Posted on 11/14/2006 1:09:53 PM PST by NoControllingLegalAuthority
I wanted to share a link to our web site for a new action Western feature motion picture nearing completion. This is an "indie" movie being made by folks who are just in love with Western movies and wanted to make one ourselves.
It is based upon a true story.
It is being shot in state-of-the-art high definition digital video.
This movie has been shot completely within the United States over this summer and fall, in Idaho, Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky and South Dakota.
You can watch a two-minute trailer of scenes from the movie at our site.
www.thehayfieldmovie.com
That look good
OMG we developing future Ericm Von Streiem or John Ford or DW Griffins
I am ready for my closeup Mr De Mille
The Western is one of the great art forms that belongs to our culture exclusively. Can't wait to see the film....congratulations!
Not having done any real price comparison yet, how does it compare price wise? Did you add any additional hard drive space (like maybe a stand alone 120G or such)?
There are two I have I'd recommend:
Red Cloud by Robert W. Larson
The Fetterman Massacre by Dee Brown
The first is a biography of Red Cloud. The second is the story of the Fetterman Fight (I disagree with the word 'Massacre') which occurred in December, 1866, months before the other two fights. Yet, the Wagon Box Fight occurred near Fort Phil Kearney, where the Fetterman Fight took place; all in Central Wyoming. Fort C. F. Smith, and the Hayfield Fight, was where the Bozeman Trail crossed the Big Horn River in Southern Montana (actually, not too far from the Little Big Horn Battle).
If you enjoy Western history, these are two books worth reading. In fact, I picked up my copy of The Fetterman Massacre at the bookstore at the sight of what once was Fort Phil Kearney.
I think Vegas is something like $600 or so for a new purchase (I keep upgrading so I get a discount), and you do need extra big hard drives to mess around with. You don't want to use a USB disk for this, though, since you need to be able to read and write from/to the disk as fast as possible.
Beautiful job, man---wonderfully shot. I wish you nothing but the best.
Looks good, any idea on what rating you're expecting for the film?
SZ
Below is a link to some of his books. He worked at the same newspaper I did at one time.
The books are based on the true history of that area.
I too am a bluegrass fan and we have lots of great pickers here, several bluegrass festivals every year.
www.greeneville.com/bookstore/cameronjudd.htm
Need to bookmark this, I've been writing a novel/script for quite a while. Indie may be the way to go.
Thanks for the info. I'm sure we'll take a look at all the options. We will probably have to replace our home pc before that anyway and if we do we'll maybe have to factor in some of these requirements.
Thanks for the headsup.
Congratulations ping.
Isn't Earl Scruggs originally from around there?
Beginning of the end for Hollyweird.
bttt
Who cast this?
If you need any special effects done let me know I'm a 3D artist/animator.
I'm in
Colonel Carrington, Fort Kearny's commander, had an excellent grasp of the situation but was branded a coward by those who had no inkling of the situation. Yet, he used skill and ingenuity to keep control of the fort after Fetterman lost nearly two-thirds of the soldiers stationed there in just fifteen minutes.
Captain (brevet Lt. Col.) Fetterman was anxious to reclaim his glory days from the recently ended Civil War. He had a severe disdain for the Sioux, despite the fact that he'd never faced them in combat and had no idea of what they were capable of.
Crazy Horse and Red Cloud were two of the most successful leaders in the Sioux nations. While Red Cloud was more of a political leader who inspired his people through rhetoric, Crazy Horse was arguably the best war leader among the Plains Indians (only Geronimo of the Desert Wars comes close in my opinion).
And then you have the drama of "Portugee" Phillips epic ride on Colonel Carrington's Thoroughbred "Dandy", who carried him 238 miles across the frozen Wyoming plains to Fort Laramie, where the gallant horse collapsed and died just as it reached "Old Bedlam", the fort's BOQ, where a Christmas party was underway.
It would be fascinating to see a movie made about this fight, or any of the other famous engagements of the Indian Wars. With the technology that is available today, it would be possible to make such a film without spending the hundreds of millions that Hollywierd is currently shelling out for "junk on a reel".
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