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The Life of Riley
Cobblestones (test pilot #2)
Jim recruits Harmon and Oz to cobble together a plan for a long overdue project.
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Cobblestones-Full Episode Apr 18, 2016
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Country Scholars - Etiquette
Young scholars visit Riley's Farm and learn a few things about 18th century etiquette.
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Ep 1 - Country Scholars Feb 6, 2016
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Fall Afternoon with Jim Tavaré & The Bost Family Traditions
It's a foot stompin' good time when Jim Riley is joined at the Old Wilshire packing shed by British actor, comedian and Courage cast member Jim Tavaré, his wife Laura and the Bost Family Traditions bluegrass band.
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Fall Afternoon - Tavaré Oct 1, 2015
Tavern Talk
Richard Hanna - Part 2
In part 2, Mr. Hanna talks with Jim more about his service in World War II, whether we should have dropped the bomb, his postwar days as a tommy gun-toting adventurer and the current threats to American freedom.
Tavern Talk
Richard Hanna - Part 2 Aug 25, 2015
Tavern Talk
Richard Hanna - Part 1
World War II veteran and longtime friend Richard Hanna drops by the Hawk's Head Tavern to talk with Jim about growing up during the Great Depression and his service in the war.
Tavern Talk
Richard Hanna - Part 1 Aug 5, 2015
Salesmen in Black French Berets(Distribution is Art)
I have a humiliating confession to make. I actually allowed myself to watch the first twenty minutes of
On Working With Family and Friends..
James Riley talks about Drew Ganyer and Lighting…
Okay, for subscribers only, a discussion of lighting and DP Drew Ganyer’s great lighting on a small budget.
A Glimpse of Courage Music
Pick-up Shots
Today, we’re going to do a pick-up shot of Abraham Foxe questioning one of the witnesses in the tavern court house. The editors have finished first and 2nd draft cuts of the entire first episode, but we discovered one closeup that we never locked down during the first round. Not bad for a […]
Next Episode II
To better understand the life of the common New Hampshire farmer/patriot of the 1770s, we draw heavily on
The Next Episode — Summer of 1770
Stories are about characters in conflict, not what Nabokov (I think) called “topical trash.” You can’t just track down an incident from history, or a trend, or a famous person and lock them all in a jar and claim your “narrative bottle” now has weight. That will earn you a sympathy nod, but it usually injures the […]
First Impressions
For my first experience with Courage, NH I was asked to come out to Riley’s Farm, as director of photography, to shoot a
The Dream
Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Andy Griffith, The Swamp Fox, Cheers, Frasier, and–um, don’t be scandalized by this:
