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Testing Tugg with the Joffrey Movie

Friday, May 18th, 2012

As many of you know, we have been talking with Tugg Inc about getting our past films, Find Me, A Christmas Snow, and The Lamp into their system so that you can demand it at a local theater in your area and have a great event watching inspirational stories on the big screen. We are also hopefully going to be releasing our next film, Letting Go through Tugg as well.

Because of this, I wanted to test out the system first hand before we asked you (our awesome fans, friends, and family) to use it. So this June 19th at 7:30pm I am going to be hosting an event through Tugg to show Joffrey – Mavericks of Dance a documentary about the Joffrey Ballet. I’m still getting all the details set for this event, but I wanted to give those of you in the area a heads up to save the date to help us test out how Tugg works so that we can be all the more prepared for when we put our Trost Moving Pictures films into the system for you.

As soon as I have the event page and all the info where you can share and buy tickets to this event I’ll let you know. Thanks so much for all of your support and your desire to see Trost Moving Pictures films in your favorite theater. This event is the first step for us in that process.

Joe Jestus – PMD at Trost Moving Pictures

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Crisis Pregnancy Outreach Movie Inspired by True Story

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Award-Winning Director Tracy J Trost Inspired By True Story Partners With Crisis Pregnancy Outreach For Groundbreaking Film

Tulsa, OK ~ A unique partnership between Trost Moving Pictures and Crisis Pregnancy Outreach (CPO) of Tulsa has been established in an effort to raise awareness, donations, and increase their presence within the community. After meeting with CPO Director Cheryl Bauman, Trost Moving Pictures’ Founder and President Tracy J Trost will take a very public stance to rally for the nonprofit organization by writing and directing a movie based on the real life CPO story of Maryann Lamer.

Trost has written Faith Like A Child, a powerful story of how two women find courage in crisis and come together in a very dramatic way through the prayers of a little girl. Trost believes when a well-written script is brought to life in the best cinematic way, the film not only inspires but can teach viewers valuable life lessons. Faith Like A Child has a very strong pro-life message, but will arouse interest in people to weigh options through moral and ethical choices for those who have faced an unwanted pregnancy.

The project is currently raising funds for the film through a mixture of foundations, corporate sponsorship, and individual support with plans to be fully funded by the end of the year and shooting slated for Spring 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Businesses or individuals interested in getting involved can visit www.CPOProject.com for more information and to donate.

Faith Like A Child solidifies Trost’s spot at the forefront of filmmaking by using a film to raise awareness and funds for Crisis Pregnancy Outreach. Every time someone sees the film they will learn about CPO and their life-changing mission and just as important every time the film is purchased or licensed CPO will be earning much needed funds to continue their work.

“Faith Like A Child is more than just another film project to all of us at Trost Moving Pictures. It’s an extension of our belief that great stories are still the best way to make an impact on the world and anyone that gets involved in this project will be making a difference in the life of babies, birth mothers, and adoptive families forever,” says Trost.

About Trost Moving Pictures: TMP Studios is an independent film production company based in Tulsa, OK. They have three award winning films including, Find Me, A Christmas Snow, which stars Catherine Mary Stewart (The Last Starfighter), Muse Watson (Prison Break, NCIS), Anthony Tyler Quinn (No Greater Love, Boy Meets Girl), and Cameron ten Napel (Cool Dog, The Lamp), and The Lamp, which stars Jason London (Dazed and Confused), Meredith Salenger (Lake Placid), L Scott Caldwell (Lost), Sarah Brown (Days of Our Lives), Cameron ten Napel (A Christmas Snow), Muse Watson (NCIS), and Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and A Gentleman).

They are actively pursuing exciting projects in the entertainment industry, including their current stage adaption A Christmas Snow LIVE! in Branson, Missouri at the Starlite Theatre and their fourth feature film, Letting Go, the first film in their Raw Talent Project series of films.

For more information on director Tracy J Trost, Trost Moving Pictures/TMP Studios and projects visit:

www.TrostMovingPictures.com

www.AChristmasSnow.com

www.TheLampMovie.com

About Crisis Pregnancy Outreach: The primary mission of Crisis Pregnancy Outreach, which started as an outreach ministry of Christian Chapel Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma is to provide love

and assistance, free of charge, to young women who are experiencing a crisis pregnancy, and to their children as well.

Crisis Pregnancy Outreach’s comprehensive list of services developed as new seeds arose amidst the young women it ministered to. When a girl needed a place to live during her pregnancy, “host homes” began as the members of Christian Chapel opened their homes to provide a loving, family environment. When a girl needed items for setting up an apartment, the warehouse was formed.

Initially, adoption referrals were made when young women chose to place their children for adoption. It soon became evident that Crisis Pregnancy Outreach should become a Licensed Adoption Agency in order to facilitate open adoptions.

Crisis Pregnancy Outreach accomplishes everything with a team of dedicated volunteers. No one has ever received a salary.

www.CrisisPregnancyOutreach.org

Media Contact: Rhonda Boudreaux
Publicist for Tracy J Trost and Trost Moving Pictures Office – (913)-780-4035
Mobile- (510)- 367-5990 RhondaB@TrostMovingPictures.com

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Bring a TMP Movie to Your Local Theater

Friday, May 4th, 2012

There is still nothing like sitting in a dark room with a great story unfolding in front of you on a giant screen with incredible sound. No, not your living room after the kids are in bed. The Cinema, the theater, the Big Screen! As those of you who have followed us at Trost Moving Pictures for a while know, we have chosen not to release our films on the big screen for various reasons, one of them being financial. Many times films find themselves or their investors in a financial hole after trying to make it on the silver screen and we would just rather not do that to ourselves or an investor. But, thankfully with advances in technology and the ability for film studios like ourselves to interact with audiences (that’s you) this is changing.

This week I (Joe Jestus – PMD at TMP) had the privilege to speak with Tugg Inc about their new platform and service that I personally feel is going to be a game changer for independent filmmakers (with good content) and the audiences that love them. I also feel it’s going to be a great service to theaters as well for the reason I am about to tell you.

Tugg works with content providers, theaters, and promoters (this could be you). They take films from content providers and find screens from theater owners, and give promoters the opportunity to bring their favorite film to their favorite screen. So for example you could go on Tugg at some point in the future and find The Lamp or A Christmas Snow because you love them so much and say, “I want to bring A Christmas Snow to a theater in my town this Christmas and invite everyone I know.” So you go on and become a promoter for A Christmas Snow and you pick a theater in your town on a set day and time. Tugg will tell you what amount of tickets at the price you pick you need to sell before the event can happen. If you hit this amount of tickets, usually around 50 at $10 a piece the event is on and everyone’s credit cards are charged on the day of the event and they all get emailed tickets to bring to the event. If you don’t hit the minimum, no event and no one pays. It’s sort of like Kickstarter that way.

So why is it so great for content providers like us and theaters? Because of this minimum, we are both guaranteed a minimum payment from the event. Many times for content providers they are actually losing money when a movie shows and the same for theaters if no one shows up. This changes that. So why is it so great for the audience? Because, you get to see the films you want to see, on the screen you want to see them, when you want to see them. It’s almost as if the local big screen becomes your own personal theater. How cool is that? I think it’s really cool. No more avoiding the theater because the inspirational family friendly movies you want to see aren’t there.

So as you can tell, award-winning director Tracy J Trost and all of us at Trost Moving Pictures are excited about Tugg and the opportunity it provides us. What we need to know now is, who is interested in bringing The Lamp or A Christmas Snow to their local theater? If that’s you, please leave a comment below and let us know what city and state you want to bring it to. If we get enough interest, we’ll move forward on this.

Oh, I almost forgot, to tell you about another benefit for those who become promoters. You can earn 5% of the sales for being a promoter. That’s what I call the icing on the cake.

No matter what we decide to do with A Christmas Snow and The Lamp, we are looking forward to working with Tugg on our next film, Letting Go. So get ready for more information on how you will be able to be a part of that theatrical launch for Letting Go because it’s going to be exciting!

So remember, if you want to bring A Christmas Snow or The Lamp to a theater in your town for your friends and family, business clients, church, or organization, leave a comment below with the city and state you want to bring it to.

With a Great Excitement for the Future,

Joe Jestus – PMD at Trost Moving Pictures

For more information on Tugg Inc visit: www.tugg.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/tugginc

Twitter: www.twitter.com/tugginc

About Trost Moving Pictures: TMP Studios is an independent film production company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They have three award winning films including, Find Me, A Christmas Snow, which stars Catherine Mary Stewart (The Last Starfighter), Muse Watson (Prison Break, NCIS), Anthony Tyler Quinn (No Greater Love, Boy Meets Girl), and Cameron ten Napel (Cool Dog, The Lamp), and The Lamp, which stars Jason London (Dazed and Confused), Meredith Salenger (Lake Placid), L Scott Caldwell (Lost), Sarah Brown (Days of Our Lives), Cameron ten Napel (A Christmas Snow), Muse Watson (NCIS), and Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and A Gentleman).

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Director Tracy J Trost Featured in KJRH Story

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Trost Moving Pictures founder and award-winning director of the company’s three feature films, Tracy J Trost was featured in a KJRH story on the newly created Tulsa Mayor’s Film and Music Advisory Board. The video featuring Trost and Trost Moving Pictures’ latest film “The Lamp” is embedded below.

Trost took time before the meeting to talk with KJRH about the importance of supporting the film and music industry in Tulsa and why filmmaking in Oklahoma and Tulsa specifically is important.

You can read the story on the KJRH website here: Tracy J Trost Discusses New Advisory Board.

You can read the official Trost Moving Pictures Press Release here: Director Tracy J Trost selected for Tulsa Mayor’s Film and Music Advisory Board

Tags: Filmmaking in Tulsa, Tracy J Trost
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Tracy J Trost on Tulsa Film and Music Advisory Board

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Director Tracy J Trost and Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett

(Tulsa Mayor, Dewey Bartlett and Director Tracy J Trost at the first meeting of the newly formed Tulsa Mayor’s Film and Music Advisory Board)

Trost Moving Pictures President & Founder Tracy J Trost Selected To Represent Film Industry On Tulsa Mayor’s Film and Music Advisory Board

Tulsa, OK ~ Seeing the growth that Trost Moving Pictures has experienced over the last 4 years, and sensing the need for an advisory board, director Tracy J Trost is a logical addition to Tulsa’s first ever Mayor’s Film and Music Advisory Board. Trost’s visionary leadership, strategic insight, and passion for making movies has led to a nationally-recognized and award-winning reputation as an independent filmmaker. Trost remains committed to his mission to make movies in Tulsa and promote independent storytelling to inspire audiences around the world.

Tulsa’s Film and Music Advisory Board is a team of highly qualified industry leaders comprised of government officials, writers, directors and musicians that include bestselling author and President of the Narrative TV Network, Jim Stovall, Production Manager for Steelehouse Productions Jim Wacker, and Tulsa Councilman Blake Ewing.

“I am honored to be a part of Mayor Bartlett’s advisory board” states Trost. “Tulsa has a huge amount of talent and potential. The members of the board are all experts in their fields and I truly believe that they all have a love for Tulsa. The key to the success of any endeavor is to put out great content. That is now happening here and I believe in a short time the rest of the world will love Tulsa as we do.”

Trost and his Tulsa based independent film studio, Trost Moving Pictures have shot three feature films in Tulsa already and are working on shooting their fourth film there this summer, Letting Go.

About Tracy J Trost: In the last four years, Tracy J Trost has created three award winning films (Find Me, A Christmas Snow, The Lamp), written two books (Restored: 11 Gifts for a Complete Life & Just Believe: 10 Principles of the Message), adapted one film into a live stage play (A Christmas Snow Live!), and launched an audience favorite podcast with Podcast Answerman Cliff Ravenscraft. (The Successful Life Mindset). Trost has also written articles for MovieMaker Magazine.

Trost’s passion is to make films with the intent to challenge the audience through good story lines and inspirational messages. His goal is to continue to bring these messages to wider audiences promoting positive change.

For more information visit:
www.TrostMovingPictures.com
www.AChristmasSnow.com
www.TheLampMovie.com

Media Contact: Rhonda Boudreaux
Publicist for Tracy J Trost and Trost Moving Pictures

O – (913)-780-4035 • Mobile- (510)- 367-5990 • Email

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CPO Movie

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Project Summary
The Faith Like a Child movie project from Crisis Pregnancy Outreach of Tulsa (CPO) and Trost Moving Pictures is designed to bring awareness to CPO and its life changing mission.

Every 3 hours a baby is born to a teenage mother in Oklahoma and CPO is dedicated to providing love and assistance, free of charge, to young women who are experiencing a crisis pregnancy, and to their children as well. CPO is also a licensed adoption agency in order to facilitate open adoptions between mothers dealing with a crisis pregnancy and stable christian homes with loving families looking to adopt.

Click here or the image above to visit the all new Crisis Pregnancy Outreach Project/Faith Like a Child Movie Project Page Now!

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Raw Talent Project 2012 Update 1

Friday, April 13th, 2012

And So It Begins

All of us at Trost Moving Pictures are incredibly excited about the Raw Talent Project and how it is coming along. But first things first. We told you we are keeping our call for scripts open until the end of April and we will continue to do that because we want to give everyone an opportunity to pitch their script. That said, we have settled on a script for this year that we feel we can shoot this summer and use for the Raw Talent Project effectively.

We received some great pitches so far and we’ve contacted some wonderful screenwriters about them in hopes to work with them on their scripts for upcoming Raw Talent Projects. (This is why we’re keeping the call for scripts open till the end of the month. Because even if we don’t shoot your script this year we are looking at the long term viability of Raw Talent and we need more films to shoot in the years to come.)

Thank you to everyone who has pitched us and as I said, if you still want to pitch us, please do so here: RawTalent.tv

Apply Now

If you haven’t gone to: RawTalentProject.com yet and filled out the form to apply to be a part of Raw Talent please do so now. Now that we have a story we are working on making it fit into the Raw Talent formula over the next month and half and then we are going to start working on what we are really excited to see happen with Raw Talent. The opportunity for those who are looking to break into the industry to get a chance to do just that.

In the coming weeks we are going to have more information as it becomes available, so please keep checking your inbox and following us on Facebook and Twitter and once again if you haven’t applied at: RawTalentProject.com do so right away to get on our official Raw Talent list. It only takes a minute to let us know what you are interested in being a part of and give us a way to contact you.

With excitement for the future -

Joe Jestus – PMD, Trost Moving Pictures

P.S. – If you want to pitch your script for an upcoming Raw Talent still, do so here: RawTalent.tv (Those who pitch us first will get first looks on future projects.)

P.P.S. – If you haven’t applied yet for the project, you can apply here now: RawTalentProject.com

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3,000 “Likes” for “The Lamp”

Friday, April 6th, 2012

As many of our hard core TMP Studio fans know, we are dedicated to making inspiring movies and our latest inspirational movie The Lamp is starting to get noticed by audiences around the world. In fact we just shipped the books and DVD to a customer in France! We are so excited to hear and see how this film is helping people to get motivated to look for the positive things in their life that they already have, but may not be noticing.

One positive thing for us at The Lamp and Trost Moving Pictures right now is that we just went over 3,000 “likes” on our Facebook page and to we are noticing. In fact, to celebrate we are giving everyone who uses code FB3000 at our online store a 30% discount on the inspirational songs Just Believe and Heartbeat from the movie. These songs are powerful reminders of the message of the movie and we hope you and your family will enjoy listening to them.

The songs are written by singer/songwriter Kelly Morrison who wrote the signature song for the film The Ultimate Gift and also wrote and sang on the soundtrack for A Christmas Snow. Kelly is a talented musician and we just know you are going to love this inspirational music. So get them now with code FB3000 for only $0.69 each.

All you have to do is click the Shop Now! link at the top of our site and then scroll through until you see them or you can go to them directly by clicking right here: Just Believe and Heartbeat and make sure to use code FB3000 to save 30%.

Thanks again so much for all of your support and for helping us spread the word about The Lamp and the other inspiring movies we have here at Trost Moving Pictures.

With much gratitude,

Joe Jestus

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Trost Moving Pictures Proud to Work with WinkIt

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

Trost Moving Pictures To Give Audiences Another Way To Interact and Connect With Their Films Partners With WinkIt the Future of Independent Movie Sourcing and Online Shopping

Tulsa, OK ~ Following the growing trend of independent filmmakers finding new ways to connect with their audiences, award-winning director Tracy J Trost and company have partnered with WinkIt, a cutting edge startup designed to source product for their films, then make it available to the public to buy. If you’ve ever seen something in one of Trost’s films that you wish you had, now you can. Each Trost Moving Pictures’ movie has identified items listed on WinkIt – the famous watch that Sam (Muse Watson) shares or the handbag that Kathleen (Catherine Mary Stewart) uses in the award-winning inspirational film A Christmas Snow can now be yours. Trost Moving Pictures is the first Independent studio to partner with WinkIt.

Juli Baecker, CEO and Founder of WinkIt explains, “We’ve all done it. You’re sitting there watching a movie and you see an outfit, piece of jewelry, or something else that you would love to own. So you look on line, but can never find exactly the right one. Well, now with WinkIt you can.”

WinkItNow.com is easy to use. Click on your favorite Trost film, shop by scene, search by item, pick your must have items then buy. It’s that simple. The first two films available to purchase items from are Trost Moving Pictures’ award-winning A Christmas Snow and The Lamp.

Award-winning writer and director Tracy J Trost had this to say about the partnership with WinkIt, “My first goal as a filmmaker is to create stories that impact people’s lives in a positive way. But as an independent filmmaker, creating new and unique ways for audiences to interact with my films and finding ways to keep our costs low while creating additional revenue streams is key for me to be able to continue succeeding at my first goal. WinkIt helps us accomplish all of these objectives.”

In addition to the two films currently on WinkItNow.com, Trost Moving Pictures and WinkIt are working on sourcing items for Trost Moving Pictures’ next two films that are set to go into production this year and the two companies couldn’t be happier to be at the forefront of what will soon be an industry standard for filmmakers and audiences alike.

About WinkIt: Watch it, Want it, WinkIt! The tagline says it all – it is that easy. Partnering with the entertainment industry and brands, WinkIt embraces the power of technology to connect consumers to brands and entertainment with an easy to use, one-stop online shopping experience. WinkIt connects people to products they see (anywhere) and want (right now). Love to watch movies and TV? Love to shop? Love fashion and apparel? (so do we!). Imagine, watching a film or TV series and seeing the cute dress, the restaurant location, the handbag, the mantel clock…ANYTHING. With WinkIt, now you can shop by scene, and buy what you just saw. WinkIt is the next generation of shopping and brand awareness…Watch it, Want it, WinkIt. Tell us what you love from movies and television - www.winkitnow.com – if it is not on our site, we’ll find it for you!

For more information on director Tracy J Trost, Trost Moving Pictures/TMP Studios and projects visit:

www.TrostMovingPictures.com
www.AChristmasSnow.com
www.TheLampMovie.com

Media Contact: Rhonda Boudreaux Publicist for Tracy J Trost and Trost Moving Pictures
Office – (913)-780-4035 • Mobile- (510)- 367-5990 or Email

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Raw Talent Project 2012 Call for Scripts

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

We’ve got our script for 2012, we’ll be opening this up again in the future so stay tuned!

Call for Scripts – F.A.Q’s

1) What do I get paid if you choose my script?

You mean besides the “Gold Star” next to your name on the board here at the Trost Moving Pictures office? Okay, you twisted our arms. Because we are working on creating a film that costs less than $25,000 from start to finish, we obviously don’t have a lot of money to throw around. In fact, probably nothing upfront is more like it.

But that’s what you don’t get, what you do get is your name in the final film listed as “written by” on a single slate at the beginning and end of the film. You will also get a percentage of any profit that is made over the $25,000 budget and whatever else is spent to distribute and market the film. Not for you? That’s okay, we understand this isn’t for everyone and we’re just looking for those that it is for. Thanks for stopping by!

2) What type of script are you looking for?

As you can tell from the answer to question one, we aren’t looking for blockbuster type movies here. What we are looking for is a script that has 3 to 4 main characters and can be shot using available light in the span of a week. Crazy? Yes. Possible? Of course! If you have a script that fits that criteria and has limited locations, then you might be what we are looking for. Also, the script should be right around 85 pages long. At TMP studios, we are dedicated to telling stories with a positive message, so keep that in mind as well.

3) When are you planning on making this movie?

While we can’t tell the future… I know, you’re disappointed aren’t you? We’ve got our script for the summer of 2012. So any new scripts that are pitched now will be first in line for future Raw Talent projects. Keep in mind we are looking at the long term viability of this project, so if your script isn’t shot this year we are looking to shoot more in the future.

4) What if I don’t have a script but I want to be a part of this in front of or behind the camera?

Wow! You’re just as crazy as we are… and we like it. If you want to help, please click this link and fill out the form if you haven’t already and we’ll get in touch with you as we begin to move forward.

5) I don’t like watching videos, how do I submit my pitch?

You’re a troublemaker aren’t you? All you need to do is fill out the form above and give us your link to the unlisted Youtube video of your script’s elevator pitch. How long should it be? Well it’s an elevator pitch, so unless you press the “Stop” button on the elevator it shouldn’t be more than two minutes and that’s a really long elevator ride.

6) Does my script need to be finished?

Well, we found it’s really hard to make a movie from a script that isn’t finished. Keep in mind that through the process there will be changes and refinements made, but yes, it needs to be pretty much done if you’re going to submit it.

7) When do I have to submit my pitch by?

You have until 11:59 PM PST on April 30, 2012 to get it in, technically 11:59:59 if you’re one of those people