Promontory Heights

Q: What's "special" about the series? A:  It combines the complex

character studies of shows like "Twin Peaks" and "Lost" with the intrigue and sci-fi sleuthing of the "X-Files". Viewers will "go along for the ride"        ( -with "Jack", the series' main character -as he peels away the unfolding plot twists, character reveals and "cliff-hangers" ) during the season's progression. It should make for "must see TV", keeping audiences interested and tuning-in to see "what happens next"! 

*NOTE:  CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE & TOURISM BUREAUS:   

Have your  City's landmarks, attractions, destination-businesses and scenic vistas serve as the backdrop for a compelling ( new ) series. Let local and national audiences see what your City has to offer. A novel way to stand-out and generate new excitement and notoriety for your town! 

Take a look at the film locations ( below ). If your town is within a  

200-mile radius  of St. Louis ( Mo. ), is blessed with landscapes similar      to  those shown below, and has a vibrant, dynamic business community 

and residents who truly love their city ( -and want to see it prosper ),    then your town may be just what we're looking for! 

Click the following link to NOMINATE YOUR TOWN!  Tell us the name of your town, where it's located along with a little about WHY  you think

we should consider it for our series. Be sure to give your Mayor ( or )

City Administrator the web-link to this page ( -so they can take a look

at it too ). Thanks!  -Producer, "Promontory Heights" Series.

Below are some of the film locations we're searching for ( -both in photo and drawn form ). If your town/ area has locations that resemble these your town may be a good candidate for our "Promontory Heights" Series.

Here are the same locations ( -this time "drawn" ), along with a few extra ones we'll need as well -such as "Circuit World" and "Pub &  Suds". 

Q: What's the series' storyline? A: You'll find a concise "synopsis" of the "Promontory Heights" story line/ plot ( -beneath our cast of characters )

Promontory Heights ( -A Sci-Fi Drama Series ): A researcher discovers

an isolated ridge top subdivision with a long history of UFO activity. He learns that the neighborhood has been under the constant surveillance of dark clandestine government agencies whose motives are unclear.

Utilizing his "McGuyver-esque" penchant for cool electronics gadgetry    ( -he's a Consumer Electronics salesman by day ), the researcher's nightly stake-outs of "the Heights" and it's sheltering woodlands thrusts him into a dangerous twilight world of clandestine encounters, curious characters and off-world intrigue in his nightly quest for the truth.

With a compelling cast of odd-ball characters, the series unfolds like an onion ( -revealing tantalizing glimpses of each character's personality and true motives as each layer's peeled away ). Cross the complex char-acter studies of shows like "Twin Peaks" and "Lost" with the sci-fi sleuth-ing of the "X-Files" and you'll have some idea of where we're going with the series.   

Unexpected plot twists and climactic "cliff-hanger" episodes will hook anyone who's gazed up at a star-filled night sky and wandered "are we alone?"

Our debut project. Currently searching for the right Missouri location for this series. If your City and it's business community would like to focus some new attention and excitement upon your area, "Promontory Heights" might be the vehicle to do it!

Every April the creators of new programming converge in Las Vegas at the annual NAB Show. There they vie for the attention of the industry's "decision makers" hyping their programs and showing their "trailers" . With luck, a tiny handful  of these creators walk away with deals struck    ( -getting their shows into production or syndication ). A major compon-nent of getting  these deals struck involves "creating a buzz" for their shows shows  prior  to attending NAB. 

Q:  HOW exactly do you "create a buzz" for a fledgling TV

( or ) cable series? 

A: Through attention-grabbing publicity, clever marketing and most of all -through good old fashioned organic "word of mouth" that's how! 

With a show like  "Promontory Heights" ( -indelibly tied to and "identified with" a specific location like your City ), the "buzz" can start right from  the community itself!

When hometown audiences and local businesses get behind such a project ( -and local media takes note of it's building excitement with newspaper articles, TV and radio coverage, etc. ) it helps to "grease      the skids" for getting noticed at the annual NAB Convention. 

The "Hometown Buzz" ( -captured in newspaper clippings, TV clips and radio "soundbites" ) can be leveraged into "Press Releases" and online

videos conveying the project's escalating excitement and "buzz" to  network "decision-makers" ( -prior to the convention ).

Coming into a NAB Show with such favorable P.R. preceding you helps increase the chance your show will be picked-up by a network. Here    are a few ways your City, Chamber of Commerce, business community, local media and residents can help create "the buzz" for "Promontory Heights": 

When I envisioned "Promontory Heights" I thought I'd be using standard production techniques. However, after considering the cost , logistics and interruptions it would cause the town I'd be filming it in, I started to think of OTHER ways I could produce the series.   

I'm thinking about using a ( new ) experimental process called "compos-iting". This  process combines digital photography with photo-realistic animation. First, I'll photograph all the "scene locations" I intend on

using and then "import" them into my animation software ( -where 

they'll become the "background sets" for my characters ).  

This process brings production costs way down  while eliminating        90-95% of the on-site logistics problems I'd otherwise encounter 

( -using today's standard production techniques ).

Additionally, this technique eliminates any filming interruptions to the normal day-to-day goings on of a City ( -such as closing off city streets,  parks or other locations normally required when filming "on-location"  ). Best of all, this process allows me to photograph the town at it's best and most photogenic -on beautiful spring days or at the peak of the    "fall color" season ). 

But since this technique is somewhat "experimental" -I'll need to run  some tests ( -to determine if it can handle all of the challenges this series will throw at it ). The software company has provided me with

a couple of videos demonstrating the photo import process.

However,  I'd like to make  sure this process works optimally ( -with animated characters moving around in front of these photographed backgrounds ) by doing some additional tests of my own.  I haven't completely given up on casting live "flesh and blood" actors in the  Series but would like to consider all options before starting production. 

* SCREENING EVENT:  Hosting a "screening" of the series "trailer" ( -with a follow-up Q & A session ) for residents, your Chamber of Commerce  and area businesses who might want to sponsor the series as well as for local media who might want to report on it! 

* WEBSITE POSTING:  Posting these questions on your City's website: 

1. ) Would you like our City to be featured as the backdrop locale for a new sci-fi drama series ( i.e: "Promontory Heights" )?

2. ) If so, WHY?

3. ) Would you tune-in and watch? 

Underneath these questions be sure and post the "link" ( below ) so

your residents can check out this webpage for themselves.: 

http://locallegendfilms.jimdo.com/promontory-heights/

*CONTESTS: Hosting some fun "community-oriented" contests                    ( -relating to the series ). For example:

*A. ) "Location Scouting Contest" -where residents can nominate their

best locations for each of the film-locations pictured ( or ) sketched above ( -on the "Promontory Heights Film Location" sheet ). 

*B. ) "Best Song Contest"  -encouraging area rock bands to record their  best "Promontory Heights-related" tune ( -that we could feature in an  episode and on a "Promontory Heights" soundtrack album ). 

*C. ) "Best Artwork Contest" -encouraging your City's artistic community  to come up with the series' "First Season" DVD jacket and insert artwork. 

I could donate some series-related prizes ( -like signed copies of the "First Season" DVD, series-related T-Shirts, etc. ). Perhaps some local business sponsors could chip-in with some cash prizes ( or ) gift cert-ificates, etc. ( -to help "sweeten" the prize packages for contestants ). 

These are just a few of the "community-oriented" activities that

could be used to generate some "buzz" for the series. Perhaps your

City, Chamber of Commerce ( or ) Tourism Bureau could think of others!

If your City would like to be considered for use as "Promontory Heights'" backdrop locale, contact me. I don't expect this opportunity to remain "open" for long.  You can reach me via the "Contact" link posted below.                                                                                                                                                                                                         "CONTACT"

                         -Thanks;  Tomm Buzzetta -Series Producer