Pendragon on CBN!

"A new Christian movie, The Pendragon, is out on DVD. The film portrays one man's struggle to follow God's call in the face of adversity."



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REVIEW: "Pendragon: Journey Behind the Scenes"

It is popular these days for the DVD of a movie to include at least one BTS (Behind the Scenes) documentary. However, it is very rare, especially in Christian filmmaking, to release a BTS book to go along with a film. Well, Burns Family Studios has done just that, and the book is incredible!

"Pendragon: Journey Behind the Scenes" is a 100-page book that takes you on an adventure to explore the making of this epic Christian film. Exclusive stories from the cast, inspiring interviews with the crew, and hundreds of newly released pictures have been carefully woven together to present an experience that will leave you feeling like you have been on the set and a part of the team! One of my favorite parts is the “Pendragon Fun Fact” sections sprinkled throughout the book.

How did you get so many people to help with the movie? Were you ever worried that you wouldn’t be able to finish? Where did you find the locations? Which sets did you build? How were the costumes made? Who made the swords and weapons? What was it like to be an extra on set? Why does Nick play the bad guy? How did you make that much fire? Are you going to make any more movies?

The answers to these questions are full of humor, scary accidents, friendship, innovation, and, of course, God’s provision. It is a lot of fun to read stories of the creativity and resourcefulness that were required to shoot an epic film on a shoe-string budget.

Topics Covered:
-Interviews with actors: Aaron, Marilyn, and Nick.
-Building the fort, creating the market, filming the opening night attack, details on the Sword Dance scene, and fun during the funeral scene.
-In-depth interviews with the costume, makeup, and weapon departments. (These are really neat.)
-Interviews with extras and also with the director.
-Building the team, writing the music, working with horses, running a camera (Yours Truly was interviewed for this section), creating visual effects, and supervising the sound design.

This is an inspiring story of what God did through two ordinary families who were willing to take a step of faith and follow His guidance. You will be encouraged and in awe of our amazing God!

Click Here to visit the Pendragon Store.

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Pendragon: Journey Behind the Scenes COMING SOON!

“Two and a half years ago my sister Sara and cousin Shannon came to me with the idea of taking the pictures and blog posts they were writing and turning them into a book chronicling the making of Pendragon. A book that would capture the essence of this project and convey the passions, hopes, fears and victories of the people who poured their lives into the work…” ~Chad Burns
This new release was authored by home-school graduates Sara and Shannon Burns, the photographers on the Pendragon set. With dozens of cast and crew interviews, along with illustrations and behind-the-scenes photos, this book richly details the inspiring journey to complete the first historic Christian adventure film of our time. Full color, 128 pagesThe book will be exclusively available from the Pendragon Website. It goes on sale and begins shipping November 15. You can read the full article about the book here.
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Pendragon UPDATE

"Pendragon has garnered media attention all across America. It’s for sale in most U.S. Christian books store, and will be selling in Australia and South Africa this Christmas as well!

It has been so encouraging to talk to talk to people who have been inspired by Pendragon. Comments like “I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all that you are doing to make uplifting Christian films” or “The Lord used [Pendragon] to help me realize my need to stand up as a man of God, and to see His plan in my life” make the struggles and trials of last year all seem so worth it!"

Visit the Pendragon Movie Blog to read the full article!

 

Pendragon Interview

I haven't posted an update on the Pendragon project in quite some time. If you've followed my blog for very long, then you've heard of this fine family film but if you are new here be sure to check out the Pendragon movie website!

A new interview with Aaron Burns (Artos Pendragon) has been posted online. They asked a lot of fun questions such as:
- "In your own words, what it was like to work on Pendragon."
- "What resources have you found most helpful in learning how to make films and how to do it right?"
- "Could you tell us about some specific prayer requests that the Lord answered during the production of this film?"
- "What would you tell someone that is interested in making movies?"

Aaron Burns (excerpt)
"[Pendragon] almost started out as something we could do together as a family, and from that it grew. We were planning on being done in two years, writing the script one year, filming the next year, but just different things happened. Last December [2007] we saw the footage we had captured and we just prayed about it and felt that the Lord would want us to try to shoot for one more summer. So a total of four years, about fourteen weeks of shooting the entire project. And then we did the post production in about six or seven weeks."

You can read it here on GodHonoringMovies.com

 

Pendragon Promotionals

Wow...they have been busy for sure! New Pendragon wallpapers for your computer, new web banners, behind the scenes pictures and a lot of new interviews with the Burns!!
Click here to visit the Pendragon Movie Website!

 

Pendragon Press

"Don’t be surprised if you flip on your radio or TV in the next couple of weeks…and hear the host talking about Pendragon!The last month has been an exciting one for the Pendragon Team: they have had the opportunity to share Pendragon’s message and story with media outlets all over the country. “I always love sharing the stories of God’s faithfulness and provision,” Aaron will tell people. “We are also greatful for the opportunities to use the message of Pendragon to inspire families to trust God in bigger ways than they thought possible.”As the news about the film continues to spread, more and more people are supporting it. This afternoon, Aaron was a guest on Rich Buhler’s program Talk From the Heart, airing in Southern California. Earlier in the day, Chad was interviewed live on the American Family Radio show Today’s Issues.This Friday night, Chad and Aaron will be down in Alanta for a TV interview with WATC’s Atlanta Live program, airing 7-9pm."

Taken from the Pendragon blog.

 

Pendragon on TBN!

FYI: Pendragon showed on TBN @ 9PM (Pacific Time)

(this post has been edited since the showing is now over)

 

Pendragon Soundtrack AVAILABLE!

The Pendragon soundtrack is NOW AVAILABLE!! Scroll down on this page to purchase.

 

Pendragon takes home "Best of Show"

"Last week, the 2009 Indie Distribution Festival awarded prizes to one hundred and fifty of this year’s best independent pictures. Of the films recognized, Pendragon was one of five honored with a Best of Show.

“A tightly-crafted, action-filled epic set in Britain’s dark ages,” The Indie notes. “As the barbarian fleets descend on the coast, the people of Britain defend themselves and their faith. The film has stunning visuals and a powerful score.”"

If you haven't purchased the movie yet, you can do so at the Pendragon website!

 

Pendragon - Rolling once again...

“Lighting good…checking audio levels. Ok, camera speed, and…Action!”

"After a period of inactivity, the Burns Family Studios film crew is back in action. Not as much action as say, an epic sword fight, but filming again all the same. Last weekend, Aaron traveled down to ‘Studio B’ in Saint Louis to work on an electronic press kit with Chad and Nick."

Read the full blog post here!

 

Pendragon Fan Club!!

The Pendragon Fan Club is now up and active!! The best part is a 6.5min BTS mini documentary hosted by Chad! It has lot of fun stories and behind the scenes footage!!
click here and join now!

 

Pendragon Soundtrack

The musical soundtrack of a film is very important and has the potential to make or break a film. It tells the audience what to feel and when. Personally I'm a big fan of movie soundtracks and the soundtrack for Pendragon is coming! You can read the blog post with all the details - here

 

Color Correction: Pendragon

Last year, while working on Pendragon one of my jobs was the color correction. Let me just say that I love doing color correction! Not much can compare to taking an "average" looking shot and turning it into something beautiful. Sometimes it takes a long time and sometimes its just a few tweaks.

Click on the pictures for a larger version

I'm planning to write an article for my blog about the process and some step-by-steps of the color correction process for Pendragon using Apple Color, but that is still in the works. For now, I've put together a 4 minute video of before-&-afters from Pendragon. You can view it here on my website.

 

Pendragon Download

PENDRAGON: SWORD OF HIS FATHER
FINALIST -2009 SAICFF Best Feature Film

Now available for $9.95 on Behemoth! For those of you who are still undecided about purchasing this film, here is a review from someone who saw the film at the festival.

 

Pendragon Banners and Desktops

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Pendragon WEBSITE!

Check out the new website!

 

Pendragon DVD!!!

Unfinished Cover Art

"We spent an extra week making the sound on Pendragon absolutely fantastic. Unfortunately this means that we won’t be able to ship DVDs on Nov 20.

Nothing in the world can make up for the disappointment of not getting your Pendragon DVD immediately. To take the sting off, we are going to have a main actor autograph all disks (upon request) that are sold between November 20^th and the date we receive the DVDs from the replicators. So if you want a signed copy, hurry up and order before we take deliveries in the first days of December!"

Read full blog post here.