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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message Icon:                             Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by James N.[/i] [br]I just discovered this WONDERFUL site and would like to thank and congratulate its creator, and also to introduce myself and explain my connection to this production. I spent three months as part of the military core group during the filming in 1991. At some point, I was designated "artillery coordinator", since the imposing cannon and mortars seen in the production had many aspects; but there was no single controlling element for them. It was in this area that I was able to make my greatest contribution to the finished product. I also appeared in uniform on both sides of the firing line, but only finally survived editing as the commander of Montcalm's "honor guard" during the evacuation of the fort by Munro's troops. I can be seen as a dim shadow at Montcalm's dinner table along with Levis in some of the shots inside the tent. During the Massacre Valley sequence, I served as Captain of the last "company" straggling into the ambush, so was farthest from the cameras for that. My main contribution was in devising and adapting the artillery drill so that it appeared we reenactor extras were actually firing the siege guns, which belonged to the SET department; but were in fact operated ( detonated ) by the SPECIAL EFFECTS crew! That's what I meant by there being no single control over this very important aspect of the production. Having just finished reading most of the "Musings" by various other cast/crew members, I find many reminders of my service there. I would be happy to share my own personal experiences as well. Unfortunately, I have no way to digitalize the Kodak DISC photographs I took, else I would like to share those, too. I have several good ones of Munro, Heyward, and Magua; and one or two of Hawkeye, Cora, etc. I look forward to once again talking about this adventure! [/quote]    Upload an Image File From Your PC For Insertion in Your Post    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.