10-04-2004, 08:42 PM
Well, here's how it went.<br>
<br>
The Crew, were very hard working and listened to many suggestions.<br>
<br>
There were a dozen legionaries and Julius Ceaser.<br>
All of the Miles and the Centurion wore Maille, red tunics, and brass helmets.<br>
The century of the helmets varied from era to era but this was, afterall, a short notice volunteer thing.<br>
<br>
As for the Gauls, ( only 5 showed up) well you will all go ballistic if and when you see them but before you do I'd like you all to remmebr this.<br>
<br>
This production company is a small (5 or 6) group of people, probably in their late 20's/early 30's. They are an Indie company. They are NOT a 400 person Ted Turner/ Network group.<br>
<br>
They are not History Channel Employees.<br>
They are also not Historians.<br>
<br>
Their Budget is probably made up of peanuts and shoe strings.<br>
<br>
In effect, they are sub contractors.<br>
<br>
They had 12 re-eanctors, one actor playing Julius Ceaser, 2 SCA Barbarian/TUchux esque Gauls, with good Fantasy armour, and three Newyork Guals with costumes that made them look like firsttimers at a NERO event ( They actually are firsttimers to any event)<br>
<br>
They had a psycho Horse that kept trying to throw Julius Ceaser off a cliff.<br>
<br>
The Make up was done by two NYU students, for free, who are taking a special effects makeup class.<br>
<br>
It Rained.<br>
It was cold.<br>
George went off on someone<br>
I yelled at all of the faux PHDs who tried to tell the rest of us how smart they were and how dumb we were.<br>
Basically, a typical event.<br>
Too Bad John Ebels gladiators weren't there to party with afterwards, at would been REALLY rowdy!<br>
<br>
They had two days to get this done.<br>
And Directing Reeanctors is like herding cats!<br>
<br>
Mike Heenan, the NEW commander of Our group, legio III Cyerenaica, and my former Platoon Seargent many years ago,( who was also there for this shoot) taught me this saying back in the early 80's. " Go with what you got!"<br>
<br>
It means that they, the production company, could have cried and moaned and complained about things but that would not get their stuff made.<br>
<br>
SO yes, if this peice ever appears, and if this segement is included in it,<br>
<br>
There will only be 12 Miles, and Ceaser in the shots.<br>
Ceaser's Horse is a nut.<br>
the Gauls are campy and Farby.<br>
There are only 5 of them.( They worked their tails off)<br>
It was Cold.<br>
It was Rainy.<br>
Hollywood Smollywood, I like my day job better.<br>
<br>
Blame the accountants, not the film makers.<br>
<br>
Thanks for listening.<br>
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<br>
The Crew, were very hard working and listened to many suggestions.<br>
<br>
There were a dozen legionaries and Julius Ceaser.<br>
All of the Miles and the Centurion wore Maille, red tunics, and brass helmets.<br>
The century of the helmets varied from era to era but this was, afterall, a short notice volunteer thing.<br>
<br>
As for the Gauls, ( only 5 showed up) well you will all go ballistic if and when you see them but before you do I'd like you all to remmebr this.<br>
<br>
This production company is a small (5 or 6) group of people, probably in their late 20's/early 30's. They are an Indie company. They are NOT a 400 person Ted Turner/ Network group.<br>
<br>
They are not History Channel Employees.<br>
They are also not Historians.<br>
<br>
Their Budget is probably made up of peanuts and shoe strings.<br>
<br>
In effect, they are sub contractors.<br>
<br>
They had 12 re-eanctors, one actor playing Julius Ceaser, 2 SCA Barbarian/TUchux esque Gauls, with good Fantasy armour, and three Newyork Guals with costumes that made them look like firsttimers at a NERO event ( They actually are firsttimers to any event)<br>
<br>
They had a psycho Horse that kept trying to throw Julius Ceaser off a cliff.<br>
<br>
The Make up was done by two NYU students, for free, who are taking a special effects makeup class.<br>
<br>
It Rained.<br>
It was cold.<br>
George went off on someone<br>
I yelled at all of the faux PHDs who tried to tell the rest of us how smart they were and how dumb we were.<br>
Basically, a typical event.<br>
Too Bad John Ebels gladiators weren't there to party with afterwards, at would been REALLY rowdy!<br>
<br>
They had two days to get this done.<br>
And Directing Reeanctors is like herding cats!<br>
<br>
Mike Heenan, the NEW commander of Our group, legio III Cyerenaica, and my former Platoon Seargent many years ago,( who was also there for this shoot) taught me this saying back in the early 80's. " Go with what you got!"<br>
<br>
It means that they, the production company, could have cried and moaned and complained about things but that would not get their stuff made.<br>
<br>
SO yes, if this peice ever appears, and if this segement is included in it,<br>
<br>
There will only be 12 Miles, and Ceaser in the shots.<br>
Ceaser's Horse is a nut.<br>
the Gauls are campy and Farby.<br>
There are only 5 of them.( They worked their tails off)<br>
It was Cold.<br>
It was Rainy.<br>
Hollywood Smollywood, I like my day job better.<br>
<br>
Blame the accountants, not the film makers.<br>
<br>
Thanks for listening.<br>
<p></p><i></i>
