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Hall Train Entertainment -
Year end review
Hall Train Entertainment HTRN
Shares issued 14282255 1997-11-28 close $0.14
Wednesday Dec 3 1997
Mr Matteo Bossio reviews the company
Hall Train Entertainment, through its subsidiary, Hall Train Moving Pictures, has continued to increase its revenue base.
Management's efforts and immediate goals have continued to focus on the acquisition of new contracts and increased revenues. The company has steadily broadened its entertainment industry visibility and creative expertise - through art direction and design, animation and special effects, film and video production, 3D tooling, fabrication and animatronics.
The company has continued to expand its creative services to Universal, as part of a multifaceted contract to support the planned expansion of Universal City, Orlando and has increased its contract commitment. Other creative opportunities exist for the company to potentially supply additional services to Universal and will be evaluated for presentation in the New Year.
The Mamenchiasaurus is now on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. This sculpture represents the company's effort to create and install the largest scientifically accurate dinosaur sculpture in the world. It is on display in The Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park: The Lost World, a traveling entertainment exhibit based on Steven Spielberg's motion picture sequel to Jurassic Park.
Extensive animation and special effects have been completed and delivered to Discovery Channel, for the upcoming television broadcast of the one hour special, Beyond T-Rex. This represents the second Hall Train Moving Pictures production contract for Discovery Channel and follows the highly successful T-Rex - The Ultimate Guide, which is currently available in video format at Discovery Stores across North America.
New business which has been negotiated and is now in production:
The PBS television series Zoboomafoo. Hall Train Moving Pictures, under contract with Paragon Pictures, will art direct and animate 24 episode segments. Working in association with Chris and Martin Kratt of Kratt's Creatures fame (also on PBS), HTMP will also develop sets and animal characters with a focus on introducing them to a broad pre-school audience.
Presently in production is The Time Machine, a revolutionary visitor-interactive exhibit for the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. This contract covers the design and creation of a unique 3-D dinosaur habitat, which will be positioned as the Academy's key attraction in conjunction with the March 1998 reopening of the highly successful exhibit Discovering Dinosaurs.
Hall Train Moving Pictures has opened a new animation and film production facility in Oakville, Ontario. This 5,000 square foot studio will provide three animation systems working simultaneously and a state-of-the-art post production suite providing virtually all finishing requirements under one roof. The fabrication facility will continue to devote its 6000 square feet basically to modeling, sculpting, fabrication and painting services.
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