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Show 'OBS cQ3i: SflOi $119; SfaipymnrgffW J 1 O o JKEU'i S3 The Civil !) n J53?- ? - 11 n a K--t War continues to be waged in the tiny community of Middlebrook, Va at least until film director Ron Maxwell yells, Git." When the camera stops rolling, action ceases and time leaps forward from 1863 to 2001. Its a challenge to keep things on track when youre in command of not one, but two, armies. But the challenge isnt limited to the man at the helm of Gods and Generals , a prequel to the highly successful television movie, Gettysburg, starring Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels, and Robert Duvall. Working as a location scout for the production company since early June, Tom Trigo of Crozet, Va., helped secure about 50 locations in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia where crews easily could disguise such signs of progress as telephone lines, gravel roads, and modem homes. "The goal is ... delivering the best backdrop for the scenes theyre shooting, Trigo says. Here, weve got almost a view where all you see is rolling hillsides and mountains. We'll be filming in Frederick, Md., where they have a great historic district. We have a scene thats supposed to be the Virginia Hall of Delegates in Richmond, but'we werent filming near there. The Jefferson County Courthouse in Charles Town, W.Va., is fantastic for that scene because we didnt want just a small chamber. 360-degr- When film crews come to hometowns, they certainly keep things interesting; a local church can become a cafeteria, and townsfolk can come down and watch the him being shot by MICHAEL NOLAN Page & American Profile |