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Ashlee in the News

 

The Pulse Journal   Life & Leisure    May 10-16, 2007

by Hayley Day, Contributing Writer

 

YOUNG MOVIE MOGULS

 Mason sisters transform filmmaking hobby into production company

 For 16-year-old Rachel and 17-year-old Ashlee Scott of Mason, two's a company - literally.

These teen professionals, who began filming home movies 10 years ago, transformed their hobby into a production company, M.A.R.S. Productions in 2001. 

Rachel writes and acts in the 20-plus movies the two have made, while Ashlee directs and edits.

 "Whether I'm successful or not, I'm going to be making movies for the rest of my life," Ashlee said.

While the girls measure success by producing films they enjoy, TheOneRing.net, "Lord of the Rings" conventions and even USA Today blogs measure it in the advanced and creative work the girls do at such a young age.

Since the showing of "Middle Earth Idols" - a spoof on "American Idol" featuring "Lord of the Rings" characters - at a convention last year, the girls have been on a whirlwind trip of fame. Celebrities the girls have met and some they have even worked with include:

-Dean Haglund from "The X-Files";

-Daniel Reeve from "Lord of the Rings" trilogy,  "King Kong" and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe";

-Andy Serkis from "Lord the Rings" trilogy; and

-Grant Wilson and Jason Hawes from The Sci-Fi Channels "Ghost Hunters."

 Wilson, who met the girls at a convention last year, refers to the rising stars as his little sisters.

 

ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING

 

Despite the rich and famous company they keep, the girls finance all their own productions themselves. Their first major film in 2004 cost more than $5,000, all of which the girls made babysitting 32 different families, working seven days a week for nine months.

Due to their busy schedules, the girls - who are home-schooled - enjoy little down time.

Their mother, Terrie Scott, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2004, inspired the girls to film. As the "M" for Mom in M.A.R.S., Terrie helps the girls write some of their movie scripts and has taught them to use the film equipment. One of the girls' upcoming projects includes producing a screenplay written by their mother, which they hope will be shown in theaters.

As for now, they're trying to cope with fame.

"It's weird for people to be nervous to meet you," said Rachel. "At some conventions, it's like we're celebrities."

Other films the girls made include:

-Queen Mary" (2007) - a documentary of Darkness Radio's paranormal retreat aboard the haunted luxury liner Queen Mary, featuring interviews with Wilson and Hawes.

-"Dork of the Rings" (2006) - a parody of Tim Richardson's film with the same title. The Scott sisters won the movie's film competition where they received a cameo and their fan film was included in the dvd set.

 

 

 

 

 

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