Sound it Out

'Sound it Out' is a new distinctive documentary project currently in production by Nottingham based artist and independent filmmaker Jeanie Finlay. Drawing upon the success of the excellent 'Goth Cruise', where the artist told the story of 150 Goths from around the world on a Caribbean cruise; 'Sound it Out' is a highly personal portrait of the last surviving vinyl record shop in the artist's hometown in Teeside.

This 60 minute piece produced by Finlay's own independent film company, Glimmer, will star the owners and punters of the record shop plus the 70,000 records. This is the first self-shot film by Finlay who grew up in the North East, three miles from the shop.

Finlay says, "Sound it Out Records is tucked just off the high street in Stockton-on-Tees, one of Britain’s most deprived towns. The shop has kept going while many other local record shops have passed away to the great high street in the sky. Struggling to keep afloat in the face of recession and changes in technology; it is an old fashioned enclave in an old fashioned town.

Tom is at the helm of this distinctly (99%) male environment and our guide through the film; a shop-counter philosopher, he knows each and every one of the 70,000 records in his tiny shop and his clientele trust his word. “When I look at the records on the walls, I can hear them all in my head, it’s memories, all of them, every single one.”

Filmed over 18 months, the film will give an insight into today’s vinyl addict and today’s Teesside, offering a window into the North East. We will meet an eclectic stream of visitors to the shop and accompany them home to witness them listening to their new purchase, or played as part of a DJ set.

Tom ends each working day with a defiant cigarette in his public, private place. With 10 independent records shutting a week he’s not sure how he would survive without it all but for the moment he’s where he belongs, among the fans, the collectors and the reassuring black discs laden with memories."

You can support "Sound it Out" by helping to fund the project on the IndieGoGo website

Up to now the project has been filmed on and off for 12 months unfunded. Your valuable contribution would help support:

The rest of the SHOOT (travel, catering, kit hire, stock and crew) and will contribute: to the costs of the POST PRODUCTION (The edit and edit suite hire, picture grade, studio hire, sound mix and master tapes) and allow them to work with a brilliant team (who have all supported the project by offering their services at a reduced rate)

There's a range of fabulous perks for funders so do peruse what's on offer.

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