Video Trailer
Click
on the link above to watch a
trailer for "Covered
Bridges of New England".
You can also view this in HD on
our Youtube
page.
Production Team
Director of Photography Jim
Karpeichik is also serving as
Executive Producer for the
project. Mary Steele has been
brought on board as Producer
and Writer. Jim and Mary
worked together at WJAR and
again shooting several
"Visionaries"
documentaries for PBS in the
US and in Africa. Lisa Purcell
is working on the development
side coordinating program
sponsors.
Coming soon to TV
WGBY
in Springfield is on board as
our sponsoring station to
distribute the program to PBS
stations via APT (American
Public Television). We also
have support from WGBH and
RIPBS. Please contact us if
you are a broadcaster
interested in this program.
Get Involved
You
can follow production, check
out video clips and view
pictures on our Facebook
page. If you are interested in
selling the DVD, or holding a
screening of the program when
it's finished, contact us! We
are always interested in
partnering with organizations
and groups to make this a
success. Program sponsorships
are still available, but you
must act quickly.
Production Log
In
September of 2009, we started
shooting in northern New
England, following the
brilliant Fall foliage from
north to south in all six of
the New England states. Along
the way, we've conducted
interviews with, historians,
bridge wrights, engineers and
bridge enthusiast.
Shooting continued into the
winter including a horse and
carriage shoot in Rhode Island
and a trip to Stark, NH to
shoot Christmas lights on what
turned out to be the coldest
day in 30 years.
We
wanted to cover all seasons,
so we continued to shoot in
the Spring and Summer of 2010,
once again visiting all of the
New England states. Shooting
wrapped up in August with the
moving of a bridge in
CT.
By
the end of September, the
rough cut was complete and the
narration of long time New
England radio personality
Charlie Jefferds was added in
early October.
Editing finished at the end of
October 2010 and we created
the first HD masters for
broadcast. We also mastered
the Premiere Edition of the
DVD, which includes bonus
material and is available for
sale and delivery planned for
the first week of December.
We
had a successful premiere on
WGBY on November 29th and on
WGBH on December 7th. DVDs are
now ready and shipping for
both retail and wholesale. We
also released many clips on our Facebook
page for your enjoyment.
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