Location Scouting

Jake Morely, film intensive student and Locations Manager leads part of the team on a locations scout to the Franklin Farm in Guilford.

Mexican Standoff 

Maple Sugaring

Photos Courtesy of Willow O'Feral

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Art Department at 110%

The Northern Borders Art Department has been going above and beyond in their preparations.  Take a sneak peek at what's being put together.

Students step in to help out in Costumes.

Jessica Shull, Costume Designer, at her battle station.

Props/Set Decoration

Props/Set Decoration

Props/Set Decoration

Photos Courtesy of Willow O'Feral

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Team Puts Together a Staged Reading of Northern Borders Script at Brattleboro Museum

The Northern Border's Production Team headed over to the Brattleboro Museum this evening for a staged reading of the Northern Borders working script.  Lead by veteran theater and film actor Munson Hicks, Marlboro College Theater Professor Brenda Foley and Marlboro student Logan Smith the reading went smoothly.  Brattleboro High School student, Irene Shamas, also participated, playing both Cleopatra Kittredge and Hettie Hill, the role she'll be playing in the film.  Cast members also included Film Intensive and Marlboro College students.  Professor Jay Craven, who read the stage directions, explained that the purpose of the staged reading was not only to give the community a better sense of the project but also to examine how fluid the language of the script is when actually taken off the page and put into a characters mouth.  With only a rare stumble in the reading the script seems to be in good shape.  The Film Intensive team will meet today (February 16) to review script notes and further expand the dialogue.

Stay tuned.

Photography taken by James Brad Heck

All photographs courtesy of Jeremiah Davis.

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The Man with the Story: Howard Frank Mosher, author of Northern Borders, visits our class

Author and self-styled “co-conspirator,” Howard Frank Mosher visited the Marlboro Film Intensive’s Northern Literature class to discuss his novel and director Jay Craven’s screenplay adaptation.  Leading the discussion with high energy and more than a little self-deprecating wit, Mosher regaled our class with his thoughts on the screenplay and responded to student questions about his writing process (he writes 6+ hours each day using longhand on yellow legal pads), his previous collaborations with Jay Craven (four previous films), and the fascinating and unconventional worlds of his Northern Borders characters.  Mr. Mosher proved himself to be an expert storyteller, equal to our beloved Director/Professor, Jay Craven.  

With the production looming we hope to see more of Mr. Mosher!

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Visiting Artist: Costume Designer Sarah Beers Spends 3 Days with the Film Intensive

Photo courtesy of Lu Zhang

Sarah Beers is the first in a series of visiting artists and professional mentors coming to Marlboro College to assist students and post-graduates in the making of Northern Borders. Attending the first full week of pre-production, Sarah played an instrumental role in kick starting the production's costume department. Not only did she discuss the department logistics in both the pre-production and the filming phases, but she gave everyone a great boost of confidence and excitement at the beginning of the project. 

Sarah Beers is a professional film, television, and theater costumer designer in New York. Her work includes films Maria Full of Grace, The Aspern Papers, Stranger in the Kingdom as well as TV series Rescue Me and In Treatment.

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