Dear MCGS, Although I haven't been to a meeting in quite some time, I am still active in genealogy. When September 11th hit, I was actually in Salt Lake City, finishing up on a week's worth of research throughout Utah and Idaho. I also still continue to do research from home here in Novato whenever I can. I graduated from Cal almost three years ago and I work full-time these days as a Location Manager for Hollywood movies and TV commercials that get filmed in Northern California. I also Produce independent films. It is because of the latter that I'm writing to you now.... For the last year or so, I have been developing a film that I plan to shoot this summer. Entitled "The Axe Theft", it is the true story of the very beginning of the rivalry between U.C. Berkeley and Stanford, back when the coveted Axe was stolen for the first time. The film will recreate San Francisco on that fateful day in April 1899, and it will be made in the style of the Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin comedies of the 1910s. Thus, we're making a silent movie! My personal interest in making this particular project is not only because I am a Cal alumnus, but also because it was my great-grandfather, Paul Roetter Castelhun, who first stole the Axe from Stanford, thus starting that huge chase throughout the streets of San Francisco. Now, I would like to hear from those of you who are interested in helping me do genealogy research on the OTHER members of that incident. I already have death certificates and certain other details on most of them, but I am realizing that I just don't have time right now to keep this up while still putting together the movie itself. This genealogy research is important because (a) it will help me flesh out the characters so that I can improve their portrayals in future drafts of the script, (b) period photographs that are found will help with casting the roles with appropriate actors, and (c) I would like to involve the living descendents of these families in the film production. I can't promise any pay until after we raise funds later this spring, but we might be able to someday give you a small amount as a thank you for your efforts. This should, though, be a project you're willing to take on for the FUN of it, something to alleviate the headaches from the multiple deadends on your own lines. Just imagine starting from scratch with new families. Imagine all the discoveries that you can make once again! :-) Anyway, we will definitely reimburse you for all reasonable expenses -- vital statistic records, photocopying fees, etc. We will also definitely list you in the end CREDITS of the movie and anywhere else that we list all the members of the cast and crew. For more information about the movie itself, check out http://www.axetheft.com/ For more information on the other movie work I've been doing, go to http://productions.stst.net/ Also, you might be interested in my other website, all about just where movies have filmed in our neighborhoods, http://www.pacificnorthwestmovies.com/ If you're interested in being a movie genealogist, drop me an e-mail directly to [email protected] Do not reply back to the MCGS mailing list! There are lots of people that need researching, so the more of you who sign up, the more you can divide the work. Sincerely, Scott Trimble MCGS Life Member and former Board Member P.S. Most of these real-life characters came from interesting families and went on to have prominent careers. Last week, I was in Phoenix, AZ, and, by pure chance, I happened to pass by a statue dedicated to Carl Hayden. He was the Stanford student who was first ambushed when the attacks began, but he was honored on the statue since he grew up to become a longtime senator of Arizona. I then went to the historical archives at the state capitol and actually found a picture of him from 1896, just three years prior to the incident! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCOTT T.S. TRIMBLE ||| www.ststproductions.com ||| [email protected] Producer / Location Manager ||| www.pacificnorthwestmovies.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.... Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." -- Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) / The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it." -- Ferris Bueller / Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi Scott, sounds like you are moving right along! Could you put a list of the "other names" on the list? It might help folks decide if they are interested.... Jana -----Original Message----- From: Scott Trimble [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MarinGenSoc] I need a genealogist for my movie! Dear MCGS, Although I haven't been to a meeting in quite some time, I am still active in genealogy. When September 11th hit, I was actually in Salt Lake City, finishing up on a week's worth of research throughout Utah and Idaho. I also still continue to do research from home here in Novato whenever I can. I graduated from Cal almost three years ago and I work full-time these days as a Location Manager for Hollywood movies and TV commercials that get filmed in Northern California. I also Produce independent films. It is because of the latter that I'm writing to you now.... For the last year or so, I have been developing a film that I plan to shoot this summer. Entitled "The Axe Theft", it is the true story of the very beginning of the rivalry between U.C. Berkeley and Stanford, back when the coveted Axe was stolen for the first time. The film will recreate San Francisco on that fateful day in April 1899, and it will be made in the style of the Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin comedies of the 1910s. Thus, we're making a silent movie! My personal interest in making this particular project is not only because I am a Cal alumnus, but also because it was my great-grandfather, Paul Roetter Castelhun, who first stole the Axe from Stanford, thus starting that huge chase throughout the streets of San Francisco. Now, I would like to hear from those of you who are interested in helping me do genealogy research on the OTHER members of that incident. I already have death certificates and certain other details on most of them, but I am realizing that I just don't have time right now to keep this up while still putting together the movie itself. This genealogy research is important because (a) it will help me flesh out the characters so that I can improve their portrayals in future drafts of the script, (b) period photographs that are found will help with casting the roles with appropriate actors, and (c) I would like to involve the living descendents of these families in the film production. I can't promise any pay until after we raise funds later this spring, but we might be able to someday give you a small amount as a thank you for your efforts. This should, though, be a project you're willing to take on for the FUN of it, something to alleviate the headaches from the multiple deadends on your own lines. Just imagine starting from scratch with new families. Imagine all the discoveries that you can make once again! :-) Anyway, we will definitely reimburse you for all reasonable expenses -- vital statistic records, photocopying fees, etc. We will also definitely list you in the end CREDITS of the movie and anywhere else that we list all the members of the cast and crew. For more information about the movie itself, check out http://www.axetheft.com/ For more information on the other movie work I've been doing, go to http://productions.stst.net/ Also, you might be interested in my other website, all about just where movies have filmed in our neighborhoods, http://www.pacificnorthwestmovies.com/ If you're interested in being a movie genealogist, drop me an e-mail directly to [email protected] Do not reply back to the MCGS mailing list! There are lots of people that need researching, so the more of you who sign up, the more you can divide the work. Sincerely, Scott Trimble MCGS Life Member and former Board Member P.S. Most of these real-life characters came from interesting families and went on to have prominent careers. Last week, I was in Phoenix, AZ, and, by pure chance, I happened to pass by a statue dedicated to Carl Hayden. He was the Stanford student who was first ambushed when the attacks began, but he was honored on the statue since he grew up to become a longtime senator of Arizona. I then went to the historical archives at the state capitol and actually found a picture of him from 1896, just three years prior to the incident! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- SCOTT T.S. TRIMBLE ||| www.ststproductions.com ||| [email protected] Producer / Location Manager ||| www.pacificnorthwestmovies.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.... Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." -- Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) / The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it." -- Ferris Bueller / Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ==== MarinGenSoc Mailing List ==== To read about upcoming meetings of the Genealogical Society go here: http://www.maringensoc.org/calendartable.html