I was one of the extras for the Civil War scene here in this video. I show up last on the left at 5:55. We filmed this in Weatherford, Tx with this scene and the beginning of episode 2 scene with Dunker Church. Originally the film crew reached out to multiple reenactor groups in the area asking for both Federal and Confederate troops. We weren’t sure what they needed more, and decided to bring both. When we were getting ready to film this scene we gave the other extras who weren’t reenactors a crash course in basic Civil War weapons drill. As we were waiting, Taylor Sheridan walks up and says “Mr Elliot will be with you shortly.” We just kind of looked at each other and started smiling. NOW it was getting real we thought. As he approached, we all immediately began thinking the same thing - General Buford, the hero of Gettysburg (Sam Elliot had played General John Buford in the 1992 film Gettysburg) was about to lead us into battle. We tried to compose ourselves but someone said what we were all thinking. Suddenly behind me, someone shouted “Three cheers for General John Buford! Hip hip Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!”. Upon hearing this, Mr. Elliot just got the biggest grin and waved at us. After a long hot, hard day of filming we felt as though we could March on Richmond itself.
@@bcarreon6409that’s cool you got to participate in a civil war scene, I’m a big fan on westerns/civil war, I hope to visit a civil war reenactment someday
Some of the dialogue between Shea and Thomas in the series sounds simple but struck me as really profound. Two men from different backgrounds that still understand each other.
6:30 these five seconds here are so haunting. Living rent free in my head. Masterwork in filmmaking and a sobering reminder of how brutal Civil War combat was.
_______ "I had just got myself pretty comfortable when a bomb burst over me and completely deafened me. I felt a blow on my right shoulder and my jacket was covered with white stuff. I felt mechanically whether I still had my arm and thank God it was still whole. At the same time I felt something damp on my face; I wiped it off. It was bloody. ***Now I first saw that the man next to me, Kessler, lacked the upper part of his head, and almost all his brains had gone into the face of the man next to him, Merkel, so that he could scarcely see.*** Since any moment the same could happen to anyone, no one thought much about it." -Christoph Niederer, 20th New York Infantry Regiment, 6th Corps.
I have a feeling it may have something to do with De-aging. They likely used his Gettysburg role as a reference for a 30+ year younger version of Elliot. They could of used footage from that film as a reference including the hat, so made sure he wore the exact same hat to make sure nothing looked out of place. This is all speculation on my part though. But they did the same with Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian using the Return of the Jedi variation of the character as a reference, so the character was dressed the same and everything.
I love this scene. Young love. No that's not Sam Elliot. The acting was so good by all the actors. This young actress is so beautiful & talented. Tim McGraw was great as her father. He sits on a horse so comfortably. I love how when Elsa is kissing, her Dad (Tim McGraw) is watching in the dark while the sun is rising. He & Faith have daughters. So I bet he could relate to his character. I hated that it ended & they are not going to be doing a part two. But I know Tim is back touring also.
@ Rowana Forrest Yes That is the Great Sam Elliot. And it does look like they may have used CGI in the dream scene. His character was suffering from PTSD & also grieving the loss of his beloved wife & daughter.
I was a reenactor in this movie, and it was hot, and I have to give all the actors credit for making this entire film. IT was very hot and we filmed the scenes more than 5 times each, several people fainted. The actors in this are heroes
There's actually no CGI involved, if you see the behind the scenes. On that note, they made Shea look younger in 1862 from 1883 than Sam Elliot did 20 years ago!
No touring anymore for Tim or Faith, that's long over, the road is too long & hard for someone in their late 40's & honesty no more albums worth touring for ( that's a hard life on the road )
Probably moving to overtake their flank, looks like they were assaulting that fortified position with no supporting units, probably why all the fire was concentrated on them, could be wrong though.
I know it’s just a miniseries, but Texas definitely does not resemble the heavily wooded, undergrowth-laden topography of northern Virginia at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864 Shea’s character fought in. There were several more wooded scenes in the series that would’ve been at least somewhat more accurate as a depiction of the battlefield’s terrain.
It was definitely Sam Elliott in the nightmare, but somehow they de-aged him. I don't think they quite got him to look how the actor really looked at that age, but it was pretty good.
@@SStupendousHe looked wayyyy younger than what he plays in the series. Looked way more like when he played Buford in Gettysburg thirty years ago but maybe slightly older. Just my take though.
They didn’t have to darken his mustache to make him look younger. Especially since when Sam Elliot was in the 1993 Civil War movie “Gettysburg” he still had silver hair. And that movie came out 30 years before 1883. Whereas “in-universe” his character is only 20 years after the Civil War.
Shea says that he is 76 years old in 1883. Doing the math, he would have been in his early-to-mid-fifties during The Civil War. In this flashback scene, Shea looks like he could easily be in his mid-thirties to late-forties. How many Civil War veterans were already old men by the time the war had just started?
Well, if you mean the character Shea played by Sam Elliot, then yeah. But the Real General John Buford was actually wounded at 2nd Bull Run and was doing desk work as Chief of Cavalry for the Army of the Potomac during the battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg. He would then take over the Reserve Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division which made up the Union Army’s Regular Army units, leading them through the Stoneman Raid of 1863 while General Hooker was at Chancellorsville. Then he would be promoted again to command the 1st Cavalry Division and lead it at Brandy Station, Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville and later ride to glory on the First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Rather an odd choice of two clips to upload together, but both are fine clips. Up until 5:23, though, I thought the video title was wrong. (It should be "Shea's nightmare.")
Not exactly. One of the Reb flags seen is a Hardee flag (blue background, white circle) which was seen in the Western Confederate armies. Antietam was an Eastern Theater battle in 1862.
@@AverageJoe___ Hardee flags weren't exclusive to the Western Armies though? It's regardless meant to depict Antietam. I like also the diversity of weapons, from the M1841 Mississippi rifle, to the M1855 Springfield and the M1860 Spencer. Really makes this seem more realistic
Elsa was never a child. From the beginning she was all in on today's woke agenda. Her parents supported that. The characters outside of Elsa, her mom and dad were captivating. Beth is Elsa all over again. Beth is an adult which enhances the story.
I was one of the extras for the Civil War scene here in this video. I show up last on the left at 5:55. We filmed this in Weatherford, Tx with this scene and the beginning of episode 2 scene with Dunker Church. Originally the film crew reached out to multiple reenactor groups in the area asking for both Federal and Confederate troops. We weren’t sure what they needed more, and decided to bring both. When we were getting ready to film this scene we gave the other extras who weren’t reenactors a crash course in basic Civil War weapons drill. As we were waiting, Taylor Sheridan walks up and says “Mr Elliot will be with you shortly.” We just kind of looked at each other and started smiling. NOW it was getting real we thought. As he approached, we all immediately began thinking the same thing - General Buford, the hero of Gettysburg (Sam Elliot had played General John Buford in the 1992 film Gettysburg) was about to lead us into battle. We tried to compose ourselves but someone said what we were all thinking. Suddenly behind me, someone shouted “Three cheers for General John Buford! Hip hip Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!”. Upon hearing this, Mr. Elliot just got the biggest grin and waved at us. After a long hot, hard day of filming we felt as though we could March on Richmond itself.
No cap?
@@HandledURmom Who? I was wearing a forage cap, those who were t generally had slouch hats.
@@bcarreon6409 no no, "No cap" is slang for no lie.
@@bcarreon6409that’s cool you got to participate in a civil war scene, I’m a big fan on westerns/civil war, I hope to visit a civil war reenactment someday
That's why I don't like to sleep
Fun Trivia: In the Civil War flashback, Sam Elliott is wearing the same hat he wore for the role of General Buford in the movie "Gettysburg."
I was thinking that same thing. It looked very similar.
Same uniform too I think, just without his ranks from when he played Buford. I may be wrong though.
I thought that was the same hat. I even went back to clips of Gettysburg and was like “it is the same hat!”
@@guardsmengunner his uniform in Gettysburg was a lighter blue with a black trim collar
That’s a trip down memory lane, haven’t seen Sam Elliot in a civil war scene since Gettysburg.
Some of the dialogue between Shea and Thomas in the series sounds simple but struck me as really profound. Two men from different backgrounds that still understand each other.
yep and both agree never speak about it again with the "morning"
Lies again? Squeeze Bullets
Because they’re both warriors and maintain a warrior ethos.
6:30 these five seconds here are so haunting. Living rent free in my head. Masterwork in filmmaking and a sobering reminder of how brutal Civil War combat was.
I see Sam Elliot,I click and watch...the end😆👍
_______
"I had just got myself pretty comfortable when a bomb burst over me and completely deafened me. I felt a blow on my right shoulder and my jacket was covered with white stuff. I felt mechanically whether I still had my arm and thank God it was still whole. At the same time I felt something damp on my face; I wiped it off. It was bloody. ***Now I first saw that the man next to me, Kessler, lacked the upper part of his head, and almost all his brains had gone into the face of the man next to him, Merkel, so that he could scarcely see.*** Since any moment the same could happen to anyone, no one thought much about it."
-Christoph Niederer, 20th New York Infantry Regiment, 6th Corps.
That hat Sam Elliott wears seems to be almost a 1:1 replica of the one he wore in Gettysburg as General Buford
I have a feeling it may have something to do with De-aging. They likely used his Gettysburg role as a reference for a 30+ year younger version of Elliot. They could of used footage from that film as a reference including the hat, so made sure he wore the exact same hat to make sure nothing looked out of place. This is all speculation on my part though. But they did the same with Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian using the Return of the Jedi variation of the character as a reference, so the character was dressed the same and everything.
I love this scene. Young love. No that's not Sam Elliot. The acting was so good by all the actors. This young actress is so beautiful & talented. Tim McGraw was great as her father. He sits on a horse so comfortably. I love how when Elsa is kissing, her Dad (Tim McGraw) is watching in the dark while the sun is rising. He & Faith have daughters. So I bet he could relate to his character. I hated that it ended & they are not going to be doing a part two. But I know Tim is back touring also.
Yes to all, except that the second clip featuring Sam Elliott and LaMonica Garrett begins at the 5:23 mark.
@ Rowana Forrest Yes That is the Great Sam Elliot. And it does look like they may have used
CGI in the dream scene. His character was suffering from PTSD & also grieving the loss of his beloved wife & daughter.
I was a reenactor in this movie, and it was hot, and I have to give all the actors credit for making this entire film. IT was very hot and we filmed the scenes more than 5 times each, several people fainted. The actors in this are heroes
There's actually no CGI involved, if you see the behind the scenes. On that note, they made Shea look younger in 1862 from 1883 than Sam Elliot did 20 years ago!
No touring anymore for Tim or Faith, that's long over, the road is too long & hard for someone in their late 40's & honesty no more albums worth touring for ( that's a hard life on the road )
Come on, we know he was a cavalry officer, and his name was Buford. Must have faked his death and changed his name so he could go west.😂😂
Can somebody explain to me the purpose of the cavalry riding horizontally across the screen in the back ? Is that some sort of battle tactic ?
Probably moving to overtake their flank, looks like they were assaulting that fortified position with no supporting units, probably why all the fire was concentrated on them, could be wrong though.
I know it’s just a miniseries, but Texas definitely does not resemble the heavily wooded, undergrowth-laden topography of northern Virginia at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864 Shea’s character fought in.
There were several more wooded scenes in the series that would’ve been at least somewhat more accurate as a depiction of the battlefield’s terrain.
LOVE THIS SHOW ❤🙌
"Swappin supper" xD
That shit was heavy
I just realized I never watched the last episode
So much pain.
Was that CGI for the dream? Sure looked like a young Sam Elliot
It was definitely Sam Elliott in the nightmare, but somehow they de-aged him. I don't think they quite got him to look how the actor really looked at that age, but it was pretty good.
Yes that was Sam Elliott in the dream. They used something to make him look younger.Could have been CGI. Probably
@@justme-uc8pp He doesn't look THAT much younger, doubt they used CGI for that
@@SStupendous he’s 75 in the show which means in the war he would have been in his 50’s. They did it perfect
@@SStupendousHe looked wayyyy younger than what he plays in the series. Looked way more like when he played Buford in Gettysburg thirty years ago but maybe slightly older. Just my take though.
They didn’t have to darken his mustache to make him look younger.
Especially since when Sam Elliot was in the 1993 Civil War movie “Gettysburg” he still had silver hair. And that movie came out 30 years before 1883. Whereas “in-universe” his character is only 20 years after the Civil War.
"...and afterwards men in tall hats with gold watch fobs will thump their chests and say what a brave charge it was..."
I love Sam
Same here 👍
Shea says that he is 76 years old in 1883.
Doing the math, he would have been in his early-to-mid-fifties during The Civil War.
In this flashback scene, Shea looks like he could easily be in his mid-thirties to late-forties. How many Civil War veterans were already old men by the time the war had just started?
Honestly a fair amount. You had a variety of older men in the war, though the enlisted men were in the teens and 20s most often.
I forgot Buford fought at Antietam.
Well, if you mean the character Shea played by Sam Elliot, then yeah. But the Real General John Buford was actually wounded at 2nd Bull Run and was doing desk work as Chief of Cavalry for the Army of the Potomac during the battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg. He would then take over the Reserve Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division which made up the Union Army’s Regular Army units, leading them through the Stoneman Raid of 1863 while General Hooker was at Chancellorsville. Then he would be promoted again to command the 1st Cavalry Division and lead it at Brandy Station, Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville and later ride to glory on the First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
General Bufford sure got one hell of a demotion
Just like Halo Games trilogy
en 1883 ya existía la tintura rubia para el pelo? jajajaj
Wrong video
they uploaded 2 clips together, Shea's Dream starts at 5:23
Rather an odd choice of two clips to upload together, but both are fine clips. Up until 5:23, though, I thought the video title was wrong. (It should be "Shea's nightmare.")
Antietam
Not exactly. One of the Reb flags seen is a Hardee flag (blue background, white circle) which was seen in the Western Confederate armies. Antietam was an Eastern Theater battle in 1862.
@@AverageJoe___ Hardee flags weren't exclusive to the Western Armies though? It's regardless meant to depict Antietam. I like also the diversity of weapons, from the M1841 Mississippi rifle, to the M1855 Springfield and the M1860 Spencer. Really makes this seem more realistic
I was one of the extras for this, the only part the film crew told us that was, and that WE knew was Antietam was the Dunker Church scene.
Elsa was never a child. From the beginning she was all in on today's woke agenda. Her parents supported that.
The characters outside of Elsa, her mom and dad were captivating. Beth is Elsa all over again. Beth is an adult which enhances the story.
Wait how is Elsa woke?