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“THE MASONS” TV Series Pilot

Source: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-masons-tv-series-pilot#/story

Dozens of documentaries and some feature films were produced and broadcast on TV cable channels, but none of them with the real understanding of what Freemasonry is all about. That is because the people who produced all of those programs, do not belong to the Masonic Fraternity and cannot understand the real meaning of the Brotherhood.

It is about time to show the world the real story of Freemasonry and the real nature of the so-called “secret society” that’s been behind the scenes of history for so many centuries.

Aout the Project

In 1717, four Masonic lodges, which had been meeting “from time immemorial,” met and consecrated the first Masonic Grand Lodge in London, England. It was the first public and formally acknowledged organization of Freemasons. The year 2017 will be the 300th anniversary.

When it came out in public in 1717, Freemasonry may well have pioneered the very concept of religious freedom, the individual right to worship God according to one’s own conscience. Masons believed in the education of children by laymen, and the outrageous idea that people have the right to make their own laws, choose their own rulers and elect their own government.

These concepts of Masonic purpose were new, different, and important.

To honor that special occasion we are developing a dramatic feature. This will be a 90 minute TV pilot and subsequent 32 episodes (approximately 55 minutes each) that will be released and broadcast in the years 2017- 2019 (three TV seasons, 33 episodes in total).

In order to present this project as a dramatic narrative TV Series for financing to a major broadcast or cable company such as HBO, SHOWTIME, AMC or NETFLIX, we are planning to raise the money first to produce the PILOT. This will be accomplished in three different stages of financing, hopefully with your help and the help of brother Masons.

The TV Series’ Story

This is a story of one young man’s search for his true identity and a his family story spanning ten centuries…

The series dramatically chronicles the Sinclairs, an imaginary, fictional branch of one famous Masonic family. Crossing oceans and continents, this multigenerational family saga tells a story of people who strove to make a better life and better world. While through centuries, many members of the family belonged to the secret society of the Freemasons, some of their own kin violently opposed the principles, philosophy and actions of the so-called “Craft”.

The Series will tell the tale of several generations of Sinclairs: their failures, their successes, their families, their relationships, their thoughts, their worries and dreams. The saga contains multiple love relationships, some doomed, others successful. There is love, lust, death, birth, friendship and betrayal.

Throughout the Series we will see the changes that took place in societies at some crucial moments of the thousand year-old history of their family tree. While some members influenced historical events of their era, others were crushed and forgotten by history. Large parts of the series will be based upon reality, notably the little known facts behind some important historical events: from crusading wars of the Middle Ages to the formation of the United States, from the Second World War to events that shaped today’s global economy.

This family saga will chronicle the lives and doings of Sinclairs and a number of related and interconnected people over several periods of time. The series will portray particular historical events, changes of social circumstances, and the ebb and flow of the family fortunes as well as The Freemasonry’s fortunes from multiple perspectives.

The story of the series will take place mostly in three time periods in America, Europe and the Middle East: Contemporary 21st century, 1930’s, 1940’s and 60’s. Also, there will be occasional short excursions into different time periods and locations such as: Middle Ages, French Revolution, American Revolutionary War, etc.

Primary locations for filming will be in New York, Washington, Chicago, London, Scotland, Berlin, Paris, Rome and Jerusalem.

Through on-location shooting in six countries on three continents, “THE MASONS” will explode onto the screens of not only the U.S. but also in every country in the free world where the Freemasons fraternity has built up centuries of both intense devotion and equally dedicated antagonism.

“The Initiation” pilot and "THE MASONS" TV SERIES will deal with the narrative of historical fact and fiction that defines the fraternity. The series will have dramatic but realistic approach to storytelling. Our fictional characters, the Sinclairs will inhabit historically accurate situations and will participate in historical events with some famous historical figures.

Fascinating Subject of Freemasonry

Fascination with Freemasonry as a historical subject is obvious; the depth of its influence through world famous men over at least the last 300 years, if not longer, would provide any filmmaker an extensive and colorful palette from which to create.

The list of famous Freemasons throughout history to present day is endless. To mention just a few: Fourteen US Presidents have been Freemasons, beginning with George Washington and continuing through to Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Gerald Ford. Many other famous people were Masons: Benjamin Franklin, Winston Churchill, Mozart, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Henry Ford, Harry Houdini, John Wayne, Jack Dempsey, Arnold Palmer… and many, many more.

Narrative Structure Based on Themes and Ideas from Masonic Degrees

The 33-episode structure is indicative and symbolic of the 33 degrees a Freemason can obtain in his journey of instruction through Freemasonry.

In this story of the young Sinclair’s search for his true identity and his family story spanning ten centuries, each episode will thematically (if not strictly speaking narratively) correspond to a degree of Freemasonry.

For example:

1st degree - Initiation of a man into knowledge and represents birth and youth;

2nd degree - Passing to another level which is adulthood and represents work;

3rd degree - Raising to wisdom of a Master and represents a man in old age;

4th degree - Fidelity, integrity and the necessity for secrecy in all confidential relationships;

5th degree - Unworthy ambitions that are corruptive and destructive to the man who forgets his duty to family, country and God; et all.

Insider's Perspective

People everywhere are curious about Freemasonry. Non-Masons frequently have wrong impressions of Masonry, but that is hardly surprising. The only voices many of them hear are those of anti-Masonic pundits pitching the sale of their books, pamphlets and videos.

Michael Toth has been a Freemason for 28 years. He served as The Worshipful Master of the oldest lodge in Chicago, Oriental Lodge #33 (established 1845) and has been working in international Freemasonry as The Grand Representative from The Grand Lodge of Illinois to two European Grand Lodges. Michael is also a member of the Masonic appendant bodies: Scottish Rite and Grottoes of North America.

In 1991, Michael produced and directed the very first feature documentary ever about Freemasonry for Freemasons, titled UNSEEN JOURNEY. In 1995 this film was re-edited and renamed THE FREEMASONS, a one-hour documentary adapted for the general public and distributed on DVD all over the world.

Throughout the years he has written produced and directed many documentaries and several feature films. The dramatic television series about Freemasonry he is developing will be the largest and most important project of his career.

Since the time Michael created the first documentary about Freemasons, dozens of documentaries were produced and broadcast on TV cable channels, but none of them with the real understanding what Freemasonry is all about.

And again, that is because the people who produced all of those programs, do not belong to the Masonic Fraternity, and cannot understand the real meaning of the Brotherhood. These television programs or so-called documentaries are mostly video exposes revealing alleged terrible secrets of Masonry.

And what to say about narrative feature films or television shows exploiting the subject of Freemasonry?

Films like “Murder By Decree” where Masonry was shown to be behind the murders of Jack The Ripper. Many times Freemasons are portrayed in connection with serial killers, or as the force behind subversive plots to dominate the world, or as silly fellows with funny hats and secret handshakes. None of this is a true representation of what Freemasons are and Masonry is.

NOW is the time to show the world the real story of Freemasonry and the real character of the so-called “secret society” that’s been behind the scenes of history for so many centuries.

Links

• The Masons TV https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-masons-tv-series-pilot#/story
• The Masons TV on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Masons-TV-Series/394485840736780?sk=timeline