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Topic: Command Decisions: Hastings
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Neb
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posted 07-25-2004 04:10 PM
    
A bunch of diverse folks spent yesterday (Sat, July 24, 2004) doing location work for History Channel's new series "Command Decision": Battle of Hastings! I'll post here when I'm sent the airdate.Gordon Frye (my hubby) provided two horses, and Henrik of Havn (Duke, SCA, and a REAL reenactor/historian) ended up cast as William the Conquerer (or invader, depends on your POV). Cool folks came up from Arizona, down from Oregon, and from the Bay Area to film on the slopes of Mr. Diablo. Fun with live steel! Lotsa bruised and scraped knuckles, a few armor bites, and one broken wrist (stupid horse tricks...*sigh*). The production company doing this show are very nice people and they really want to get it "right". They were very open to suggestions and corrections from the "cast". Hoping for a very cool episode! Stay tuned,
Theorra/Nabila/Squire Bob (ended up doing a cavalry charge with lance...have the bruises to prove it) -------------------- Fortus fortuna uvat!
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Fire Stryker
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posted 07-26-2004 07:10 AM
Hi Neb,Let's hope they take the suggestions to heart. The companies tend to be notorious for soliciting opinion then ignoring it.  Sounds like fun. Let us know when it is going to air. J -------------------- ad finem fidelis
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Gordon
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posted 07-26-2004 07:13 PM
Only time will tell if they choose to accept the advice or not. You're right though, I've been on productions where the Director or AD will ask "What would they do here?" and then, after a thorough explanation on your part as to what and why things were done a certain way, you get to watch them proceed to do almost the diametrical opposite...after profuse thanks for the information, of course. But hey, they pay for the advice, it's their's to do with as they pleaseGordon Frye -------------------- "After God, we owe our victory to our Horses"
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Neb
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posted 07-27-2004 10:41 AM
I put up the few pictures I managed to snap on my blog: http://home.earthlink.net/~nebbo/blog
The above link will get you to the blog entry, and the rest of the pics are on the "Photo Album" page.Neb [ 07-27-2004: Message edited by: Neb ] -------------------- Fortus fortuna uvat!
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Gordon
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posted 07-27-2004 10:27 PM
Hey Cory, good to hear from you! I have to admit feeling rather dumb about that spill... I bloody well KNEW that my horse didn't like the shields, and that the straps which work great for infantry just don't quite make it for trying to use reins at the same time, but I had to do it anyway... Oh well, good decisions come from wisdom, wisdom comes from experience, experience, as they say, comes from bad decisions, LOL! At least I was smart enough not to wear the shield's neck strap! Yikes!Anyway, you guys really looked great, and were a joy to work with. Thanks to all who lent a hand with putting up the horses, too, while I was "hor's de combat" as it were! Hope to see you chaps again soon! Oh, Woodcrafter... sorry to say, for the 11th Century lances, I haven't the foggiest, sorry. Gordon -------------------- "After God, we owe our victory to our Horses"
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Neb
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posted 08-14-2004 11:02 PM
OK, the air dates are in: Hastings airs November 19th! Should be fun!Also got one more pic uploaded: http://home.earthlink.net/~nebbo/blog/id2.html Neb [ 08-26-2004: Message edited by: Neb ] -------------------- Fortus fortuna uvat!
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