#brook willard

Loved this interview with Justin! I've included just a few snippets relating to Walker: Independence and Walker, but he also talks about conventions, Ransom Canyon, and the mystery project he did with Larry Teng. Check it out!

I’m about half a season late, but here’s a look at some of my work from tonight’s episode of Walker: Independence. The logistics behind this scene were more significant than might appear. Take most of our wonderful actors, add a few dozen background artists, hand them all lit torches, and have them march down the not-so-affectionately nicknamed “ankle breaker hill” in the middle of a drought with no lights on a cold night. While I had the whole ridge line covered in R15s to up-light the fog and two condors in the air, we ended up turning them off during takes, instead relying on them as very fancy work lights for the cast and crew in between takes. The torches themselves produce consistent light for about 20 seconds before slowly fading to almost nothing, requiring a significant iris pull and some handheld lighting to make it to the end of a take. Each take was a ballet of special effects, props, our wonderful Steadicam operator Aiken Weiss, and our fantastic cast and background artists. And not a single ankle was harmed.

Awe!! WIndy friends for life! Happy birthday, Kat!

@kat.mcnamara Well folks, #WalkerIndependence may have bit the dust but the #WalkerLegacy lives on in the story we told, the memories we created, and the town we built. Thank you Abby Walker for walking in the tall grass so future Walkers can run. Your strength, tenacity, and refusal to fit the mold serve as an inspiration moving forward. Above all, thank you for reminding me that no matter how many times you get shot off the wagon and it goes up in flames, you can always rise from the ashes and begin again. Thank you for joining us on the trail out west and making a home as we did in our little town of Independence. Most of all, thank you to the #WIndyfam - our fearless cast and crew who braved wind, hail, mosquitoes, heat, lighting, and so much dust to tell this story with heart, passion, and unparalleled artistry. We made a western - but above all, we made a family. I left my heart in Independence- and with every one of you beautiful people. All my love always - Mary Abigail “Djon-deh-zee” Mackenzie Collins Walker. ❦𖣔

So haunting... like an image from a bygone era...

Okay... we've got a set, a cinematographer, a director, and an actor all together on the same day??? Along with Larry's caption??? Color me curious!

I'm guessing they've received a waiver from SAG and probably had a script already available. I also hope we get to see the final product!

Oh, how I miss this wonderful town of Independence. 🥹😭😭