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I'm proud to announce the online release of the 1st episode of our Civil War web series...
CLICK HERE TO VIEW EPISODE 1 ON VIMEO
NEVER TO TURN BACK
"Never To Turn Back" is an independently produced web series chronicling the final campaign of the American Civil War in Virginia. Each short film tells the story of the crucial moments and people in the desperate struggle in the last year of the war.
Chapter 1 introduces us to combatants as they face-off in the, "Battle of the Wilderness".
Chapter 2, which will be released online May 26th, follows up at the Battle of Spotsylvania.
Both episodes premiered theatrically at the Naro Cinema in Norfolk, VA on February 20th, 2010.
The Skinny...
Principal photography for the first two episodes was completed at two locations, over the course of a weekend. It was a 3 camera shoot (All DVX100a). Four separate units of re-enactors donated their time and materials to make this as authentic as possible. The generosity of the cast and crew allowed us to film both of these episodes for somewhere in the ball park of $600.
I should note that, Directors of Photography Chris Curl (username: chriscurl) and Tom Shortridge (username: Tom Shortridge), are long time DVXuser members and were integral in making this all happen.
Why we did it...
Quite frankly, to see if we could. War is not something you usually see represented in the indie-short world. We were in a unique position of having both the re-enactors and historical locations throughout Virginia to inspire an authentic Civil War production.
The Future...
The concept of this becoming a 10 part series came about while writing the first chapter. May 1864- April 1865 were a crucial time in the history of our nation. This campaign has so many great stories that the idea of making it into a series was just natural.
Chapters 3 and 4 are written. 5-10 are outlined and laid out. Each episode covers different key moments and characters from the campaigns from different perspectives. We are also playing a bit with the concept of genre within the series. For instance, Chapter 3 tells the story of a Union regimental surgeon operating near the North Anna River. It has a strong horror vibe due to the rather gruesome nature of a battlefield doctor's work.
The key to completion will be funding. We plan to test out Kickstarter.com to fund the next two episodes in the series some point in the very near future.
Links and Business...
The official site for the series can be found HERE.
An in depth credits list can be found HERE.
Thanks for taking a look and we look forward to hearing everyone's feedback.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW EPISODE 1 ON VIMEO
NEVER TO TURN BACK
"Never To Turn Back" is an independently produced web series chronicling the final campaign of the American Civil War in Virginia. Each short film tells the story of the crucial moments and people in the desperate struggle in the last year of the war.
Chapter 1 introduces us to combatants as they face-off in the, "Battle of the Wilderness".
Chapter 2, which will be released online May 26th, follows up at the Battle of Spotsylvania.
Both episodes premiered theatrically at the Naro Cinema in Norfolk, VA on February 20th, 2010.
The Skinny...
Principal photography for the first two episodes was completed at two locations, over the course of a weekend. It was a 3 camera shoot (All DVX100a). Four separate units of re-enactors donated their time and materials to make this as authentic as possible. The generosity of the cast and crew allowed us to film both of these episodes for somewhere in the ball park of $600.
I should note that, Directors of Photography Chris Curl (username: chriscurl) and Tom Shortridge (username: Tom Shortridge), are long time DVXuser members and were integral in making this all happen.
Why we did it...
Quite frankly, to see if we could. War is not something you usually see represented in the indie-short world. We were in a unique position of having both the re-enactors and historical locations throughout Virginia to inspire an authentic Civil War production.
The Future...
The concept of this becoming a 10 part series came about while writing the first chapter. May 1864- April 1865 were a crucial time in the history of our nation. This campaign has so many great stories that the idea of making it into a series was just natural.
Chapters 3 and 4 are written. 5-10 are outlined and laid out. Each episode covers different key moments and characters from the campaigns from different perspectives. We are also playing a bit with the concept of genre within the series. For instance, Chapter 3 tells the story of a Union regimental surgeon operating near the North Anna River. It has a strong horror vibe due to the rather gruesome nature of a battlefield doctor's work.
The key to completion will be funding. We plan to test out Kickstarter.com to fund the next two episodes in the series some point in the very near future.
Links and Business...
The official site for the series can be found HERE.
An in depth credits list can be found HERE.
Thanks for taking a look and we look forward to hearing everyone's feedback.
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