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Filmmakers shoot documentary in Boone
By Scott Nicholson
A young Boone will be in the namesake town in September,
following the trail that Daniel Boone once blazed in the mountains.
Darby Hinton played Israel Boone on the ’60s TV series,
“Daniel Boone.” As an adult, he’ll play
Daniel Boone himself in a documentary being filmed in
Boone Sept. 4-6. Photos submitted |
Documentary film makers will be shooting in Boone Sept. 4 through
6 as part of “Footsteps,” an independent project chronicling
the history of Daniel Boone. The video project, shot by Go TV
Production, will star Darby Hinton, who played Israel Boone on
the 1960s television series “Daniel Boone” starring
Fess Parker.
Producer Gail Calloway is spearheading the project, which she
describes as a blend of travelogue and historical biography. “It’s
about the places Daniel Boone lived and explored and what they
look like now,” she said.
While in Boone, the crew will look at monuments to the famous
frontiersman, who had a hunting cabin in the area in the late
1700s. Calloway said the namesake places, markers, and sites will
be part of the video, along with the fruits of much research.
“It will be historically accurate and intensive,’”
Calloway said, noting that Boone was a controversial figure in
his day. “We want to see what those areas look like now.”
She characterized Boone as a man who often felt crowded, and when
he moved, he resented the fact that other people settled around
him, which is why he spent much of his life pushing westward.
“This is reality- and fact-based,” Calloway said. “We’re
not glamorizing him.”
The crew will also be filming in Davie and Rowan counties, and
Calloway, a native Tarheel now based in Wilmington, said she is
proud that all the crew members hail from North Carolina.
Hinton will be the project’s on-screen host. After six years
playing Israel Boone, he has stayed active in film, television
and motivational speaking. A member of the Screen Actors Guild,
he’s also a member of the Young Performers Committee, A Minor
Consideration and Looking Ahead, all efforts to help creative
youths.
The project is pitched as taking “reality programming in
a whole new direction” and promises plenty of the wilderness
adventure that is inextricably linked with Daniel Boone. The “Footsteps”
program will be titled “Daniel Boone in North Carolina,”
and Calloway said it has been signed to an option deal for cable-television
release. It will later be released for public DVD sale through
a distributor and will be marketed through educational outlets
as well.
Go TV Production has a 20-year history, and Calloway said after
many years working with major studios and networks, the company
is focusing on unique programming that mixes modern travel with
culture and history. The company’s most recent production
followed AC/DC singer Brian Johnson on tour overseas.
Calloway said the company will participate in Daniel Boone Days,
a festival taking place in Boone Sept. 4 through 6.
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