Episode 2 — 2nd Day of Shooting
Posted on August 18, 2011 by James RileyGreat, Long Day of shooting! I think I turned in around 1:30 or so in the morning…Continue Reading »
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Courage, New Hampshire Episode 2 – The Sons of Liberty
Posted on August 17, 2011 by James RileyWe finished the first day of principal photography for Courage, New Hampshire – Episode 2, “The Sons of Liberty” yesterday. We should be uploading a video blog from the set today, so watch here for more news — including an exciting new way of watching Courage. Stay tuned — and tell your friends! […]Continue Reading »
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Story-boarding Courage
Posted on August 11, 2011 by James RileyFrame by Frame We’re heading down the stretch to principle photography for episode 2 of Courage, New Hampshire — “The Sons of Liberty.” Yesterday, we spent the better part of the day story-boarding the first week of shooting and it reminds me of a confession a big studio director once made about a major Pixar animation film. […]Continue Reading »
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Those Arrogant Brits
Posted on July 30, 2011 by James RileyRight now, we’re putting the finishing touches on the high school version of our Courage, New Hampshire curriculum supplement, and Megan Ernst and I are debating causes of the Revolution. Certainly there are quite a few threads to tie together in weaving the causal tapestry — English common law, the Reformation, the Great Awakening, the […]Continue Reading »
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Expectations – Patriotic, Christian and Rogue
Posted on July 27, 2011 by James RileyOne follower of our project, writes: ..I was expecting a video which told me more about early America and our Founding Fathers, before, during and after the American Revolution, and not this type of story. I look forward to your other upcoming productions and hope that you will give us true historic stories of our […]Continue Reading »
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The Details
Posted on July 25, 2011 by James RileyOver on Facebook Group page for Courage, Paul W. Pyle aks: I was wondering about the process you use in gathering historical facts when you start creating a great movie such as this. How you get the idea of the basic historical location and so on. Over the years, we’ve collected quite a few primary […]Continue Reading »
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Starring Scarlett something or other…
Posted on July 20, 2011 by James RileyI talked to a guy in Michigan yesterday who was so excited about selling our movie, he wants to take it out and sell it to his church, his school, and even his neighborhood. He bought 30 copies of the DVD in our July deal, (a case of 30 for $99). He did not, however, start […]Continue Reading »
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When Evil Wears Good Manners
Posted on July 6, 2011 by James RileyIf Courage, New Hampshire, were, well, Courage, Virginia, we might have a more flamboyant royal governor for the show, but this being New Hampshire in 1770, we have one John Wentworth (right) to study, and he’s just that — an interesting study. The enemies of the Wentworth family, in New Hampshire, called his extended kin “The […]Continue Reading »
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Distribution
Posted on June 30, 2011 by James RileyWhat a week — lots of DVDs loaded up in big postal containers, a media storm from both friendly and hostile voices, and a lot of talk, by everyone about something called “distribution.”Continue Reading »
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