Production continues in Highlands, NC for Reckoning! We’re shooting in cold temperatures and incredible locations thanks to the generosity of local families. Pictured below is a setup with our young actress who plays Rose Lawson. We’re inside a chicken coop where she hides Cavalry gold in the film. And this was a functioning barn! So we had friendly (and noisy) goats along with curious chickens. It’s the world of independent film!
A lot of the shoot takes place in a nearby cabin which historically was a sharecroppers cabin. It’s beautiful inside and out and we are forever grateful to the Garcia family for their generosity to our film production. This shooting location made the movie possible. Ultimately, so many locations from generous people made Reckoning what it is, but we definitely cannot imagine the Rose Lawson cabin anywhere else but here!
The days were cold and the nights even colder! But faithful friends and family made the production happen. I’m so grateful for each individual who helped with this movie possible. The shot below takes place towards the end of the film. Rose and the Cavalry soldier await the arrival of a notorious outlaw named Ghost. Sandi Boudreau is a producer on the film, but tonight she’s also 2nd AC. Only on independent films does a producer join the camera crew!
Overall, the production for Reckoning is moving along at a solid pace! It’s a lot of legwork and long hours with a skeleton crew. Yet the freedom of story telling outside the studio system also holds distinct advantages that often lend to less pressure and more creative freedom. We wouldn’t have it any other way.
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