All, A while back I mentioned that I was asked to consult on a movie called the "The Sundial Fields". Well the shooting is complete. The movie will be a 20 minute or so love story about a sundial maker who loses his lover by accident/murder. The scenes were set in a small town in 1929 and 1949. As many of you have pointed asked "Why sundials?" It turns out that the movie could have been about whirly-jig. The only real connection is that the director has this image of a valley full of sundials gleaming in the sun, (digitally created of course) as the final scene.
Colonial Brass supplied most of the dials used. Especially nice were dial plates straight from the foundry pour with all of the sprues and gates of bronze still attached. They also supplied several dials with the main character's name on them . I supplied several dial and tools from my collection and the workshop of Norm Greene's. These were more shining brass and pewter. My dialing scale and some old drawings (you know, the kind that we've all done while trying to figure out a dial were used.) The trailer and wrap party should be ready in a week or two and the final movie in a few months. Thanks for everyone's help ++ron
