Post by Okwes on Mar 22, 2007 14:49:27 GMT -5
Arizona filmmakers team to make Native American animated film
SCOTTSDALE AZ
The Legend of Secret Pass, an internationally produced CG animated movie
inspired by American Indian mythology, is scheduled to be released in
theaters in 2008.
The Legend of Secret Pass is set in the American Southwest. Secret Pass
is a natural pass that was actually used many years ago by local
American Indians to get back and forth faster from different locations
while using the cliffs and caves to hide from their enemies. Located at
Laughlin Ranch, a new land development on the edge of Bullhead City,
Secret Pass is a scenic area that executive producer and entrepreneur,
David Lords, has committed to preserving and the nearly 3,000 acres
surrounding it. Inspiration for the movie came directly from the
landscape and breathtaking scenery seen at Laughlin Ranch and Secret
Pass.
Local producers, Erik Stoops-who wrote the original story along with 47
other published books-and Matthew Boone, attorney and business mind
behind the movie, became inspired after visiting Laughlin Ranch. Once in
the canyon, which forms a natural wash, many animals can be observed in
their natural habitat. Stoops and Boone quickly fell in love with the
mystique and beauty of the area and decided to team up with David Lords
to produce a feature-length film in hopes of sharing their experience.
"It reminded me of what heaven would look life if you were an animal,"
said Stoops about Secret Pass. "Chuckwallas bask on cliffs, snakes hide
in the bushes and several different species of birds begin to surround
you. It's truly a magical place; we just had to incorporate it into a
movie that all could enjoy!"
The Legend of Secret Pass is about a Native American boy who must come
to terms with his destiny, and with the help of magical Native American
folklore, overcomes a wicked spirit and ancient evil and prevents a
cataclysmic event. In the film, animals that Stoops and Boone
encountered on their journey through Secret Pass all play a role in this
"clash of ageless magic."
Stoops and Boone are making the movie to fulfill a dream of creating a
wildlife preserve and assisting with cancer research by teaming up with
Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center in Scottsdale, AZ. For more information
on this endeavor please visit www.strategicdreamers.com and click on The
Dream.
The Legend of Secret Pass is an international production produced as a
"virtual studio" involving close interaction between the CGI Studio,
Digital Dimension of Montreal, Canada; the director and
design/storyboarding team at Mad Cow Pictures in Sydney Australia and
production management, technical direction and post-production
operations at 310 Studios in Los Angeles, California headed by the
producing team of James Costello and J. Christopher Henderson of JC2
Animated Entertainment.
For more information about The Legend of Secret Pass please visit the
website at www.legendofsecretpass.com.
SCOTTSDALE AZ
The Legend of Secret Pass, an internationally produced CG animated movie
inspired by American Indian mythology, is scheduled to be released in
theaters in 2008.
The Legend of Secret Pass is set in the American Southwest. Secret Pass
is a natural pass that was actually used many years ago by local
American Indians to get back and forth faster from different locations
while using the cliffs and caves to hide from their enemies. Located at
Laughlin Ranch, a new land development on the edge of Bullhead City,
Secret Pass is a scenic area that executive producer and entrepreneur,
David Lords, has committed to preserving and the nearly 3,000 acres
surrounding it. Inspiration for the movie came directly from the
landscape and breathtaking scenery seen at Laughlin Ranch and Secret
Pass.
Local producers, Erik Stoops-who wrote the original story along with 47
other published books-and Matthew Boone, attorney and business mind
behind the movie, became inspired after visiting Laughlin Ranch. Once in
the canyon, which forms a natural wash, many animals can be observed in
their natural habitat. Stoops and Boone quickly fell in love with the
mystique and beauty of the area and decided to team up with David Lords
to produce a feature-length film in hopes of sharing their experience.
"It reminded me of what heaven would look life if you were an animal,"
said Stoops about Secret Pass. "Chuckwallas bask on cliffs, snakes hide
in the bushes and several different species of birds begin to surround
you. It's truly a magical place; we just had to incorporate it into a
movie that all could enjoy!"
The Legend of Secret Pass is about a Native American boy who must come
to terms with his destiny, and with the help of magical Native American
folklore, overcomes a wicked spirit and ancient evil and prevents a
cataclysmic event. In the film, animals that Stoops and Boone
encountered on their journey through Secret Pass all play a role in this
"clash of ageless magic."
Stoops and Boone are making the movie to fulfill a dream of creating a
wildlife preserve and assisting with cancer research by teaming up with
Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center in Scottsdale, AZ. For more information
on this endeavor please visit www.strategicdreamers.com and click on The
Dream.
The Legend of Secret Pass is an international production produced as a
"virtual studio" involving close interaction between the CGI Studio,
Digital Dimension of Montreal, Canada; the director and
design/storyboarding team at Mad Cow Pictures in Sydney Australia and
production management, technical direction and post-production
operations at 310 Studios in Los Angeles, California headed by the
producing team of James Costello and J. Christopher Henderson of JC2
Animated Entertainment.
For more information about The Legend of Secret Pass please visit the
website at www.legendofsecretpass.com.