So It Begins

Crunch time is upon us. The-Shoot-Which-Shall-Not-Be-Repeated looked set to become The-Week-Which-Shall-Not-Be-Repeated when camera B started fritzing out, crashing after every take and corrupting most of a day's shoot footage. Fortunately it is up and running again (mostly.) So we soldier on.

This week was pretty random, so I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves whilst I hop out on a location scout.

 

Until next time!

The Great Divide

 For plot reasons, I can't go into what exactly it is that we filmed this week, except to say that it is a pivotal point in the series, where some major decisions are made. What I can do is show you the pictures. With out further ado, the mystery scene:

We also covered the mandatory training montage scenes, a continuation from the last week. Below you can see a teaser screen capture... 

The more recent shoot, however, is no secret. Three of our heroes await an untimely demise. But this team being, well... unique, we couldn't resist a... *ahem*... sight gag.

 It was quite the shoot, but between the director's migraine, shooting a huge section of the day in the wrong frame-rate, and the discomfort of being tied to bug-infested wood, all parties concerned agreed that this was The-Shoot-Which-Shall-Not-Be-Repeated.

 That's about it for this week. Until next time!

Tipping Point

Well, here we are, the dividing line, the last big push before the end of the summer. There are two big things that we must resolve in the next few days here before we can shoot next week, and they are our biggest logistical challenges. First off, we have the elven camp, which must meet several criteria, not the least of which being clear, yet surrounded by trees, and quiet. The other hurdle is horses. We will need a minimum of five horses for a few scenes, and we currently have three available. Wide open fields (without fences or structures) are also on the "in search of" list.

Anyway, on to the updates. We shot several key scenes this week, not the least of which being Mike and Gwyn meeting Iallafan...

...and the beginning of the mysterious "ring" plot arc. The answers will not be what you think...

On top of that, we did montage work. Lots of montage work...

That said, some of the locations were quite impressive. Shooting in a state park during the summer, as we did for the waterfall sequence, means an audience. The bridge this picture was taken from had a long line of curious bystanders with cameras.

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

Bridges

This week we filled in the blanks between large blocks of filming, capturing key scenes that would go into episode 1, and dialog heavy moments that link action-heavy sections. Well, I say action, but that also includes a lot of *SURPRISE!* walking. A LOT of walking. Anyway, we shot scene 7b and 8, with Trevor Owen as Cylavar. Regrettably our regular sound person was acting a lot this week, which meant second camera and BTS photographer was on sound, thus we have relatively few pictures. Still, enjoy!

Next up, lots of talking in a tent, followed by an emotional scene.

Lastly, the post-Solensgate recoup scene, featuring Silas Hart as the half-gnomic smuggler Gref.

Well, we're off to a shoot now. Until next time!

Rewind

This week we are focusing on many scenes that we had attempted to film in the first two weeks, but were cut out due to scheduling conflicts. Hopefully this will mean that we will have the first episode edited together within the next couple weeks.

Late last week we shot the bandit ambush sequence. It would have been two scenes, but location B was right on top of a nest of very angry hornets. That certainly put a slight crimp in things.

 

Thursday was a day for meeting mysteriously powerful enemies...

Monday we finally filmed the first goblin ambush, with lots of fun smoke effects. I really like the cinematic look we get from these shots. Also, you can see the absolute chaos of the fight...

Tuesday we shot the last scenes between Morrigan and Kate in Solensgate, but I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

That's about it for this week. Until next time!