convenient
alternative, since it is located 85 miles east of Los Angeles, boasts a
scenic view of Mount San Jacinto and the San Bernardino National Forest,
and offers diverse camera angles all in one location.
"Soboba Ranch is owned and operated by the Soboba Band of Luise�o
Indians," Culton said. "Your location-services agreement is your permit
to shoot."
The Ranch includes a regulation football field with stands and
professional locker rooms; boxing and training facilities; foothills;
orchards; old houses; bungalows; an outdoor campfire area; classrooms;
and a full complement of interiors.
It also has on-site accommodations to house film crews, as well as
complete kitchen-cafeteria services.