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| On 03 Dec
2005, Regia Anglorum of North America and The Vikings of
Bjornstad provided actors and props for "The Epic of Wayhelm" a student
film for the Academy of Art University. The project was designed to be a "six minute epic"
demonstrating how modern film and digital techniques could produce grand art on a limited budget. Note that this was NOT intended to be historically
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 The director sets up a shot while Diana Kaboos, Tory Parker and Kay Tracy look on. |
 The film location overlooks the southern end of San Francisco bay. |
 Filming is going well. |
 Wayhelm the Shanarian (played by Douglas Sunlin) and his wife Jela (Marcela Zamarripa) enjoy a meal in the sun. |
 Jela becomes pregnant - with padding! Looks like fun ... |
 The director films Wayhelm and Jela enjoying life as trouble looms. |
 The evil General Fen is about to make life miserable for Wayhelm and Jela. |
 Alfred Nuñez is a soldier in the General's army. |
 Diana Kaboos is ready for her close-up. |
 Jack Garrett portrays General Fen. |
 Henrik Olsgaard conserves his energy on a brisk December morning. |
 The weather cooperates beautifully. It poured down rain two days earlier. |
 Fen's lieutenant (Michael Costa) cuts down Wayhelm - from a safe distance. |
 Wayhelm isn't having a good day. |
 The attacking army plans its pillaging campaign. |
 With care from Tobin, a kindly traveler, Wayhelm recovers. |
 Having taken Jela, General Fen ravages the countryside. Puns intended. |
 Pillaging can be fun. |
 Now leading his own army, Wayhelm surveys a burning village. |
 Jela dies in a hail of arrows. |
 Wayhelm is overcome with grief. |
 Vengeance! |
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© 2011 For information contact Jack Garrett at garrett@pacbell.net |