The Making of Silk Trees

Week 6 on Set - The final week of the shoot!

2007-05-19T11:30:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone!
Week 6 has come and gone and we are now officially done with the filming of silk trees. We are all going through withdrawls of being together just about 24/7, and we are grateful for the crazy times we had during this 6 weeks.

To finish off the shoot, we spent the last week filming at a lakehouse on the coast of lake MI, a graveyard in the middle of no where, Jude's barn, the auto graveyard again, home again consignment shop, a gravel pit, a made up blood lab reception, and a made up blood lab filing area... we spent the last day filming at a gun shop, and the Bristol Public Library.

We finished off the time with a crazy wrap party in Goshen, and watched a couple pieces edited together for us by our Cinematographer david carstens. You can see one at the link on the top right of this page.

This time won't soon be forgotten and we are so grateful to Mark and Becky Potterbaum for making this project possible. Also, to all the hard working crew and cast, you all are amazing!

Please keep checking in for more updates here and there about the editing process and distribution push for Silk Trees.

Thanks for following along with us during this project!

-Michaela (and the Evermore Crew)

Week 5 on Set

2007-05-10T10:04:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends!
Sorry for the delay in this week's post. As you can imagine, the last two weeks of the shoot have been absolutely crazy! We are now just 3 days from finishing. All within last week we have filmed at the doc's house via helicopter aerial, a speed trap, an alley, a phonebooth, some roads, a motel, and the beginning of an great weekend at the Lakehouse in MI.
We are now shooting our last and final week of Silk Trees! We are sad that this time is coming to a close. Although the entire crew is exhausted, and we look forward to sleep... we are sad that this time is coming to a close. Be sure to check out next week's final photo-blog!

Week 4 on Set

2007-04-30T17:41:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone!
This past week we filmed at our Doc's house, our Doc's study, a sweet laundromat, a speed trap, and a studio style driving scene in a garage... We made the week without the RV amazingly enough and found time to laugh hysterically at Caleb's new video blogs of the crew (under Sites to See on the right). We are realizing that we have less than two weeks left of this shoot!

Also, this week I want to give a special thanks to my friend Jim Baker (www.jimbakerphotography.com) for lending me his sweet wide-angle lens to use for the rest of the shoot! THANKS JIM!!!

Enjoy the pics! Thanks, -Michaela (and the Evermore Crew)

Week 3 on Set

2007-04-23T20:25:00.002-07:00

UPDATED: To all who have not been able to open this batch of photos, I have re-uploaded all photos, so hopefully it will work now. Let me know if they don't! Thanks...

We are now into our 4th week of shooting, and the time couldn't be going faster! The crew has now settled into a somewhat normal routine for shooting, and the spring air seems to be warming up! As for this batch of week 3 photos, please note that this is just a small glimpse of what is really going on in our days. There are almost always more people that should be seen in this photo-blog. Working as a team is key in this, and we are grateful to the people who have jumped on board with us! Thanks for stopping in! Let us know your thoughts! -Michaela (and the Evermore Crew)

Week 2 on Set

2007-04-15T04:30:00.000-07:00

Hello again!
Here is a collection of photos from our 2nd week of shooting! Right now it's 7:43am and we are on our second day of night shooting, and beginning our 3rd week of shooting. This past week we filmed in a swamp, at a mailbox, at Jude's house, on a roof, in a warehouse, and other places... The days are going faster, and the core of Silk Trees is coming together more and more everyday. For now, It's a weird feeling to start shooting before the sun goes down and to end the day after the sun is up!
Thanks for following along, feel free to tell us your thoughts.
-Michaela (and the Evermore Crew)

Week 1 on Set

2007-04-09T20:25:00.001-07:00

This is a collection of photos from week 1. Even though we have been absolutely exhausted, and sickness has already come in the camp, we are pushing ahead and looking forward to many more days a great shooting. The crew of about 30 is a fantastic bunch of people. The shots that the DP is pulling off with the crew's help have been awesome. Let us know what you think! Cheers... -The Evermore Crew