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Elephant Quilt video lands Food Network TV series!
Over the years, Elephant Quilt has produced videos for the family-owned Shed BBQ and Blues Joint in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The sizzle reel created at Elephant Quilt grabbed the attention of Mandt Bros. Productions and the Food Network which landed the Orrison family their own TV series!
Jason Rhein of Elephant Quilt will be working with the Food Network as Co-Producer throughout the summer on the series set to air in Fall 2013. Look out for exciting updates about the show’s progress!
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Promotional video created for The Sirens of New Orleans
The Sirens of New Orleans is a marching krewe that serves its community with hands on philanthropic activities and fundraising. Through parading and performance they strive to embody the spirit, beauty, and pageantry of Carnival year round.
Editor: Jason Rhein
Voiceover: Nicelle Herrington
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Promotional video created for Newman Summer Day Camp’s PreK-K program. An Elephant Quilt Production.
Director/Editor/Sound Designer: Jason Rhein
Sound Recording: Ian Lindl
Project Managers: Alex Smith & Eve Lasovitz
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Tre-G “Do It’ music video. An Elephant Quilt Production.
Director/Editor: Jason Rhein
Caveman Dancer: DJ Buras
Costume Designer: Kelleye Rhein
1st AC/Grip: Ian Lindl
P.A.: Hannah Lundh
P.A.: Jessica Blum
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Promotional video created for Newman Summer Camp’s Pre-K/K Program. Features parents, teachers and kids as they experience a day in the life of camp at Newman.
An Elephant Quilt Production.
Producer/Director/Editor/Mixer: Jason Rhein
Project Managers: Alex Smith & Eve Lasovitz
Location Sound: Ian Lindl
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Promotional video created for LSBDC (Louisiana Small Business Development Center) to highlight three programs they offer to small businesses: FastTrac, SEBD & Economic Gardening. Includes testimonials from New Orleans business owners at Zuka Baby, AGL Architecture & Interior Design, Key to Nola Properties, and General Hearing Instruments.
An Elephant Quilt Production.
Credits:
Director, Editor & Sound Designer: Jason Rhein
Cinematographers: Jared Hopkins and Todd Bullock (of Epigram Media)
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Elephant Quilt Productions launches Kickstarter campaign to fund documentary project about a family-run BBQ & Blues joint rebuilding after a devastating fire. Visit our Kickstarter page for more info or to help support the project.
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Theatrical trailer for La Divina Gelateria at the Prytania Theatre in New Orleans. Now playing in front of all screenings at Prytania. A J&J Automotive production.
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‘The Shed’ Documentary Film Launches Kickstarter Campaign
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Press Contact: Jason Rhein of Elephant Quilt Productions
504-948-4098
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‘THE SHED’ DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECT TO SHARE REBUILDING OF LEGENDARY BBQ & BLUES INSTITUTION IN WAKE OF FIRE, LAUNCHES KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN.
New Orleans, La.—Elephant Quilt Productions is launching a Kickstarter campaign in support of “The Shed” (working title), a documentary film about The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint, the beloved family-run BBQ phenomenon in Ocean Springs, Miss., which burned to the ground Feb. 12, 2012 after ten years in business.
The film will share the story of the quirky and charismatic Orrison clan as they work together to rebuild this local institution, which began as a literal shack and grew into a favorite destination for the Ocean Springs community and beyond.
The Kickstarter campaign will launch June 27 and seek to raise $80,000 in just 35 days, hoping to draw on the outpouring of support for the restaurant both before and in response to the recent fire. “It’s not just our family,” founder Brad Orrison says of what makes The Shed so special. “Really this place was built from everyone else that comes in and experiences it.”
“The money we raise through Kickstarter will allow us to share the story of this amazing family,” says producer and director Jason Rhein of Elephant Quilt. “They created The Shed from next to nothing. Through hard work and their incredible warmth and hospitality, it grew into a place where people came from miles around to enjoy great food and music and be part of The Shed community. Now the family has watched it all disappear overnight, but they’re determined to recreate what was lost. We’re just glad to be part of it and to share their story with the world.”
Kickstarter contributors will have the chance to receive some once-in-a-lifetime perks, including being an honorary BBQ pit team member alongside The Shed’s award-winning crew at the “Memphis In May” BBQ competition. Another top prize is a private dinner with the Orrison family. If you give $10,000, you’ll get “The Whole Hog”: a pig roast for you and 50 of your nearest and dearest, along with executive producer credit on the film.
The fire was devastating. “Obviously this is a nightmare that you would never want to happen, to have your family business, something you love, burn,” says Brad’s younger sister Brooke, who pitched in to help him found the restaurant when she was just 18 and is now co-owner and business head of the operation. “But that doesn’t mean it’s going to stop us.”
The family is working hard to bounce back. Five days after the fire, they were selling BBQ out of a makeshift stand.
The Shed was born in 2001 when local son Brad Orrison, fresh out of college at Ole Miss, returned home to Ocean Springs and decided to combine his love of collecting old junk with his love of great BBQ. Brad, then age 24, and Brooke built the original Shed themselves as a roadside stand out of corrugated metal and the bric-a-brack Brad still loves to collect. When it opened, The Shed was just 30 by 30 feet and had no front door, a sure sign that everyone was welcome.
The Shed is truly a family affair; within a month of opening, the rest of the immediate family had joined the team. In addition to Brad and Brooke, mother Linda, aka “Momma Mia,” is in charge of marketing efforts, and Dad runs The Shed’s Saucery, where the eatery’s magical “Shed Spread” and its other sauces are crafted from scratch. “We raise our kids—and guess what, now we’re all working for our kids,” he says. Brother Brett, a musician and the music supervisor for the documentary, helps keep the blues alive by booking legendary performers like Buddy Guy, Bobby “Blue” Bland, and Percy Sledge. The Shed has hosted thousands of free concerts over the years.
Now all grown up, Brad and Brooke remain co-owners. While Brad provides the “leap before you look,” gonzo-style creative drive, Brooke manages the balance sheets and makes sure they stay in business, which makes for some interesting family conversations around the dinner table.
By 2012, The Shed had grown into a full-fledged phenomenon, drawing “ShedHeds” from across the South and beyond for award-winning BBQ, great music, and the sense of community created by the Orrison family’s charm. The business grew exponentially, spawning five locations across the Gulf South.
When the original Shed was struck by fire, Rhein was already working with the family to film a version of their story for a possible reality show about life running a tight-knit family business. In addition to the Orrisons’ unique family dynamics, Rhein decided to document the process of rebuilding this local institution, and the film project was born.
The Kickstarter funds will go to cover shooting and post-production costs for the film over the course of summer and early fall 2012 as The Shed ramps up for its annual Shed Hed Family Reunion Blues Festival in October. This year it will mark the original location’s grand reopening should the rebuilding proceed as planned.
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Thirty second commercial spot created for The Original Shed BBQ & Blues Joint in Ocean Springs, MS. An Elephant Quilt Production.
Producer/Director - Jason Rhein
Director of Photography - Jonathan Evans
Editors - Jonathan Evans & Jason Rhein
Sound Design - Jason Rhein
Music - Grayson Capps
