HD Digital Event

HD Vision

PRESS RELEASE


June 22, 2005


GROUNDBREAKING DIGITAL CINEMA EVENT SET FOR
SEPTEMBER 24, 2005
BELL WITCH: The Movie to make motion picture history with technological advancements at red carpet, live concert and movie premier



Hollywood – BELL WITCH: The Movie, produced by Big River Pictures, premieres September 24, 2005, at the historic RYMAN Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The red carpet gala will feature interviews with the director and producer, S. Shane Marr, and stars from the movie, including Betsy Palmer, an hour-long concert showcasing music from the soundtrack and the world premiere of BELL WITCH: The Movie. In a motion picture premiere first, the entire program will be broadcast via satellite and projected live in full-bandwidth High Definition to theaters throughout the United States. Eighty theaters are currently set up to receive this digital broadcast. Actual venues for the event TBD. Tickets go on sale through TicketMaster, BellWitchTheMovie.com, and Ryman.com at 10am Central Time on July 2, 2005. The cost is $30.


The live broadcast to Digital Cinemas originates from the historic RYMAN Auditorium, a 2,300 seat theater in Nashville, TN, a former home of the Grand Ole Opry. “The Ryman’s historical importance makes it the perfect setting for this event. Not only is it the home of country music, it is also near the site of the legendary Bell Witch haunting in Adams, TN,” says director and event Producer S. Shane Marr.


In addition to the live broadcast aspects, the groundbreaking event will also demonstrate the interactive capabilities of the new digital broadcast technology. During the concert, the cameras will cut away to the Director and celebrity guests who will then offer a prize to the first person to call his cell phone. The first caller will be heard in all the other theaters and he or she will win a CD, signed poster and the opportunity to be an extra in the director's next feature film.


This project is the realization of event creator and Co-Executive Producer Randall P. Dark’s creative vision, one he has had since the early 90s. Several factors worked towards making BELL WITCH: The Movie the ideal motion picture for introducing the concept of a multiple theater concert and movie premiere via digital broadcast. Those factors include: BELL WITCH: The Movie’s High Definition format, strong soundtrack full of original, traditional, bluegrass, country and Americana songs, and the incredible fan base of the Bell Witch legend.



BELL WITCH: The Movie explores the terror experienced by members of the Bell family during the infamous haunting of the Bell Witch in the early 1800s. Tennessee is the only state that recognizes a “Spirit” killed a person.


Big River Pictures:

Big River Pictures is a motion picture production company focusing on the development of quality productions in an all-digital format. Big River Pictures completed Bell Witch: The Movie in cooperation with its sister company, Cinemarr Entertainment. This is the first joint project for the two companies.



BELL WITCH: The Movie FACT SHEET

Event Concept:
This is the WORLD PREMIERE for BELL WITCH: The Movie. The event will begin with red carpet interviews, an interactive interview with the film’s director, S. Shane Marr, an interview with the film’s star, Betsy Palmer (Friday the 13th), a live concert, and the first public screening of BELL WITCH: The Movie.



Creative Concept:

Randall P. Dark is the creator and Co-Executive Producer of this event. His 19 years of work exclusively in the High Definition medium have distinguished him as both an artistic and technological visionary. http://www.hdvstudios.tv



Producer / Director:

S. Shane Marr is the producer and director of BELL WITCH: The Movie and Producer / Director of the premiere event. A veteran of film, Marr stopped shooting in 35mm and began working exclusively in High Definition in 2000.






Artists for BELL WITCH: The Movie Premiere Concert
Jimbo Whaley
Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike

The Jeannette Williams Band

The Jeff and Vida Band

The Wells Family

Becky Buller



Bell Witch Web Sites

BELL WITCH: The Movie and Concert Event
http://www.bellwitchthemovie.com


BELL WITCH: The Movie Soundtrack
http://www.bellwitchmusic.com





For More Information Contact:

Doris Marr

Big River Pictures

(865) 429-0941