The filmmakers follow the family groups as they return from southern wintering grounds to nest and raise the next generation of the species.Īfter finishing filming south of the barn, everyone then moved to the Lapinski-Kitzke Prairie for the filming of two sandhill cranes who seemed to enjoy the snow-covered landscape. Sue scouted by car for a flock of cranes that she had been seeing over the past couple of weeks, foraging in a soybean field about five miles east of Goose Pond. The wetland scrapes provided a beautiful setting for the mallard ducks needed for the film. Goose Pond is a prairie pothole wetland and this type of habitat is featured in Wings over Water. Mark learned from Andrew Young that Wings over Water is a major entertainment and educational effort with a focus on the species and prairie pothole ecosystem, and not on land preservation, threats, or hunting. Rather, the film tells the story of three wetland species: yellow warbler, sandhill crane, and mallard duck. Once set up they filmed cranes and mallards. A boat and two canoes were moved to the wetland edge where they would be used to transport the crew out over the water. Laura Johnson with Neil Rettig Productions (see bottom of post for more info on Neil and Laura), and Steve Gruskin, Line Producer with Archipelago Films. They began the day by assessing the wetlands and made plans for filming. On Monday, the crew was joined by Neil Rettig and Dr. We helped them unpack and get organized for the next days filming and at 10:20 pm, they left for at the Arlington Inn where they enjoyed good food at the end of the Packer game.
The film crew would be with us for three days and on Sunday night, October 27, three crew members from Archipelago Films arrived at the house. Director and co-founder of Archipelago Films Andrew Young, Assistant Camera technician Brandon Sargeant, and Office PA Rebecca Markowitz, arrived at Goose Pond and were later joined by Juan Romaro from Sylvan Heights Bird Park in North Carolina. Here is a trailer for Wings over Water, to be released in 2021 and narrated by actor Michael Keaton. We welcomed the opportunity to learn more about the production that would contain footage of the property and have the chance to work with this enthusiastic and professional group of filmmakers. We were contacted by Archipelago Films, of New York, to discuss the idea of their company filming wetlands and migrating birds at Goose Pond as part of an IMAX production they were filming.
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