Last Shop Standing
The rise, fall and resurrection of the independent record store
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The Project we would love you to be a part of..
Last Shop Standing is a collaboration
between award wining feature film company Blue Hippo Media
www.bluehippomedia.com and Proper Music Publishing Ltd.
Based on the successful book
by the same name, Last Shop Standing will be a 60-minute documentary to be
released on Record Store Day in April 2012. It will be a celebration of the unique spirit of
comradeship and entrepreneurial ingenuity that has enabled so many shops to
keep operating successfully against the backdrop of massive changes in the
music industry, the biggest recession in years, the growth of online file
sharing, and the explosion of choice in music consumption.
Did you know…
Not long ago there was a
record shop on every high street, but over 500 independent record stores have
closed during the last few years.
But record shops were always
more than retail outlets.
They are part of our culture; they support new bands and local
talent. A place for
musicians and music fans to congregate, to browse away a few hours, to walk
away with music they didn't know existed.
Who will we feature…
The film will feature
appearances by musicians and industry insiders including Fat Boy Slim, Johnnie Walker, Richard Hawley with more to be confirmed, but the real stars are the
record shop owners, with hysterical anecdotes about their customers, both the
weird and the wonderful.
Their stories are the stuff of folklore! Customers with strange requests, global superstars given
their first break by a shop and even the bizarre behaviour of sales reps
desperate to get their records into the chart.
The film will tell the full
story, hold back no punches, but also celebrate and promote our great
independent record stores.
What we will do once the film is completed…
We will enter Last Shop Standing in a range of national and international documentary film festivals and we are already exploring opportunities for broadcast on both mainstream and cable/satellite channels in both the USA and UK. In addition a DVD will be produced that will be promoted through our extensive network of trade outlets, mailing lists and associated web-sites
How you can help…
We are looking to raise an
initial $15,000 [just under 10,000] to get filming completed in January 2012, going into edit in
February 2012.We will be filming with a small crew over a 2 week period in over 17 locations across England, Scotland and Wales.
