Ignite Productions

Ignite Productions LLC has, to date, raised over half of their estimated budget for the feature documentary, "PROGRAMMING THE NATION?". We'd like to thank all of our investors for their contribution and the enormous support they've given. The Private Placement Offering will continue to raise finishing funds for Post Production Related Expenses including the licensing of archival and stock footage to be used in the film.

Ignite Productions and their collaborators Digital Media Factory, (DMF), have completed Principal Photography on "PROGRAMMING THE NATION?" after almost 2 years, over 30 interviews, and hours of re-enactment / b-roll footage. Post Production is expected to take about 8-10 months, and will take place at DMF's facility. Among the numerous tasks included on the slate are editing, green screen composites, graphic design and effects, and archival footage research and clearance.

With the help of our SF entertainment attorney, George M. Rush, Ignite Productions has formed a California Limited Liability Company and is now commencing a Private Placement Offering for the upcoming documentary, "PROGRAMMING THE NATION?" A limited number of Units in the LLC are now available to select investors to help fund the remaining production. Members in the LLC will receive 80% of all revenues until they receive 125% of their initial investment - 50% of revenues thereafter - for the life of the Picture. For a copy of our business plan, private placement memorandum, or other questions - please contact Producer / Director - Jeff Warrick.

Ignite was busy this Fall with 6 new interviews shot from LA to SF. The participants included Hilton A. Green, (Asst. Director to Alfred Hitchcock, Psycho), Christopher Coppola, (EARS XXI New Media Studios), William Poundstone, (Author of the Big Secrets series), Geoff Tate, (lead vocals, Queensryche), and Mark Mothersbaugh, (lead singer DEVO, founder of Mutato Muzika). We discussed with our experts topics ranging from subliminals in music and film, to the scientific aspects of how subliminal content
affects the subconscious.

 

During our eight day trip to the East Coast, we shot six key interview segments for "PROGRAMMING THE NATION?". Among the participants who were involved were MIT Professor of Linguistics and Media Critic, Noam Chomsky, (at left), NYU Professor, Mark Crispin Miller, and Rolling Stone Magazine Senior Editor, David Fricke. Streaming interview clips are available for viewing at the film site, and more are on the way.

Ignite is pleased to announce the addition of Co-Producer, Marty Collins - founder of Santa Cruz's Digital Media Factory, (DMF) - on our feature documentary, "PROGRAMMING THE NATION?". Marty brings to the project over 37 years of experience in management, creative development, and production in television and motion pictures. He will also be contributing as Director of Photography and DMF will serve as the post-production facility for the film.

After two years of development, Ignite begins principal photography on the feature documentary "PROGRAMMING THE NATION?". The first interview with August Bullock, author of the Secret Sales Pitch, was shot on Sunday 12/18/05 here in Santa Cruz against a green screen back drop for future compositing. Over a dozen more interviews are scheduled throughout 2006.

The original script for "PROGRAMMING THE NATION?", which inspired and shaped Ignite's current documentary, received notification that it had advanced to the quarter final round, (top 5%), in the 2005 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting Competition - sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In doing so, the screenplay was one of only 300 entries that survived the first round of 5,879 scripts entered.