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the screening tour as an opportunity to camp in the different areas we visit, and Durand and I had the opportunity to hit the Sierras in February with the talented guys from Project Yosemite. For many of us, filmmaking and storytelling is an equal passion to backpacking. So, do I miss being outdoors? Yes. But man, we ended up making a feature film we can all be proud of. That’s pretty exciting and not something any of us truly expected. We’re big-time foodies here in Sacramento. Explain the food situation out there on the trail. Rumor has it that all of your meals were homecooked. How does that work? JS: Rumors are true, at least where dinners and a few scattered meals were concerned. I scoured websites to pull up interesting recipes (backcountry pizza, red pepper curry chicken, peanut noodles to name a few). I think so much of this trip was blind faith. Every recipe had a different definition of “portion size,” and I had four hungry guys going with me. I didn’t have time to test out the recipes before we left, but with the exception of an orange chicken with quinoa disaster, it all turned out pretty good. We ordered dried food in bulk and even dehydrated homemade marinara for pasta and chili. I also added dried veggies to everything…even if the recipe didn’t call for it. We had a big pack day and made gallon-bags of all the meals. JF: Jen did an amazing job putting together our trail menus. RS: It was a lot of work but so worth it. The food was tasty and original. One of the benefits was having minimal packaging. We had one bag that included a meal for five. As a group of creative professionals, it must have been both daunting and rewarding to go through all of the photos and footage from the trip. What was that process like? Did you find anything surprising about what you were able to capture? JS: I think the most surprising thing for me is that I’m still discovering new images. Feeding the social media monster is a big job and I’m just proud to keep finding images that can resonate, especially since all of our shots [were] created on the go. There was no real time for setup, waiting for the light, etc. and I certainly wouldn’t call myself a landscape photographer. JF: Oh yeah. It was a lot to go through! Even though Ric and I are both professional editors, it was great to have Ed Chin on board to cut it for us. There were a lot of moments that we captured on the trail that we found hilarious, but they didn’t really translate to people who weren’t there. Conversely, a lot of the shots we thought we had missed actually ended up being really nice. We were just comparing them to the memory of the locations they were taken in. No matter how good SubmergeMag.com
you shoot some of the places in the Sierras it will never compare to what’s out there. I really enjoyed reliving our trip. It was a long process but certainly worthwhile. RS: It’s hard to live up to the mind’s eye, and there are certainly moments I wish I could’ve captured differently/better, but I just need the occasional reminder that we were hiking a difficult trail while doing this. I had a great conversation with our colorist, Bruce Goodman, during the color correction process. He was commenting that had we started a day earlier or a day later, the film would look totally different [depending on] the weather, our creative mood, etc. That really hit home for me. It’s a very specific and personal film because it’s how we saw it on those days, and how we were able to capture it depending on how good or difficult a day we were having. You decided to use Kickstarter to crowd-fund much of the post-production of Mile, Mile and A Half and you exceeded your funding goal. At what point did you realize you needed help to move the project forward? RS: I think I had the wrong attitude about Kickstarter. I went into it thinking we were asking people to give us money to finish this film and that’s a hard thing to do. But, I’ve been truly inspired by so many people excited about contributing to a project like this. It’s been incredibly encouraging.
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Social media sites and platforms like Kickstarter have changed the way creative projects get made and distributed. What is your best advice for others trying to leverage those tools? JS: Kickstarter was an enormous undertaking. But it forced us to really define our project and identify an audience. It was really affirming to know so many people were into our project… You’re currently on tour and have (thankfully) found your way to Sacramento. Where do you go from here? What’s next for the project and your team? JF: We’ve been overwhelmed by the responses we’ve gotten from around the country to come and screen. We’re working hard to plan shows in as many locations as possible. RS: Jen and I are hoping to hike The Lost Coast [Trail] soon, but we’re also hoping to do a few more short backcountry trips in the Sierras with our daughter. But for now... The Mile, Mile & A Half screening (with music by Opus Orange) we want to will take place on June 15 at finish what 1:00 p.m. at the Guild Theater in we started. Sacramento. Tickets will carry
a $15 suggested donation and half of the ticket proceeds will benefit the California State Parks Foundation. For more information, go to Themuirproject.com.
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