Just get good coverage about all the new machines. (get new info that's not common knowledge)
Skit-B Predator
Nemo
Spooky
etc

Excellent. Thank you !
LTG : )

A large part of the resurgence is due to the increase in competitive pinball. I would focus 50% of the documentary on that. Talk to PAPA, Josh Sharpe, Bowen, etc... Focus on areas of the US where pinball is popular (Portland has over 400 machines on location, Pittsburgh has the largest league in the world, etc)

The folks behind PAPA believe that competitive pinball will save pinball, especially if it gets on TV...focus on that....

Can't wait to watch it!

Please make sure whoever you interview has their shirt pulled over their belly.

I think I've mentioned it to you via PM, but just to make sure...

This isn't really a resurgence in my humble opinion. Sure, Stern is selling more games and more people are attending shows, tournaments and leagues. But very few of new folks coming into the hobby play on location regularly. Playing pinball was a social activity in this country for 70+ years. Now, modding your pins alone in your basement while posting on pinside is what passes as social activity.

The home market isn't big enough to bring pinball back to the prominence it once had in this country. Unless location play makes a comeback, pinball will become strictly a rich man's hobby.

These are the things I'd like to see covered. Yes, it won't make the documentary all upbeat. But it's basically the truth. Best of luck with the project.

Worth noting that Rabs has told me via pm that she is considering putting some of her games out on location.

Sounds like a great movie. Can't wait to see it.

Don't forget to focus on the technological leaps as of late too, especially with the P3. We're seeing technology lightyears ahead of the most advanced application we have seen in 14 years, which is Pinball 2000.

thanks for sharing, will share with the aussie's

http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=10893.msg142418#msg142418

also with new technology and media options, if possible can you make the doco available WORLDWIDE as a option on itunes as reckon you could get heaps of sales and spread the love of pinball across the world and you don't have to worry about dvd formats to suit the different world regions

Bay Area community is thriving...just sayin'

Can't wait to see it!

Think it should touch on the fact that at times many of us in the hobby are our own worst enemies. We love pinball and want to keep it alive and going, but sometimes we're a little resisten to "new" ideas. Dmd or no dmd, lcd or no lcd, pin2000 a pin or a video game, love to hate JJP when they try something new , love to hate stern when they try something new. In short we like to have our cake and eat it too.

And, I'd like to see how many OCD type personalities the hobby tends to attract. Lots of perfectionist members in the hobby (not saying thats a bad thing), just saying I bet its above the norm.

If any one gets a dvd copy of this I will sign it and donate it to centerflank and his apron for favorite charity cause.

Thanks for sharing

also maybe another thing to make a segment on is the keeping a pin original or mods ???

If you ever roll by Walla Walla I can do a quick interview.

I don't think that even Scorsese could help you make this bunch look normal.

This sounds fun. Do you have a release date in mind yet?

Maybe mention Herg's LED OCD board as well?

We need a Reality Show! PIMP MY PINS !

You've got Jack already, hopefully some of the other new companies can be interviewed... to paint a picture of a renaissance, as opposed to something that's on life support.

I'll just throw a pet peeve of mine out there... often when I see photos of pins, or video, it is row upon row of empty machines. Always looks dead. Perhaps when you are visiting some of these places you can suggest they bring in whomever they can just to look lively.

Throw some women in there too .

This looks to be great. Liked the page...

Cointaker is not far and would be interesting facet to the hobby as I would veture to say it's safe to assume LED's for pinball machines are only in the past 3-5 years?

And many great people on this site along with RGP? B_R would be an awesome one too. He's see more machines since I've joined here than most I'd have to guess!

Yeah interviewing BR would be interesting! Along with Lloyd, Cliff, and other common names.

There's a little island just off the coast of new jersey where the number of machines on route has increased 10-fold in the last 5 years. I think the natives call it New York City. Seems like an easy cummute from jack's place.

-jon - reciprocal nyc

...and don't forget to speak with Dennis about Scared Stiff & E&TPM....

Don't forget Shanetastic!

An interesting angle is the fact that new technology has greatly increased interest in this old hobby. Would any of this be happening without the Internet? That is how I have found all of my pins, how I get parts and repair advice, how I learn about other machines, etc. And then there is the interest in pins created by virtual pinball games on numerous popular platforms. It is no accident that this is happening now. Most of us wouldn't be into this old technology without the support of the new technology.

but be careful when traveling there, i hear those natives can be very restless.

Since getting into the hobby, I find it almost frustrating that the common understanding of pinball machines is "5 points for a bumper, 10 points for a target... repeat until you lose 3/5 balls".
When I explain to friends that these things are updated with a USB key and require a program for really in depth rules, they're shocked.
I think the same thing applies when people hear that I own a pin. They picture "8 ball deluxe" from yester-year, covered in 25 yrs of dust.

Please do the community a favour and showcase a few pins like AC/DC and WOZ. Show the world how visually stunning this hobby can be, and how deep the rulesets can be. Not to state the obvious, but interviewing Lyman Sheats is always cool.

Note: try to stay away from a lengthy, boring description of the rules, lost on most viewers, ending with the phrase: "...which I find to be very rewarding." -using POTC for example.
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Hey Rabscuttle, sent Blake an email the other day, but if you guys need any help with any shoots or anything, I'm happy to volunteer my time for this project. I live near Winston-Salem, have a good deal of gear (camera, lenses, lights, grip) and though primarily a DP over the past 10 years, have cycled through about every crew position there is at some point or another.

Anyway, no big deal if you guys are fully crewed, but did want to offer my services for a project like this that is close to my heart.

Don't forget Robin and Pinside....

Please try and include some "young guns" as well, like the skit-b guys, so its not just all old guys.

BR would be a great interview. He is responsible for 45+ of the pins that I have owned.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/LorienGreen/shoot-again-the-resurgence-of-pinball

This didn't age well, lol.

Congrats on this project passing the finish line 9 years later!

9 years in the works? WOW. Can't wait to see it.

Me. Owned my arcade over 50 years, 50th anniversary last September 20th. Test operator for Lieberman Music Co. for 19 years. Active on pinball newsgroups and forums for 27 years. Tech support on Bay Area Amusements website 12 years or so. Turned into Planetary Pinball Supply which led to tech support for PPS/CGC remakes since MMR release. Tech support for jjp for 8 1/2 years until last year.

Seminars at Expo for around ten years. And purveyor of souvenir mugs.

LTG : )