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The Life of Riley
Cobblestones (test pilot #2)
Jim recruits Harmon and Oz to cobble together a plan for a long overdue project.
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Cobblestones-Full Episode Apr 18, 2016
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Country Scholars - Etiquette
Young scholars visit Riley's Farm and learn a few things about 18th century etiquette.
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Ep 1 - Country Scholars Feb 6, 2016
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Fall Afternoon with Jim Tavaré & The Bost Family Traditions
It's a foot stompin' good time when Jim Riley is joined at the Old Wilshire packing shed by British actor, comedian and Courage cast member Jim Tavaré, his wife Laura and the Bost Family Traditions bluegrass band.
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Fall Afternoon - Tavaré Oct 1, 2015
Tavern Talk
Richard Hanna - Part 2
In part 2, Mr. Hanna talks with Jim more about his service in World War II, whether we should have dropped the bomb, his postwar days as a tommy gun-toting adventurer and the current threats to American freedom.
Tavern Talk
Richard Hanna - Part 2 Aug 25, 2015
Tavern Talk
Richard Hanna - Part 1
World War II veteran and longtime friend Richard Hanna drops by the Hawk's Head Tavern to talk with Jim about growing up during the Great Depression and his service in the war.
Tavern Talk
Richard Hanna - Part 1 Aug 5, 2015
Bide with me here, for a Time
If you spend any time reading 18th century literature, you’ll stumble upon some odd units of measure: “Sennight” A space of seven days and nights, a week. New Hampshire Gazette, April 27,1770: “..Advices from the Robbinhood (sic) Society. The last time I was at the club was on Tuesday sennight.” “Ultimo” of or occurring in […]
An ‘Encouraging’ Dose of Tar and Feather
‘Community’ may be many things to many people, but for most of the industrial era, at least, it hasn’t had much to do with seeking justice. The days of the sheriff calling out the posse and deputizing every honest man in the neighborhood have morphed into ‘community watch’ programs, where people just peer out their windows and call […]
“So Spirited A People as the Americans” New Hampshire June 1770
Taking note of what the good citizens of New Hampshire were reading in the summer of 1770. The Boston Massacre On June 29, 1770, the New Hampshire Gazette reported that London papers had just arrived in Boston. The news of the Boston Massacre arrived in England on the 22nd of April, (48 days after the event). In response […]
Production Log May 22, 2011
We were short a little connective tissue for the first episode, (transition takes) so we shot some time interval footage of the sun rising on a stone wall, Silas bringing in a lantern, and Silas observing the distant horizon through the window, in anticipation of a storm. I have experienced a few midwestern winters, and […]
Salesmen in Black French Berets(Distribution is Art)
I have a humiliating confession to make. I actually allowed myself to watch the first twenty minutes of
On Working With Family and Friends..
James Riley talks about Drew Ganyer and Lighting…
Okay, for subscribers only, a discussion of lighting and DP Drew Ganyer’s great lighting on a small budget.
A Glimpse of Courage Music
Pick-up Shots
Today, we’re going to do a pick-up shot of Abraham Foxe questioning one of the witnesses in the tavern court house. The editors have finished first and 2nd draft cuts of the entire first episode, but we discovered one closeup that we never locked down during the first round. Not bad for a […]
