Weekly Update (May 9-15)

Weekly Update:
-We shot in 2 locations in Pensacola, FL for the NICHOLAS trailer.
-Travis and Jesse had a NICHOLAS/DAY OF THE HEDGES/2016 Project production meeting.
-The 2nd draft revisions of the DAY OF THE HEDGES screenplay began.
-Final preparations for the big NICHOLAS trailer shoot this weekend.

Haley Schroeck and Travis Williams shooting on location for the NICHOLAS trailer.

Coming Up Next Week:
-The main 2 days of shooting for the NICHOLAS trailer are this weekend, after that the project will have 1 short day of shooting left.
-Focus next week will be on completed the 2nd draft of DAY OF THE HEDGES.

Question from a Fan:
“If all the HP movies are set in the same universe, how early did you introduce that concept?”
Though you could argue it was earlier, I’d say NUTSHELLS (2002) was the first real hint of that, as there are allusions to the Dance World and Travis’s character from BFCU3. In the “expanded universe” the characters and places introduced in NUTSHELLS are considered Dance World cannon.  

Weekly Update (April 18-24)

Weekly Update:
-Began copying an archival copy of each movie we’ve done to an “archive drive”. This will be used to edit some materials for the 15th anniversary event and for backup purposes.
-Wrapped shooting on Seidule Films’ COVER ME (including a scene that features a Hedges Pictures cameo).
-Met with the graphic designer doing the 15th anniversary logo and commemorative poster to discuss designs.
-Met with the costumer for the NICHOLAS trailer.
-Began booking actors and locations for the NICHOLAS trailer.

On the Agenda for Next Week:
-Writing scripts for some of the 15th anniversary videos that will play at the gala in addition to the NICHOLAS trailer and DAY OF THE HEDGES.
-Continuing to book actors and locations for the NICHOLAS trailer.
-Preparing schedules for the various shooting days for the NICHOLAS trailer.
-Preparing for the NICHOLAS trailer shooting day on the beach in Florida.

Question from a Fan:
“Can you explain the ending of BFCU3?”
In BFCU2 Travis frames Elliot Westphal for the murders of their fellow cast members. Somewhere between BFCU2 and BFCU3 Eliot, while in prison, contacts Sarah Boies and convinces her to take up the mask of The Killer and start dispatching people in Travis’s life. In BFCU3 she does so until Travis ultimately unmasks her. Unfortunately for Travis, Eliot is out of prison and finishes the job Sarah started, killing Travis (whose last words are “Death is only the beginning”).

In the Dance World Expanded Universe we learn that in that moment Travis made a deal with the dark fairy Carabosse, who cursed him with an unnaturally long life and certain magical powers. Travis used these abilities in the Dance World to attempt to gain the Shoe of Power for Carabosse. These efforts  ultimately failed and Travis was exiled from that dimension.

Which is where Dance World Revelations picks up the story. The Expanded Universe story is referenced several times in DWR - most notably by The Fall Fairy in the kitchen of Summer’s Summer House.

Travis and Elliot prepare to shoot the final scene of BFCU3 (2001).