A new independent film is looking to explore the world of marshalling and its importance in motorsport.
Trackside is a documentary which will follow several marshals throughout the year, showing off the various different jobs that they have to do during a race weekend.
As well as taking an in-depth look at the incredible job that marshals do and listening to some of their incredible stories, the film will also feature interviews with world famous drivers, one being former F1 driver and Le Mans legend Allan McNish – with many more already booked.
Following on from the huge success of motorsport films Senna and Rush in recent years, director and producer Edward Sanchez decided to make a new independent documentary on the unsung heroes of motor racing.
A life-long motorsport fan, he was inspired by the work of track marshals at a Silverstone Classic meeting and found himself fascinated by the role – one that is so, so important. As the film’s slogan says, if there were no marshals, there would be no motorsport.
He has been making documentaries for a few years’ now but the opportunity to create one on the topic of motorsport never really materialised. Now he has the chance, but it is a big task and one that he needs your help with.
The documentary, which is being produced by Soft-Focus Productions, is in its early stages at the moment and Sanchez has just launched a Kickstarter page to help cover some of the costs.
"We are fronting the majority of the cost of the film ourselves; however there are a few costs that would help us along, the majority of it is travelling expenses," he told this blog. "We want to head to as many races as possible, but driving a crew round the country obviously starts to cost."
The aim is to raise £5,000 and those who pledge are eligible for various rewards, such as DVD’s of the film, Trackside caps and patches and signed F1 and WEC merchandise.
Filming of the new documentary began in early January and the team will be in production for almost a year. The project has only just left the grid, but when it is completed it will be taken to film festivals before then being released online, as well as being launched on DVD and Blu-ray.
Those who visit the Trackside Kickstarter page will also get the chance to see an advanced screening of the film, with an almost finished version being shown. Those who are lucky enough to go to the screening will then get the chance to leave feedback and help shape the final cut of the documentary.
For more information on Trackside, visit its website, follow the project on Twitter and find them on Facebook, to keep up-to-date with the film’s progress.
And here, of course, is the all-important Kickstarter page where you can pledge: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soft-focus/trackside-independent-documentary-featuring-marsha
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As well as taking an in-depth look at the incredible job that marshals do and listening to some of their incredible stories, the film will also feature interviews with world famous drivers, one being former F1 driver and Le Mans legend Allan McNish – with many more already booked.
Following on from the huge success of motorsport films Senna and Rush in recent years, director and producer Edward Sanchez decided to make a new independent documentary on the unsung heroes of motor racing.
A life-long motorsport fan, he was inspired by the work of track marshals at a Silverstone Classic meeting and found himself fascinated by the role – one that is so, so important. As the film’s slogan says, if there were no marshals, there would be no motorsport.
He has been making documentaries for a few years’ now but the opportunity to create one on the topic of motorsport never really materialised. Now he has the chance, but it is a big task and one that he needs your help with.
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"We are fronting the majority of the cost of the film ourselves; however there are a few costs that would help us along, the majority of it is travelling expenses," he told this blog. "We want to head to as many races as possible, but driving a crew round the country obviously starts to cost."
The aim is to raise £5,000 and those who pledge are eligible for various rewards, such as DVD’s of the film, Trackside caps and patches and signed F1 and WEC merchandise.
Filming of the new documentary began in early January and the team will be in production for almost a year. The project has only just left the grid, but when it is completed it will be taken to film festivals before then being released online, as well as being launched on DVD and Blu-ray.
Those who visit the Trackside Kickstarter page will also get the chance to see an advanced screening of the film, with an almost finished version being shown. Those who are lucky enough to go to the screening will then get the chance to leave feedback and help shape the final cut of the documentary.
For more information on Trackside, visit its website, follow the project on Twitter and find them on Facebook, to keep up-to-date with the film’s progress.
And here, of course, is the all-important Kickstarter page where you can pledge: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soft-focus/trackside-independent-documentary-featuring-marsha
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