Behind the Scenes Images from
The Gift, Story of the Magi
Photographs by Judson Kimble
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Judson has reassembled The Nativity Stable for this story in the living room. Victoria is standing at the front of the structure looking into it. The rough cut wood from Clifford Lumber has aged well. Notes are written on the back of the boards to support the numerous times it has been assembled, dis-assembled and re-assembled. The Egyptian dress has been the costume for the story of the Magi since 1984. It was brought from Egypt for Victoria by Diane Wolkstein, author and storyteller. Photo: August, 2022
Testing the Pre-Talk Costume on the back porch. The necklace and purple velvet are o.k. November, 2022
Freshly polished beeswax candles waiting to be used.
Victoria is dressing the Tree for filming in the living room. December 6, 2022
Adjusting lights to film the Tree, Michael Fisher of RetroMotion Creative
Judson Kimble, who built the Stable, brought in the Trees, and took the photographs on this page, is standing with one of the Tree’s candles still burning after filming the ornaments. These candles will burn for 2 hours. A fresh green tree is not a safety hazard. There is also a fire extinguisher handy to help everyone feel safe.
Testing the lighting and preparing to film the Pre-Pre Talk.
Running the camera. Justin Bunnell of RetroMotion Creative.
Preparing to film the Pre-Talk. Michael Fisher and Justin Bunnell are in charge of the video cameras.
Victoria rehearses lighting the candles. They can only be lit once.
Checking lighting to tell the story. The candles are lit! Victoria waits.
Testing the Pre-Pre Talk Costume. Necklaces look good. November, 2022
Testing the Pre-Talk Costume. Grey velvet is not as good as purple. November, 2022
The Trees are in. The Stable is re-assembled yet again in the living room. December 1, 2022
The Tree is dressed.
Filming The Tree with Michael Fisher.
Fine tuning the lighting for the Pre-Pre Talk. Michael Fisher and Victoria.
Adjusting lighting for the Pre-Talk. Michael Fisher and Victoria.
Adjusting the lights to support the candle light that will come from the candles. Michael Fisher.
Finished singing. The Wisemen have given their treasure to The Baby. Small bits of gold float in the water of a glass ball, front left. Myrrh pieces are in the round vessel next to the gold. Chunks of frankincense are in the square box. The candles continue to burn.
Thank you to Judson Kimble and RetroMotion Creative in Burlington, VT for their efforts in the production of The Gift, Story of the Magi.