Jed Burdick Weaves a Legend in the Swamp, Denies Warmth to Crew

Jeff Melanson and David Kruta joined DP Brandon Lippard in a spec trailer shoot for “The Legend of Oak Swamp”, writer/director Jed Burdick’s sophomore feature film effort. The story is about three children who discover a blood thirsty beast engineered by WWII military experiments gone wrong, and the children must seek safety without leading the beast to those searching for them.

A long weekend of shooting took us all over Massachusetts, from a swamp to a horse farm near Worcestor and a overnight shoot at a shipyard in New Bedford. Much of the shoot was in cold, wet conditions outdoors, but the crew kept up a high morale and pulled off some fantastic shots. We shot on the RED One with Zeiss SuperSpeed lenses, and used Steadicam for horse-riding shots to be used for visual effects later. Fortunately, no horses were harmed in the making of the trailer.

Get all the details on the movie at the official Oak Swamp website.

Check out Jed’s website, see Brandon Lippard’s reel, and check back soon for more info.