I joined Director Randolph Sellars and Writer/Producer Irl Davis out at the 6,000 acre Tygh Ridge Ranch in Tygh Valley, Oregon to do some steadicam work on their picture.  We got some very pretty running horse footage from the back of an ATV, a few traveling oners, and a great 270 degree shot.  Conditions were windy and rainy much of the time, especially for steadicam, but there was a great crew that provided help at the critical times.  During the 270 degree shot, there was so much wind, I had to put 2 KN6 gyrostabilizers on the sled.  We did take after take and the wind was too much even for the gyros.  Finally, when we were about ready to pack up, the wind died down to about 10mph and we nailed it.  When you watch the shot you can see tell by the ribbon in the lead actress’ hair at 1:37.

There will be more to come on this project soon. Special thanks to Kristin Zabawa, who was on hand, capturing these behind the scenes photos for the film.