Archery and Adventuring

Greetings, one and all! This week was a bit of a switch-up. On Sunday, the team got to practice archery, which is a decided change of pace from what we've been doing lately.
 

Tuesday, several of us went on a bit of an exploratory mission, looking for interesting places that could be used for shoots. About four hours of hiking netted us a handful of such places.

              
Well, that's about all for this week. Until next time!

Milestone

Greetings one and all! This week has been one of many changes and events, but for all of that, there are only a couple pieces of project news.

First, the team met, as per usual, to advance their understanding of storming and rescue procedures. I had to fill in for one of the team-members in the last iteration, which was fun.

   

Secondly, Monday marked the tenth anniversary of the beginning of filming for our very first project ever, dubbed "Black Falcon: Liberator." 

  

 

With the anniversary and the passing of David, this has been a week of reflection. It's been a wild ride, and we've grown a lot through it. Only time will tell what may come of it, and some things we may never know until eternity.

Well, on that contemplative note, I will bid you all adieu. Have a good week, and we'll see you all next time!

Passing Honors

So, this has been a bit of a whiplash week.

After the general scurry and business of the week, two of our veterans joined the training Sunday to teach the new generation the proper use of firearms... and storming buildings.

    
They were methodical, and good progress was made. Finalization is slated for next week.

That night, the bomb dropped. A longtime friend, David Hamilton, (composer for both "Othersight" and "Gatewalkers,") had passed away. Out of respect for his family, and the magnitude of their loss, I won't say any more, save this:

Farewell, my friend. The war won't be the same without you.

https://soundcloud.com/davidhcomposer/my-gift-to-you

Iterations

Greetings one and all! Blogging was a lot easier back in the days when I was sure that I'd be filming the stuff that I was writing. Several terminated scripts later... well, it tends toward more cryptic missives on the blog than I might like. I like to call the sudden changes between scripts "project whiplash." Thus far, I'd like to avoid it for my readers. That said, I will mention that we're currently dabbling in something like urban fantasy, but it's a project that breaks most of the conventions. Only time will tell if it's a good idea, but thus far it's been fun.

As summer draws near, another generation of stunties comes close to finishing their training.

If all goes well, they should have a solid generalist understanding of several combat arts by the end of June. At least, solid enough to look the part on screen.

Well, that's about all for this week. Until next time!

School of Battle

Hello again! This week has featured the development of the new script concept, which shall remain under wraps for the time being, as these things do tend to shift a bit. That said, I am liking how Episode 1 looks.

The team met on Sunday, and we practiced skirmishing for an event later this Summer, followed by the fine art of fighting multiple opponents.

  

Meanwhile, our props department has been expanding its repertoire of skills, studying resin casting and running some sculpting experiments. 

Still a fairly low key week, but productive.

 Well, that's about all for this week. Until next time!

Not Much To Say...

This week was pretty much free of any major events. Even though script development is still being pursued, this is easily the quietest week of my filmmaking career. I hope that ends soon, because it's getting a little creepy...

A Clash of Arms

This week covers pretty much the same territory as last, regarding script development. However, there was a unique highlight in the stuntie training this time around. While one can teach swordplay and combat techniques until the day you die, there is little understanding until the student has the chance to put the teaching into practice. To that end, after some drills, the group broke into teams and proceeded to have at each other with padded versions of the weapons they've been learning to use.

  

Teaching "the walk."

Acting casualties.

Lessons were learned, bruises were made, and blood was shed. All in all, a productive session.

Well,that's about all for this week. Until next time!