That's a Wrap

Thanks to all who were involved in the production of "Scout Camp."  It has been incredible to see this project come to life.  We started shooting in early August, and before we wrapped, the project had turned in to a veritable "who's who" of familiar cast and crew.

The first week of shooting started modestly, with an extremely talented Shawn Carter (High School Musical 1, 2, and 3) humbly leading our cast of scouts through a comical re-creation of the happenings at a week-long scout camp.  Before the end of the week, the cast was joined by Kirby Heyborne as the scout master, who brought on a perfect balance of "let's keep the rules," and "scouts will be scouts."  By the end of the shoot, recognizable faces from all chapters of LDS cinema had come to do time in front of the camera.  In addition to Heyborne, we saw Trenton James, (Pirates of the Great Salt Lake) Curt Doussett, (Discovery Channel's Hazard Pay, Church Ball) Adam Johnson, (Charly) Matt Mattson (Single's 2nd Ward) Will Rubio, (Forever Strong) Jeffery Blake, (Stalking Santa) Brad Johnson, (High School Musical 3) and several more.  

Even behind the camera there was a reunion-type feeling for many of the crew who had worked together on previous projects.  The crew of between 20 to 30 shot 15 days and wrapped a day early.  There wasn't one complaint heard while they dealt with hot weather, night shoots, over 130 extras, remote locations, and continual on-set jokes and pranks.  Our art department, lead by Whitney Donald, delivered some fantastic sets, props, and an unforgettable "scout-mobile."  Sonja Nelson headed up the wardrobe, and managed to dress a large cast and an even larger group of extras in perfect scout related costumes.  Janna Larsen came through with some great hair and make-up looks, and even put together some Hollywood-esque prosthetic effects work.  DP Jeff Lambright worked wonders with Carl Gundestrup's lighting, to capture the true feeling of the locations.

In the end, the shoot was a complete success, and we are excited to have a fun film to present to distributors.  Production photos can be found on our "Scout Camp" facebook fan page, where fans can sign up for more updates.