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We have a new web page and are currently developing our web presence. Feel free to check it out at www.iapfilms.com . The intent is to go live Jan 01 2010. But other than missing some content the site is currently functional. Our first film, Gunfighters: Living The Legend is availible for sale from this website. If you are interested in hosting a viewing of the show we are interested in hearing from you. Please contact us at nathan@iapfilms.com .

We look forward to your visit.

Independent Adventure Productions

It is DONE!

I believe that I've done it. I've met the deadline and the show is complete. It will be previewed on the UVU campus in Provo on Aug. 25th then premiered as part of the Western Legends Roundup in Kanab, Utah over the rest of that week.

Ah, relief! It is an unreal feeling to finish something this epic with no more capital than friendship. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who has given of themselves to make this project come to life.

Now is the process of getting the show to the masses, finding additional venues and providing access for those interested to purchase a copy.

Ahh, The Home Stretch!

I'm still in awe that I'm getting this close to being finished. The Gunfighters: Living the Legend documentary is is just getting a little polish before being completed for this Friday. At which point I'll burn a DVD and watch it for any critical errors that need to be addressed. I'll then spend time working on the DVD Menu in preparation for mass production.

We are on par to premiere the show at the Western Legends Roundup in Kanab the last weekend of this month. We will also have a preliminary showing on the UVU campus and are scheduling a viewing at the Provo Library in September. We will continue with the marketing and distribution of the show at that point.

Rough Edit

I've just completed a very rough edit of the final gunfight. It's a little hokey in places but there is some pretty good action, and gunfire. You'll have to watch it to see who survives the shootout. You might be surprised. (Or not!)

and...Action!

A great weekend for a gunfight! In picturesque Kanab Utah, behind the historic Parry Lodge Motel is an authentic old barn from the 1800's which has been converted into a stage theater. With permission from the management we took Memorial weekend and converted the playhouse into an old west saloon. We then set out to film a gunfight, sprinkled with a little Vaudeville, a dash of Hollywood and a good dose of reality. It was a great experience and we were able to get it all in durring the three day weekend. We had a great time and Courtney Cobb of Parry Lodge was a fabulous host. Thanks to everyone for all their help! :)

The GunFight

We are heading down to Kanab for the Memorial Day weekend to shoot a gunfight. Parry Lodge has been gracious enough to let us use the Old Barn Playhouse, which we will convert into an old time saloon. The filming of the gunfight will be the capstone to the gunfighter project.

I've worked on this gunfight script for several month and have the short story boarded out. My brother, Brian Riddle will be the director of Photography for this gunfight. I will be playing the proverbial Hero. My wife and local stage actor will play the heroine and of course my oldest daughter who just turned 10 has a part. The Sheriff will be played by our co-producer and team historian Roger Blomquist and our villain will be played by local actor Kyle Allen. Kyle has also helped shoot various interviews and footage from last years western legends in Kanab.

Ahh, Sweet Music

I had a great evening with the Holt family who came into the studio to record some Music for the gunfighter documentary. We recorded several songs which are authentic to the time period of the old west or were written by John Holt and capture the feeling of that timeperiod. The music has a great sound and will add a great deal to the production. I was giddy the whole time.

Otherwise I'm currently sitting with about 14 minutes of rough editing for the gunfighter documentary. This coming Monday afternoon I'll be interviewing history students who have been doing research on the old west gunfighters for this project. That should fill in a bundle of holes I'm currently faced with.

I'm also hoping to get down to Kanab over memorial day weekend to film the final gunfight. I've been working on story boarding the sequences and planning out the shots. I'm getting so excited, and anxious. I'm hoping I'll get it finished on time and it will be the quality I'm shooting for in the time I have left.