Tips & News - November 2014

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Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. (HPS) announced its plan to co-produce a second film in the Storm Soldiers franchise with Tytan Creates. Storm Soldiers II: Weather Warriors will document the story of one lineman and his two families, the one at home and the one on the line. It is an intimate portrayal of the rigors of the job, the love, and the sacrifices made in the field and on the home front. Open casting calls begin at the International Lineman’s Rodeo October 16. Tytan Creates will be on site to film linemen who want to star as the Storm Soldier. Following the rodeo, the call for talent will be conducted through social media channels such as Facebook and Instagram through the end of October. Once the Storm Soldier is selected, the movie promotion will ramp up and will include interviews and outtakes shared to social followers. HPS and Tytan Creates produced the original StormSoldiers movie and since its release in 2013 have developed a strong following amongst the linemen community. This time around the collaboration includes sponsors, Altec, ® Inc. and Burndy, ® LLC, to tell a deeper, more personal story. Altec is a leading provider of heavy equipment products and services to the electric utility, telecommunications, tree care, lights and signs, and contractor markets. Burndy, a subsidiary of Hubbell Incorporated and sister brand of Hubbell Power Systems, provides reliable tooling, connection systems and solutions to the utility, telecommunications, data, industrial and instrumentation, and energy industries. Ken Carlson, HPS VP of Global Sales and Marketing Services explained, “Having sponsors like Altec and Burndy that are iconic in our industry is a testament to the spirit of the linemen community. We are working together to raise awareness about what linemen do and sometimes sacrifice to bring power to our daily lives.” Filming of Storm Soldiers II: Weather Warriors will follow the selected Storm Solider and weather related outages across North America. As with the first film, HPS and Tytan will seek consultation from Hall of Fame Lineman, Mike Glueckert of NorthWestern Energy to ensure technical accuracy.

We are working together to raise awareness about what lineman do and sometimes sacrifice to bring power to our daily lives.

- ken carlson, VP Global sales and marketing services hubbell power systems, inc.

life on the line

The linemen community will be in the national spotlight with the upcoming release of Life on the Line , starring lead characters, John Travolta and Kate Bosworth. Inspired by Storm Soldiers, Life on the Line is a Hollywood produced film about a crew of eccentric linemen who do the dangerous high-wire work of fixing the electrical grid as they struggle to hold on to the women they love until a massive storm threatens to rip their lives apart. The film is being produced by Marro Films and Elite Film Productions and is directed by David Hackl. Filming begins in Vancouver in October and is planned to release in theaters nationwide April 2015. Representatives of Marro Films and Elite FilmProductions will be present at the International Lineman’s Rodeo to promote the film.

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