Gosh where to begin...,
In the opening scenes of American Outlaws, Colin Farrell gets hit at about ten feet with a .58 caliber slug from a Springfield Rifle, jumps up, pulls his revolver, disarms the yankee, then jumps on a horse and rides away without bleeding. (I get the impression that Mr. Farrell is "just a pretty face".)
All of the Daniel Boone series was pretty bad both in costumes and in guns, but I give them credit for the time period where it was produced, and having a well educated Indian character. Women without caps, men wearing western hats with the brims pinned up into tricorns, and button down shirts with breast pockets..., gad. :barf:
The ******* TV Mini Series, where they used the same Springfield trap-door .45-70's with some of the most gosh awful hammer adaptations to try and make them look like flintlocks.
BTW I was a "black powder extra" in the TV Miniseries George Washington, which means I was "qualified" along with about 50 other guys to actually shoot black powder muskets in the film. They used the same Springfield trap door guns for distance shots of massed formations that had been used by Hollywood since Little Big Man, if not earlier. At least for close shots they used Pedersoli guns.
One of the things we noticed on that filming was that the historic advisors as well as the black powder advisors are normally NOT listened to by the director, unless the director has a penchant for authentic productions. Most of the BS is the direct responsibility of the director, and the leading cast member(s)..., if the director demands authenticity, it gets done, ..., if the leading actors (and it's a big production) demand authenticity, it gets done.
If all they want is a paycheck....
LD
In the opening scenes of American Outlaws, Colin Farrell gets hit at about ten feet with a .58 caliber slug from a Springfield Rifle, jumps up, pulls his revolver, disarms the yankee, then jumps on a horse and rides away without bleeding. (I get the impression that Mr. Farrell is "just a pretty face".)
All of the Daniel Boone series was pretty bad both in costumes and in guns, but I give them credit for the time period where it was produced, and having a well educated Indian character. Women without caps, men wearing western hats with the brims pinned up into tricorns, and button down shirts with breast pockets..., gad. :barf:
The ******* TV Mini Series, where they used the same Springfield trap-door .45-70's with some of the most gosh awful hammer adaptations to try and make them look like flintlocks.
BTW I was a "black powder extra" in the TV Miniseries George Washington, which means I was "qualified" along with about 50 other guys to actually shoot black powder muskets in the film. They used the same Springfield trap door guns for distance shots of massed formations that had been used by Hollywood since Little Big Man, if not earlier. At least for close shots they used Pedersoli guns.
One of the things we noticed on that filming was that the historic advisors as well as the black powder advisors are normally NOT listened to by the director, unless the director has a penchant for authentic productions. Most of the BS is the direct responsibility of the director, and the leading cast member(s)..., if the director demands authenticity, it gets done, ..., if the leading actors (and it's a big production) demand authenticity, it gets done.
If all they want is a paycheck....
LD