Notes from July 2010

Treasure Valley - shoot 1 of 2

On Saturday, we ate a nice breakfast at the James John Cafe, our favorite St Johns haunt, methodically packed our gear and by 4:30PM were on the road to Ontario. Seven hours plus one time zone later (Malheur County is in the Mountain Time Zone) and we were checking into the Stockman's Motel in Ontario. Sunday was mostly following up with our contacts and preparing for two days of shooting before returning to Portland. Thus far, we have recorded work on Paul Skeen's farm (descendant of the pioneer Pete Skeen-Ogden), making bread at the Rodriguez Bakery (family owned since 1965), and doing a few shots of buildings and landscapes in Nyssa and Vale. In a few hours, I'll be shipping our camera rolls to Cinelab outside of Boston. We will return to the area in a few weeks to resume shooting and wrap production of Empty Quarter. Next up will be visits to a dairy, a butcher, mining operation, more farms, and a visit to the Owyhee dam and resevoir.

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