Regarding your question about the actual shoot…or I should say shoots, well, it was extremely outlandish for an Indy Film. Not including the pre and post production, which were both very lengthy in their own right, the actual shooting length of the movie spanned over a 2 ½ year time period. And during these shoots, there were three (3) full and completely different production crews, which included 4 different camera operators and 5 A.D.’s. Furthermore, two (2) very distinct sets of actors worked on the film in order to cover the film’s 700 year time span… and that’s not even counting the hundreds of people involved in 2nd units. So yes, it was a lot of crew and cast, bigger than any movie (studio or independent) that I’ve personally been involved in. Maybe after this I’ll get to play around (act) in one of those 100 – 200 million dollar projects. But no, my movie wasn’t a studio financed project... one might pick it up when it’s time to sell it, but that would obviously be after the fact. Let’s just leave it as this project was very taxing for me to make on every possible level. But it’ll be an accomplishment that I’ll remember… perhaps in a haunting way (laughing).

Question: You shot different time periods. I read in the synopsis that all the characters are ‘re-animated’ spirits from the past. Was it difficult for everyone involved to keep track of who and what they were supposed to be and how they should act in the future to match their old selves or new selves? It must have made it difficult for the actors to act accordingly; did the old and new counter parts spend time together to get to know each other? Did the crew have to take special notes to make things match from the past or so that they would match the future?


Sampson's Answer: All great questions, however, none really apply. Here’s the kicker… other than myself, No one ever saw the full script. And when I say ‘no one’ I mean NO ONE. As I mentioned in my answer to another question, there were 3 different and complete film crews along with two different sets of actors (Medieval and modern cast). I didn’t show any one of them the complete script…ever!

I felt that it would all fit together in the end because of the story telling and dialogue of the script…which only I had. I truly believed that all everyone needed to do was focus on their surroundings, their moment in time, especially the actors. I didn’t want them to know who they were in the past or would be in the future as far as their characters were concerned. They only needed to know what their character would know in their lifetime. This way their delivery would be organic. I wanted nothing anticipated, overly configured or certain dialogue unnaturally emphasized. And if an actor got off course, I’d lead them back in the right direction. It worked out perfectly in the end…yes, my plan of world denomination is all coming together now (hahahahaha).

Besides the post house personnel, it’s safe to say that 100% of them (cast and crew) have no clue as to what the story/plot of the film is totally about and that they’ll all be in shock when they see the final project, more so, say, in comparison to other projects they’ll ever work on in their careers as actors and crew members.

And no, they weren’t a part of a team. That’s funny. Truthfully, to date, they’ve never spoken or met each other. No correspondence whatsoever. Like the actors, I didn’t want them to influence each other’s style. In the movie, including the D.P.s, there were a total of four (4) camera operators who shot during the filming of the movie. Each one had their specialty.