That’s where you get their real reactions. We shot sequentially, so they really are discovering the moments as they go through them. They start engaging in these events together as a group. When you have a cast that big, you can’t actually write lines for everybody. There was so much language in their face and their eyes – very impressive intention. One of the things that stood out in our mind was the use of body language to tell the story. Then it gets a lot more emotional as we go,” he said of the series. Obviously, it’s a subject you can’t take lightly and we have the responsibility of telling all of these people’s stories. We sat down with Executive Producer Edward McGurn to discuss how you handle working on such an emotional and powerful story: “That’s the reason to do it. Tomas Young and Jeremy Sisto as Staff Sgt. Denomy’s wife, Gina Sarah Wayne Callies as LeAnn Volesky, wife of Lt. Gary Volesky Emmy-nominated actor Jason Ritter as Capt. The cast includes two-time Emmy-nominated actor Michael Kelly as Lt. It shares remarkable tales of heroism, hope and heartbreak. On the home front, over 7,000 miles away, their families awaited the news for forty-eight hellish hours-expecting the worst. Synopsis: Based on her bestseller, The Long Road Home chronicles the events of April 4th, 2004, when a platoon was ambushed in Sadr City, Baghdad in an attack that came to be known as “Black Sunday.” The First Cavalry Division came under surprise attack. Army Veteran and Soldier Eric Bourquin, and actor Michael Kelly Army Veteran, Production Consultant, U.S. Moderator Nick Schmidle of The New York Times, Martha Raddatz, Screenwriter and Executive Producer Mikko Alanne, Production Consultant, U.S. I felt in many ways like a bridge between the soldiers and between their families because I’m over there seeing what they’re doing in the war zone, but I’m also with their families so I’m over here and they can relate to me to that … tell what it’s like over there.” In many ways, you have to put aside that fear. “It does,” said Raddatz, “because you’re protecting each other. It’s funny you said that because when I’m over there and with someone else who hasn’t been there, I feel strongly and I feel less fear. It’s like a brotherhood that keeps them together we suggested and maybe that keeps them together, eliminates some fears and they protect each other. When I first started going to the Pentagon, it was peace time but you can’t sit down and enjoy your life when guys who just lost their buddies and start sharing these unbelievable intimate details about their thoughts and their fears and their hopes and their dreams and not be connected to them forever and not care about how you tell that story. I do it because I feel that responsibility to tell the story and my family understands that it’s scary for them sometimes too, but it means everything to me. “I mean right now, tomorrow, I can stop doing that if I wanted to. “I think you have to feel passionate about what you do.I feel passionate about this story, I feel passionate about the fact that 1% of our population, less than 1% of our population, serves and for those families I just feel a profound responsibility to tell those stories.” I go home after two weeks,” she told Hollywood on the Potomac. “First of all, if anybody says to act like you’re fearless, they’re crazy because you shouldn’t be fearless, you should be smart. We wondered where her guts came from so we asked her at the Premiere of The Long Road Home shown at National Geographic based on her best-selling book. ![]() Not only is she a reporter with ABC News, she is the network’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, reports for ABC’s World News Tonight with David Muir, Nightline and other network broadcasts, but she actually covers her stories on the ground in places most would fear to tread. Martha Raddatz is fearless, she calls it smart. Photo credit: Larry French/NatGeo/PictureGroup Serving the public since 1971, the Texas Film Commission supports our state’s global position as a premier production destination across all media industries.Hollywood by Janet Donovan | on October 30th, 2017 | The Texas Film Commission is your first stop for resources that serve the film, television, commercial, animation, visual effects and video game industries of Texas. Game Design, Development & Animation JobsĬompanies currently hiring around the state across multiple gaming platforms! List Your Project! TV and film projects are currently hiring for productions located in Brownsville, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin, McAllen & more!Ĭasting is underway for productions in Austin, Brownsville, Coupland, Dallas, Houston, New Braunfels, San Antonio & more! Industry positions available in Dallas, Austin & Fort Worth.
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