Rock School (film)

Rock School is a 2005 documentary film about The Paul Green School of Rock Music.

They began shooting their documentary in January 2003, using money that DreamWorks had paid Argott for his musical contributions to the Will Ferrell comedy Old School. In the fourth or fifth month of the nine month shooting schedule, Argott and Joyce first heard of the Paramount film with Jack Black, a narrative film featuring a lead character who bore a strong resemblance to Green. One third of the 600,000 budget for the film was spent on music rights.The film opens with the a title card and the sound of Carlos Santanas guitar solo from the song Black Magic Woman. Paul Green, the primary subject of the film introduces the evenings concert. The camera pans to reveals that the guitarist is twelveyearold C.J. Tywoniak. The School is then introduced, with Green reenacting a scene from the film The Silence of the Lambs as Jame Gumb for a group of students. This is followed by the first of a number of interview segments with Green throughout the film. He explains why he started a performancebased program.year old twin boys Asa and Tucker Collins are interviewed, followed by an interview with Tywoniak and his parents about his future in music, teenage girl Madi DiazSvalgard, a Quaker singersongwriter who frequently clashes with Green and finally Will OConner a lesssuccessful student who credits the School with saving his life. These students are followed closely through the rest of the film. ........

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