"Gray State" movie concept trailer released

[jmdrake]

But it sure helps when you are asking people to invest in the story.



What you described is what I have already stated: A series of scenarios. Who is the main character/'s? What is his/her/their ambitions and dreams, and how are they being effected and why should I care?

I would call this a "teaser trailer". It's enough to make me care about the movie.

 

[unklejman]

Ok guys, forget I said anything. Good luck to the film makers, I hope they are successful.

 

[pcosmar]

Ok guys, forget I said anything. Good luck to the film makers, I hope they are successful.

Hopefully they will get some support.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njpfPJ444Z4

 

[pcosmar]

That looked really well done. Who's responsible for making the film and anyone know where I can buy a copy when it gets released?

http://www.graystatemovie.com/

I think this might be a good project for the Grass Roots to get behind.

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

There is a story presented. The people are sleeping. A surveilence state is slowly put into place. The economy goes completely to hell. The people riot. Marital law is introduced. The people fight back. Victory is far from certain. What else do you want to know about the story?

http://www.graystatemovie.com/pages/home.html

The world reels with the turmoil of war, geological disaster, and economic collapse, while Americans continue to submerge themselves in illusions of safety and immunity. While rights are sold for security, the federal government, swollen with power, begins a systematic takeover of liberty in order to bring about a New World Order.

Americans, quarantined to militarized districts, become a population ripe for tyrannical control.
Fearmongering, terrorism, police state, martial law, war, arrest, internment, hunger, oppression, violence, resistance - these are the terms by which Americans define their existence. Neighbor is turned against neighbor as the value of the dollar plunges to zero, food supplies are deployed, and everyone becomes a terror suspect. There are arrests. Disappearances. Bio attacks. Public executions of those even suspected of dissent. Even rumors of concentration camps on American soil.

This is the backdrop to an unfolding story of resistance. American militias prepare for guerilla warfare. There are mass defections from the military as true Patriots attempt to rally around the Constitution and defend liberty, preparing a national insurgency against federal forces, knowing full well this will be the last time in history the oppressed will be capable of organized resistance.

It is a time of transition, of shifting alliance, of mass awakening and mass execution. It is an impending storm, an iron-gray morning that puts into effect decades of over-comfort and complacency, and Americans wake up to an occupied homeland. It is a time of lists. Black list, white list, and those still caught in the middle, those who risk physical death for their free will and those who sell their souls to maintain their idle thoughts and easy comforts. It is in this Gray State that the perpetuation of human freedom will be contested, or crushed.

Is it the near future, or is it the present? The Gray State is coming - by consent or conquest. This is battlefield USA.

Encompassing the world of conspiracy theory, economic collapse, global disaster, end-time prophecies, martial law, and growing civil unrest, GRAY STATE is a piercing look into the immediate future in which the withered remains of freedom are traded for an impression of security.

GRAY STATE is the reality that can no longer be ignored. It is coming - by consent or conquest.

-t

I'm sure this film will be thought of as highly by TPTB as "The Turner Diaries" and "Unintended Consequences".

 

[musicmax]

For a theatrical release? Not really. There's not even a story presented in the trailer, much less a compelling one. It's just a series of scenarios. The production quality is presentable, but definitely not Hollywood level. The best chance it has of getting a theatrical release is if it goes the Sherwood Baptist Church route, which is not a bad idea, however the story will have to be really good. The evangelical crowd tends not to show discerning artistic tastes as long as it says Jesus and some one gets saved.

I would give it a better chance of making it to a TV network, and of course DVD/Bluray/online distribution.

Watch any of The Dark Knight Rises trailers and tell me what the story of TDKR is.

 

[pcosmar]

GRAY STATE is the reality that can no longer be ignored. It is coming - by consent or conquest.

-t

The only real drawback that I see,, is that people may view this as a work of fiction.

 

[unklejman]

Watch any of The Dark Knight Rises trailers and tell me what the story of TDKR is.

Batman is an established pop culture character. Nolan is an established director. They don't have to reveal the story. They are also not asking for donations to fund a product that may or may not deliver.

Anyone else (tangent4ronpaul) please refer to my previous posts if you have a disagreement with what I have said.

 

[pcosmar]

Bump for grassroots support.

 

[1000-points-of-fright]

If this actually gets made, I hope the rebellion is crushed. A happy ending wouldn't have the same impact.

 

[pcosmar]

If this actually gets made, I hope the rebellion is crushed. A happy ending wouldn't have the same impact.

The Second American Revolution
May Not
Be Remembered

 

[Cap]

The only real drawback that I see,, is that people may view this as a work of fiction.

I dunno Pete, I think this may be just what is needed to make people wake up. The Hunger Games were a start. This will be epic. Some will, as you say, think this a work of fiction. Othere are going to go "Holy Shit".

 

[1000-points-of-fright]

The Second American Revolution
May Not
Be Remembered

Ok. That tag line slipped my notice on the first viewing.

 

[pcosmar]

I dunno Pete, I think this may be just what is needed to make people wake up. The Hunger Games were a start. This will be epic. Some will, as you say, think this a work of fiction. Othere are going to go "Holy Shit".

HOPE

The more awake the better. That's more support for the resistance..
I hope this does get support and the full version released soon.

it's already late

 

[DamianTV]

HOPE

The more awake the better. That's more support for the resistance..
I hope this does get support and the full version released soon.

it's already late

It happened "while we were asleep".

I hope the guys that made this move can get funding, because those with the power to fund are probably involved in promoting the idea of this film being a reality while those thate are still asleep have time to enjoy it.

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I thought this would be more worth while than to just look at the trailer. Heres what I got from their website:

http://www.graystatemovie.com/pages/white.html

FREEDOM. STRENGTH. UNITY.
What is the plan for the Gray State Concept Trailer?

This film is an extremely ambitious independent project being shot in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Following the many models of success film has for projects made outside of the Hollywood system, Gray State is seeking the funding it needs before plunging into production.

Gray State was conceived in November of 2010 by David Crowley and Danny Mason. The scale and nature of the material indicated that not only did they have an obligation to craft a human story out of the morass, but they had an obligation to tell it properly, far from the typical financial hangups that have become the convention for independent film. They began the process by first developing the narrative through months of slow revisions, and then in the summer of 2011, forged ahead with shooting a concept trailer.

Many films that have particular visuals or unique plotlines first invest in concept material that can be used as a tool to gather funding from interested parties. Gray State is no different. What WAS different was the unanticipated explosion of interest Gray State gathered from the local film community who participated in the shoot. This buzz spawned throughout the area via word of mouth, steam-rolling into an unprecedented movement of interest that has already reached national attention in some circuits, and this was before the concept trailer was even released.

The filmmakers have barely been able to control the hype, and now, over a year since the shoot, they are finally ready to release the trailer and begin the national campaign to gather the funding they need to push this extremely popular concept into a brilliant and commercially viable feature film.

Thousands of films, even the ones that reach production, never see the light of day through various failings of the filmmakers to market, promote, and distribute the films. Thousands more filmmakers sit on projects that are never even made, having no marketable tools to show that A) their film is a good idea, and B) that they can pull it off. The Gray State team fully intends to harness the amazing capabilities of the MN film community and prove that they can beat Hollywood at its own game - first, through showing a concept trailer.

To find out how you can contribute to this project, click the "DONATE" button below, or check out the Gray State IndieGoGo Crowdfunding Campaign.

 

[Revolution9]

Yes that information is often times included in movie trailers (however not all of the time). Those "few sound bytes" often reveal details of the characters and their struggles etc... But those movie trailers you're talking about are backed by hundreds of millions of dollars already and are not asking for money.



I explored the website and all I found is that a story exists but there is no information on it at all.

Look, I'm sympathetic to the purpose and theme of this film, and I would love to see a movie like this succeed, but I'm also familiar with the harsh realities of film making. This needs to convince more than just liberty movement activists, and I'm not even sold on it yet myself.

Tell us about your experience in the field. You sound like you watch movies and read about some productions. I say that having been around indy film makers and their budgets and output for a few decades.

Rev9

 

[pcosmar]

For all the other gray beards out there,



I see you've got your list out, say your peace and get out.
Yes I get the gist of it, but it's all right
Sorry that you feel that way, the only thing there is to say is...
Every silver lining's got a touch of grey.
I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.

 

[menoname]

bump

 

[DamianTV]

If anyone else wants to share this movie with others they know in an effort to get funding for the full movie to be released, I have a feeling the film makers would tremendously appreciate it! Heck, they might even throw your name in the credits if you dontated!

 

[GunnyFreedom]

I actually pitched a novel concept (Anti-Federalist and Coastie saw some of that) in a similar vein. Although if this movie happens and I can pitch it in the background of this 'universe' it will be a lot easier to write...