Any plans for nostalgic/World War II-related or previous D-Day event footage to be incorporated into the work?
At this point we have no plans to incorporate previous Oklahoma D-Day video footage. The video footage shot at Oklahoma D-Day before was mostly for promotional purposes and shot on standard definition. We're making a feature film shot on HD. We're not sure whether we will use WWII footage. The Oklahoma D-Day event is a modern interpretation of the Invasion of Normandy with a lot of modern technology involved, so we're focused on making our film modern in style as well. If we find that WWII footage helps us tell the story we want to tell, then we'll certainly make use of it.
How do you plan on tying in the historical/sport/gaming element of the event?
One of the reasons we were attracted to making a film about Oklahoma D-Day is the multitude of storylines involved. You have the obvious historical connection, but there are also several other important themes such as family, community, escapism, reverence, geography, and, of course, the game of paintball itself. We're touching on all these themes among others.
How is production going? Any new ways people can help (besides what's already on the website)?
We just started the fundraising process two weeks ago with the release of our promotional trailer and website. We're independent filmmakers and independent filmmakers rely on funding from donors, investors, and/or sponsors. Making a feature film is expensive, especially one shot in high definition (which is essential for theatrical release and the increasing popularity of Blu-ray DVD). We also have the added cost of having to have a very large crew, so we can adequately cover the D-Day battle from all the different dimensions. We've already started production as important elements of the story are happening now. We're able to rely on credit cards at the moment but if we don't get funding soon we probably won't be able to continue. But we have faith we will get funding soon as our idea has a cross market appeal, especially for paintballers for whom there really isn't anything in the way of movies that exist for them.
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