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Day 419 Principle Photography Completed

Depleted Day 419 Principle Photography

Depleted Day 419 Principle Photography
Staring down the barrel of HVX200 with Redrock Micro M2Encore rig.

The Depleted Day 419 shoot went very well despite a number of setbacks related to locations at the last minute.  The complex shoot involved a large fight sequence that required a lot of creativity from fight choreographer Jay Kerr and DP Nate Eckelbarger.  The film was shot with an HVX200 (kindly loaned to us by tech writer, Tom Stern) and the Redrock Micro M2Encore 35mm lens adapter system, as well as Eckelbarger’s impressive collection of glass.  The fights were filmed at 60 fps, further increasing the light demands for gaffer Steven Mathews in the depleted space which was sculpted by Production Designer and Art Director, Sarah Jane Gray.  Frankfort’s Dave’s Airsoft helped by providing a lot of the necessary green gas for the elaborate gunfight!

As an army marches on its stomach, Chicago-style stuffed pizzas were provided by the Nicholasville, KY branch of Papa Murphy’s pizza.  This delicious food helped everyone keep trucking throughout the shoot!

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First weekend of Fight Training for Depleted: Day 419…

Fight Choreographer Jay Kerr wielding test battle equipment.
 
 
 
 
 

Fight Choreographer Jay Kerr wielding test battle equipment.
Jay Kerr shown wielding test battle equipment.

Fight choreographer, Jay Kerr (featured above), led the action players of Depleted: Day 419 through a rigorous first training for the dynamic action sequence featured in the film. Torrential rains flooded Central Kentucky during the choreography, but the hard work continued indoors.

In addition to an elaborate gunfight involving seven shooters, there is an elaborate knife fight between Nash Fitch (Eric Henninger) and James Rockland (David Haney). The knife fight features two custom blades created specially for the film by Jay Kerr, who’s also an accomplished knife smith, and by knifemaker, survivalist, and police officer, Gabe Kinderknecht. Fans of the film will have a chance to bid on these one of a kind mementos down the road after all principle photography is completed.