Filming a documentary at Wrigley Field

MC117772

Hey everyone, I'm filming a documentary in Chicago for the Wrigley Field show for a website I recently launched, http://www.fantrotter.com. It's the first and only site to help fans plan travel to see their favorite bands, sports teams and other events by showing estimated ticket, flight, hotel and car rental prices for every scheduled date in one fast and easy search. (And soon we'll be adding estimated costs for train, bus, self-drive etc, as well as enabling people to communicate about carpooling, tailgating, giving each other travel advice etc.)

I think a website like this for fans is long overdue, and we plan to build a big community of people who love to travel for events. (We call it "fantrotting") In the documentary we want to interview people who have traveled a great distance to be at the Wrigley Field show and highlight their stories about why they did it, what it took to be there, and how much it means to them. If you are interested in being interviewed we will be more than happy to meet up with you somewhere in Chicago or at Wrigley Field before or after the show. The Fantrotter crew will be in town from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon. Just email me at <!-- e --><a href="mailto:mikec@fantrotter.com">mikec@fantrotter.com</a><!-- e -->. The documentary will be posted in all our social media channels and we are in talks with some major online distribution outlets to get it syndicated.

Pearl Jam was actually one of the main inspirations behind Fantrotter, and I wrote a blog post about it. Check it out here: http://blog.fantrotter.com/the-inspiration-behind-fantrotter-com/

Thanks, and hope to see you in Chicago!
Mike

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UPDATE 10/14/13

Hey everyone, the initial documentary video is finally ready, just in time to coincide with the album release and the N.A. tour!

This is the short version, at 8 minutes and 20 seconds running time. A longer, more detailed version, running closer to 30 minutes and elaborating on many of the answers and stories we heard from fans, is still in the works.

We had a blast meeting and interviewing people from all over who had traveled to be at the Wrigley show, and we were humbled by the passion and dedication of PJ fans to go to great lengths to see this band.

Without further ado, here's the link! http://youtu.be/vSo_G1ROSrI

Please feel free to share it with anyone you think might enjoy it. I'll be happy to answer any questions about it here, and I'll be back in touch to share the longer version when it is ready. Probably will be another month or 2. Video editing is a lot of work!

Thanks to everyone here for all the feedback and help I received in this thread - it was instrumental for me to make a video that I'm proud of.

Hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it!

Thanks,
Mike

P.S. We couldn't use Pearl Jam music in the background, but hope you enjoy the music, it's my band

letim

This is awesome, cant wait to check it out. Hopefully we will get to see you at Wrigley!! I've got a good story to tell...the price I am paying to see my FAVORITE band!! And how much my life has changed from the date I purchased the tickets to the day I touch down in Chicago!! Very interesting :fp:

Micheyb21

Great idea guys!

I will email you too but would be happy to help out - im coming from england via new zealand!

Michelle

rearviewross

Cool. Going to the Shilling would be in your best interest.

Kimmiebyrom

Awesome! You definitely need to interview dimistrispearljam!

erniemm

This sounds great!

Me and my pal are from Mexico and we are going to the show. First time in Chicago.

We have a phrase for Pearl Jam music, we say that "Pearl Jam heals", it may sound cheesy but in difficult times of our lives PJ music has been there to "comfort" us and, in a way, "heal" us.

We are truly big fans of PJ.

dimitrispearljam

awesome and excellent idea!!!!!!!!!!!!

schaefferlax

Awesome! I'd be happy to be a part of it... I'm flying up from MD. Only if you want a 17 year old in it. We all don't listen to Wiz Khalifa believe it or not :fp:

MC117772

Thanks everyone, really great to hear the enthusiasm!

@letim - Did you email me? Perhaps you're the person coming from New Orleans?

@Micheyb21 - I got your email and look forward to meeting up with you in Chicago!

@rearviewross - Thanks for the tip, would you say The Shilling is the best place to meet and interview PJ fans from out of town?

@Kimmiebyrom - Thanks for the suggestion, @ dimistrispearljam please email me at <!-- e --><a href="mailto:mikec@fantrotter.com">mikec@fantrotter.com</a><!-- e --> if you'd like to be interviewed for the documentary!

@erniemm - Awesome, also please email me!

@schaefferlax - Absolutely no age limit, please email me as well!

johnmc1976

cooooool

MC117772

If anyone else would like to be interviewed for this documentary, please let me know! <!-- e --><a href="mailto:mikec@fantrotter.com">mikec@fantrotter.com</a><!-- e -->

So far we have 7 people traveling from all over the US and Europe.

Question: Does anyone think we'll have a problem bringing a Canon 60D camera into the show? We'll be using it to film the documentary in the Wrigleyville area before the show and plan to go straight in.

Thanks!
Mike

Duartisimo

I am traveling from Mexico and we can chat at the Wishlist party if you want. I'm interested in what you have to offer, since i have been doing this (traveling to see the band) a few times.

MC117772

Duartisimo wrote:

I am traveling from Mexico and we can chat at the Wishlist party if you want. I'm interested in what you have to offer, since i have been doing this (traveling to see the band) a few times.

For sure, email me at <!-- e --><a href="mailto:mikec@fantrotter.com">mikec@fantrotter.com</a><!-- e --> so we can coordinate to meet up!

Thanks,
Mike

giantelmo

Tickets.com says "no photos, recording, lasers" but no clue how strict they plan to be.

I'm coming in from Nashville. Not the most exciting story in the world but I'm happy to talk to you if you'd like!

Jeff_lal30

I've just received a 10C answer for my

QUESTION:

Hi 10C, what will be the policy for bringing camera @Wrigley?
Can I bring my Canon 60D inside, I’m gonna be sitting in the Upper Section…

Thank you for your answer.

ANSWER IS:

No Camera's with detachable lenses. Point and shoot only please.

MC117772

Jeff_lal30 wrote:

I've just received a 10C answer for my

QUESTION:

Hi 10C, what will be the policy for bringing camera @Wrigley?
Can I bring my Canon 60D inside, I’m gonna be sitting in the Upper Section…

Thank you for your answer.

ANSWER IS:

No Camera's with detachable lenses. Point and shoot only please.

Thanks for letting me know!

Anyone else interested in being interviewed for this documentary? We'll likely film at the Slugger's pre-party and outside of Wrigley between 1PM and 7PM.

MC117772

See you all soon, looking forward to interviewing anyone from out of town! We'll be at Sluggers at 1PM wearing bright Fantrotter shirts and hats and carrying camera equipment - look for us and feel free to tell us your travel story!

Mike

MC117772

Hope everyone had a blast! We got close to 20 interviews from people who had traveled from all over the place to be at the Wrigley show. It will take some time for us to edit the footage together, and we estimate that the documentary should be ready to watch within a month or so. We'll post again here with the link when it's up. In the meantime, bask in the fact that we got Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns!!!

Mike

johnmc1976

any update on Wrigley footage? great site by the way................

MC117772

johnmc1976 wrote:

any update on Wrigley footage? great site by the way................

Thanks for checking in. Unfortunately things have been hectic and we haven't made much progress yet, but we hope the video will be done in just another couple of weeks.

In the meantime, the full PJ fall schedule (with the exception of Voodoo) is up on Fantrotter! http://www.fantrotter.com/pearl-jam-tic ... avel/1416/

Voodoo is available separately: http://www.fantrotter.com/voodoo-music- ... avel/2722/

Hope it's helpful for anyone planning to travel for the fall tour!

Best,
Mike

johnmc1976

how bout now???

MC117772

johnmc1976 wrote:

how bout now???

Yes, we are about 80% done!We got some great answers as well as some longer stories and have decided to put out 2 versions: 1) A short form documentary under 10 minutes capturing the short answers, and 2) and a long form documentary closer to 20 or 30 minutes which will include the longer answers and stories.

We hope the short form doc will be ready in just another week or 2, while the long form will probably still take a month. Editing is a lot of work! But we're getting there.

Looking forward to sharing it with you!

Thanks,
Mike

MC117772

Hey everyone, the initial documentary video is finally ready, just in time to coincide with the album release and the N.A. tour!

This is the short version, at 8 minutes and 20 seconds running time. A longer, more detailed version, running closer to 30 minutes and elaborating on many of the answers and stories we heard from fans, is still in the works.

We had a blast meeting and interviewing people from all over who had traveled to be at the Wrigley show, and we were humbled by the passion and dedication of PJ fans to go to great lengths to see this band.

Without further ado, here's the link! http://youtu.be/vSo_G1ROSrI

Please feel free to share it with anyone you think might enjoy it. I'll be happy to answer any questions about it here, and I'll be back in touch to share the longer version when it is ready. Probably will be another month or 2. Video editing is a lot of work!

Thanks to everyone here for all the feedback and help I received in this thread - it was instrumental for me to make a video that I'm proud of.

Hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it!

Thanks,
Mike

P.S. We couldn't use Pearl Jam music in the background, but hope you enjoy the music, it's my band

regalturbo

Haven't seen it yet, replying so I remember to watch when I get home from work and to bump the topic. Maybe you could add this link as an edit to your first post?

MC117772

regalturbo wrote:

Haven't seen it yet, replying so I remember to watch when I get home from work and to bump the topic. Maybe you could add this link as an edit to your first post?

Great idea, done!