(MENAFNEditorial) Ice The Movie is an inspirational figure skating feature film iCrowdNewswire - Dec 25, 2016 Ice The Movie Ice The Movie is an inspirational figure skating feature film Ice The Movie is an inspirational sports drama that tracks the journey of two elite level figure skaters, endearingly dubbed the "Veerak Sisters" after their mutual coach and surrogate father, Coach Gavin Veerak. The narrative follows the sisters' struggle to balance the demands of love, hate, and skate, amidst the competitive backdrop of the high stakes realities implicit of the pressure packed world that is Women's Figure Skating.
About the Film and Cast…
IceThe Movie was imagined byprofessional figure skater, and actressMaddison Bullock. In addition to Bullock, the film stars several former professional figure skaters, hockey players, as well as current elite level sectional and regional champions.Theauthenticity of its cast makes Ice The Moviea truly one of a kind Ice Skating Feature Film. The cast also includes Emmy Nominee and star of the hit series '24', Gregory Itzen, Mike C. Manning, star of the Disney Chanel Original Movie ‘Cloud 9', and Patrick O'Brien Demsey star of the 2004 Ice Hockey spectacular, ‘Miracle'.
What We Need…
After a month on location in gorgeous Centennial and Winter Park,Colorado weare now 75% complete. This is in large part due to the generosity of the local businesses and skating clubs that facilitated our production needs with a level ofenthusiasm and kindness we could never had anticipated. With their assistance we find ourselves nowentering thefinal stages of filming and will be headed into post-production shortly thereafter! This is a very exciting time however we still have lots of work ahead and need your help!
*In order to fairly pay our hard working cast and crew for pick-up shots in LA, as well as pay for proper equipment and locations we need approximately $2,000
*Afterwards, to make the movie sparkle for the big screen post-production willincura considerable expense, for example:
Renting a professional quality sound studio (approx. $3,000)
Hiring a professional quality colorist to make every frame beautiful and conform our final file (approx. $5,000)
The Impact
Ice The Movie seeksto instill in youngathletes, those both novice and senior, thepriceless values of character, teamwork, and integrity bothon and off the ice. Although the film's core messages can be of value to both boys and girls we believe it to be of particular influence to young womenas the narrative'stwo powerful female leads expressstrength, determination,passion, and camaraderie in an another-wise cold, and hyper-individualisticarena.
Popularity and promise for the future…
Of the 25 most popular sports movies of all time 3 films that centered around the stories of strong female athletes made the list- Million Dollar Baby (14) A league of their own (21) Bend it like beckham (24). 2 of the other films on the list where hockey films slap shot (13) and the film that Ice's writer was largely inspired by, Miracle (11)
According to Business Insider Figure Skating was the most talked about Winter Olympic Sport during the first week of the Olympics in 2014 in the most number of Countries. With the 2018 Winter Olympics just around the corner, and Ice The Movieholds promise as not only a fan favorite, but ithas the potential to become aniconic, sportsclassic.
We thank you in advance for your consideration and support, happy skating!
Sincerely,
Maddison Bullock
Ice The Movie
EP|Writer
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