This is a relatively low budget production, but I liked the rich colors and semi-classic look achieved by co-D.P.s Grant Williams and Mark Taft. The sound mix is completely mangled during the first minute, which is just opening credits shown over a painting. But once the body of the film begins the sound is mostly fine, except form some spots with poorly matched ADR.
One of the highlights of "A Truce with Death" is Marvin Payne's performance as the weary, low-on-faith pioneer husband who abandons his daughter in the wilderness.
The film also stars J. Scott Bronson, who does a great job as a somewhat bigoted Gentile.
Payne also did the musical score, which ranges from perfunctory to mediocre. But this doesn't detract much from film overall.
All in all, I really liked "A Truce with Death." I was interested in watching it mainly because of Shira's upcoming feature film. Seeing what he did 10 years ago makes me even more certain that his upcoming feature film will be one that critics and serious audiences will be pleasantly surprised by.
Shira is the director of the upcoming feature film "Where Rivers Meet", a movie starring most of Utah's top film stars, including Jaelan Petrie ("Handcart"), Tayva Patch ("Brigham City", "Out of Step"), Rick Macy ("Brigham City", "Testaments", "Out of Step"), Jan Felt (Disney's "Poof Point", "Little Secrets", "Everwood", Sariah in Gary Rogers' Book of Mormon movie), Bruce Newbold ("Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd", "How Rare a Possession", "The Lamb of God"), Connie Young ("The Singles Ward"), Julie West, and Joan Mullaney.
Marvin Payne ("Pure Race", "Saturday's Warrior"), the top-billed star of "A Truce with Death", is also one of the stars of "Where Rivers Meet."
Plus TWO additional award-winning films--The Butterchurn and Gold Fever
Jennifer Erekson
Scott Bronson
in
A TRUCE WITH
DEATH
Director of Photography
Grant Williams
Mark Taft
Editor
Bill Shira
David Monsen
Rob Sibley
Production Designer
Jim Sherman
Paintings by
Bill Barber
Music
Composed and Conducted
by
Marvin Payne
Screenplay by
Bruce Wing
Bill Shira
Produced by
Jim Sherman
Bruce Wing
Bill Shira
Directed by
Bill Shira
| Joel | Marvin Payne |
| Margaret | Jennifer Erekson |
| John (out rider) | Scott Bronson |
| Baby Sarah | Arielle Wing |
| Indians | Boyd Silversmith Delbert (DJ) Joe Emery Al Jim Mac Crispen Cooper |
| Associate Producer | Craig Steiner |
| Story Consultants | Jim Sherman Bill Barber |
| 1st Assist. Director | Craig Steiner Bruce Wing Bill Barber |
| Costume Designer | Cathren Warner |
| Locations | Garold Christensen |
| Script Supervisors | Lisa Reed Adelle Parker |
| Key Production Assist. | Kim Elsey |
| Production Assistants | Carol Taylor Sadie Wing Robyn Newel |
| 1st Assist. Cameraman | Mike Schaertl Michael Van Wagenen |
| 2nd Assist. Cameraman | David Fehlman Justin (JB) Barber |
| Sound Mixers | Matthew Hamilton Keith Laufenberg |
| Boom Operator | Robert Scoville Ian Roylance Tami Fehlman Jeff Houston |
| Gaffer | Mark Taft Mike Schaertl |
| Best Boy Electric | Steve Olpin |
| Key Grip | Todd Taylor |
| Dolly Grip | Todd Taylor Alesia Walser |
| Storyboard Artist | Ian Roylance |
| Makeup | Ed Matsu |
| Art Director | Bill Barber |
| Property Supervisor | David W. Card |
| Sound Designer | Travis Allen |
| Head Wrangler | Cindy Richardson |
| Assistant Wrangler | Wayne Richardson |
| Stunt Doubles | Bill Barber Cindy Richardson Brian Barber Shari Laufenberg Bill Shira |
| Caterers | Jeris Shira Yomeko Sherman |
Music Recorded at Babymoon Recording
Copyright: 1993
Golden Apple Productions
Cinematography
Jim Sherman
The
Butterchurn
Directed By
Bill Shira
Mother
Carrie Morgan
Music
Marvin Payne
| Assistant Producer | Bruce Wing |
| First Assistant Director | Bruce Wing |
| First Assistant Camera | Justin (JB) Barber |
| Art Department | Bill Shira Bill Barber |
| Makeup | Edward Matsu [Edwin Matsu] |
| Cast | Justin Barber Patrick Livingston Arielle Wing Kim Wing Kris Wing Travis Wing Thann Shira Kallan Shira |
Directors of Photography
Mark Taft
Grant Williams
Gordon Huston
Film Editor
Matthew Hamilton
Original Story by
Bill Shira
Screenplay by
Bruce Wing
Bill Shira
Jim Sherman
Produced by
Jim Sherman
Bruce Wing
Bill Shira
Directed by
Bill Shira
GOLD
FEVER
| Jake | Marvin Payne |
| Old Timer | Jim Sherman |
| Lost Cowboy | Larry Knight |
| First Assistant Director | Bruce Wing |
| Locations | Bill Shira Jim Sherman |
| Production Board by | Chris Cobb |
| Script Supervisors | Penny Johnson Tami Fehlman Bonnie Bartlett |
| Secretary to Producer | Jeris Shira |
| Key Production Assistant | David Fehlman |
| First Asst. Cameraman | Jim Sherman Alan Oakes |
| Second Asst. Cameraman | David Fehlman |
| Gaffers | Grant Williams Mark Taft |
| Best Boy Electrician | Tyler Meiners |
| Electrician | Alan Oakes |
| Sound Mixers | Randy Long Larry Thomson Bruce Wing |
| Boom Operator | Robert Scoville |
| Second Boom Operator | Sam Payne |
| Storyboard Artist | John Uibel |
| Makeup | Marvin Payne |
| Art Director | Jim Sherman |
| Set Decorator | Bruce Wing |
| Property Supervisor | David W. Card |
| Transportation Coordinator | David Fehlman |
| Honeywagon | Behind a Tree |
| Sound Editor | Jeff Carter |
| Foley Engineer | Jeff Carter |
| Foley Artist | David Neyman |
| Recording Engineer | Jeff Carter |
| Negative Cutter | Robert Jensen |
| Color by | BYU Film Lab |
| Horse Wrangler | Larry Knight |
| Racoon Wrangler | Tuckett Family Farm |
| Caterers | Yomeko Sherman Jeris Shira |
BYU Motion Picture Studio
Garold Christensen
William J. McNoughton
Utah Historical Society
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