30 PRODUCTION SOUND & VIDEO – Spring 2024
by Richard Bullock CAS
1923
1923 is an episodic story to Yellowstone,
also on Paramount+. I knew most of
the production team already as we had
worked together on 1883 in Texas, the
year before. We were all prepared for
what we were in for, an on-location
Western episodic series with lots of long
days on remote ranches. There would
be numerous cowboys and cattle, and
a five-camera protocol that allowed
for a large amount of freedom for the
actors and background. The cast, led
by Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton, and
Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton, would
be expected to really carry out the
ranch duties their characters were
portraying in the scenes. There had
been a week-long cowboy camp during
pre-production where all the actors
practiced their horsemanship skills,
learned about hitching wagons, and
driving cattle.
