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NEW TERRITORY / A WRAP

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 03:58:01 +0000

After a year of gestation, planning, rewrites, casting, starts and stops, NEW TERRITORY has been shot.

We invite you to catch news, photos, and general updates on our new Facebook page.

PROCESS : EUGENE’S MAP

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:49:23 +0000

At the beginning of NEW TERRITORY, Eugene pulls out a map which he uses to chart the day’s adventures. In the short story Eugene goes to the trouble of mapping the actual terrain, but in the adaptation (and in the search for the right map), it was decided that his map would be more for the sake of make-believe, scrawling lines and scribbles over a terrain that has little to do with their present location.

After a search for available maps from books and other sources, the decision to create it as a prop was deemed necessary, since multiple versions would be needed for the sake of production.

The first step was to find a hero map.

Next began the process of staining the printout copies of the map using the morning’s leftover espresso and a towel for brushing. At first just a light coat is done, and then intermittent second coats across the page.

As the paper becomes saturated, the stain spreads, giving it a uniformity.

Next coffee grounds are sprinkled overtop, and then worked lightly into various sections with a wet towel. This will add darker blotches to the surface.

Folding the map back and forth over its creases to induce wear.

The finishing touches involve tearing the left side to suggest the map was lifted from a book, and giving the page a dog-ear. It will also help to obscure some of the map edges, to avoid the look of printer paper sizing.

This grade-school technique (for making treasure maps) was a lot of fun to revisit.

NEW TERRITORY / PROPS

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:15:18 +0000

A few of the props found thus far.

NEW TERRITORY / ADDITIONAL SCOUTING

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:13:49 +0000

We’ve returned from another trip to Lancaster, wrapping up the last of the main locations. It involved some hopeful searching, a conversation with local Amish, and a friendly farming family who happened to be Phillies phans. All in all, a great end to the scouting portion of New Territory. - Alex

NEW TERRITORY / REHEARSAL

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:14:21 +0000

The Cast of NEW TERRITORY

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:50:30 +0000

We’re happy to officially welcome Adam Campbell, Emily Cofer, and Dylan Cleary to our film.

NEW TERRITORY NEWS 03.21.10

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:31:57 +0000

We will be scouting the location the last weekend of March, as well as working with actors in the setting and testing things out. Shot design continues, and the last draft of the script is complete. Daydreams are slowly turning into moving pictures. - Alex

PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF PREPRODUCTION

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:58:40 +0000

Whenever we finish projects, looking back at the beginning is always interesting. Right now we’re at the beginning of a new project, and so far there’s no footage, there’s only influence and daydreaming.

I hope we look back at these a few months from now and smile. - Alex