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The Flare
The Flare
Friday, February 28, 2014 Vol. 77 No. 16 Serving Kilgore College since 1936
RANGERETTE FILM PREMIERING THIS YEAR
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Rangerettes Chelsea Crawford, left, and Christine Kleinecke, right, strike a pose with “Sweethearts of the Gridiron” director Chip Hale.
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ith the 75th anniversary of the Rangerettes coming up next year, one of the big events is the making of the film “Sweethearts of the Gridiron: An American Story.” The film shows Rangerette history from their first field performance up to the organization today. The film is the brainchild of director Chip Hale, who is a former Rangerette manager. The film is set to be released in late spring or summer. A plan is in the works for a screening in Kilgore this fall as part of the anniversary celebration. “The city of Kilgore and Kilgore College were incredibly important to the project, so the goal is to have a screening during a KC football game weekend,” Hale said. The Rangerettes and Rangerette Forevers will be a part of this premiere. The film is almost finished being edited. “I’m in Los Angeles the remainder of February working on sound design for the film, which is the last major item of postproduction,” Hale said. The film is at 96 minutes right now but ultimately might get trimmed down to 93.
Hale said. “I know three minutes doesn’t sound like a lot of time, but you would be amazed what removing it can do for a film.” One of Hale’ s favorite aspects about directing the film was that he made it with people he had known for years, who would have never thought they would get to help make a film. “Making a low-budget indie documentary isn’t glamorous like a big budget Hollywood See SWEETHEARTS on Page 6