Posted by Shannon and Sara Burns at 10:55 pm on May. 5, 2008.
This evening, we started filming in one of our most intricately designed sets ever! Last night, Nick and Aaron-the set designers-with the crew’s help began to transform the Northern Burns’ garage into a fifth century tent. There are many advantages to having the set in the garage, one of which is the controlled lighting, which makes filming easier. We always seem to be racing the setting sun! We finished the set this afternoon, only 2 hours late! It is really fun to watch the set grow.
Details of the tent
The acting in this scene was great! Praise the Lord! The crew started filming at 4 PM and didn’t finish until 4 AM.
John-Clay (our second cameraman) acting as Cadeyrn’s henchman
Posted by Shannon and Sara Burns at 10:26 pm on .
Nick, Aaron, Peter, Nathan, and Andrea Dewar spent last week preparing the set for Saturday’s filming. They built a thriving market in the village in our yard. On Saturday morning, Marilyn went to the grocery store to pick up the fresh props for the scene. She recalled, “I got several strange looks going through the store with a cart full of…onions, leeks, shallots, sweet potatoes, yellow squash, beets, turnips, carrots, acorn squash, cucumbers, green onions, nuts, muscles, and fish!” We had roughly twenty extras in the village market scene. With the call of “FRESH FISH!!!” the market came to life.
The villagers with their wares:
Chad surveys the market scene
Filming in the market
Artos’s sister Adria
Unfortunately, we had to battle with intermittent rain, clouds, and sun all day. Although the weather did slow us down, we were able to complete all that we needed to. At dusk we filmed the Saxons pillaging the market. They burned the booths and chased British villagers through the town.
Andrea and Rachel Dewar (British peasants)
The village as the Saxons attack
We were blessed by the generosity of the Ryan family, who provided the food for the day. Praise God for answering our prayers and blessing us in ways we never could have foreseen.
