AUGUST 2008–On location at Camp Maple Dell in Payson Canyon outside of Mapleton, Utah, the sun beats down on the cast and crew of Scout Camp. Everybody is either golden brown or bright red, depending on how much sunscreen they’ve used over the sixteen day shoot. While some crew members are prepping a shoot that will require about twenty kids and six adults to perform various scouting cheers, director Garrett Batty is shooting scenes with actor Jeff Blake, who must exit an outhouse. Over and over. (Don’t worry, the outhouse is fake.)
Scout Camp is the comedic story of a group of teenage boys who go to scout camp to prove to themselves what they are made of. But when one of them unknowingly takes the ancient Spirit Stick from the camp, the boys must work together and put the Indian heirloom back in its rightful place.
Starring in his first lead role is Shawn Carter, who’s co-stared in all threeHigh School Musical films, and Kirby Heyborne, star of The Best Two Years and The R.M. Also making appearances are Adam Johnson (Jack Weyland’s Charly), Curt Doussett (TV’s Hazard Pay, Church Ball), Matt Mattson (The Singles 2nd Ward) and Trenton James (Pirates of the Great Salt Lake).
Scout Camp is the first feature produced by Three Coin Productions, best known in Utah film circles as one of the leading DVD authoring houses. Three Coin has done DVD menus for such films as The Work and The Glory III, Singles 2nd Ward, Saints and Soliders, On the Way Home andPride & Prejudice: A Latter-day Comedy. As filmmakers, Three Coin recently produced the short #Pound 646#, which won numerous awards at the 2008 LDS Film Festival.
Currently in postproduction, Scout Camp is slated for an early 2009 release.
