Star Wars: Yoda's Treasure

TRAILER- running time: 00:55

MOVIE- running time: 12:14

OUTTAKES- running time: 06:55


Yes, we use REAL snow!

Ready for battle

Filming Chris in Winona

Cool Maul
Harn Wineam: Dave Terpstra Dave Terpstra
Harn Wineam
An-Win March: Chris Marler Chris Marler
An-Win March, Famous Sci-Fi Writer
Trav Jofai: Travis Buckmeier Travis Buckmeier
Trav Jofai, Dark Jedi
Darth Smiley: Matt Spielman Matt Spielman
Darth Smiley
Adi-Karim Nesdari: Mark Anderson Mark Anderson
Adi-Karim Nesdari
Jedi #5: Tina Marler Tina Marler
Jedi #5, Writer's Spouse

Supporting Cast
Todd Pletz: Yoda, Rogue Jedi, Police Officer #1, Camera Operator
Chad Richter: Police Officer #2

Crew

written by
Todd Pletz

produced by
Todd Pletz &
Matt Spielman

directed by
Todd Pletz

costumes
Juli Spielman
Stacie Wendinger
Amanda Wolkenhauer
Suzann Wolkenhauer

cosmetics
Todd Pletz

cosmetics supplied by
B's Costume Rental
in Pine Island, MN

prop master
Todd Pletz

storyboards
Todd Pletz

camera operators
Cory Anderson
Arlen Peterson
Todd Pletz
Chad Richter
Matt Spielman
Wade Wolkenhauer

cameras
Canon ZR45 MC MiniDV recorder
Sony DCR-TRV280 Digital8® Handycam®

boom operators
Tina Marler
Chad Richter
Wade Wolkenhauer

lighting
Sheldon Las
two bushes out in the woods

visual editing
Todd Pletz
Matt Spieman

sound effects
Todd Pletz
Matt Spielman

planet texture
"Endor" by Dan North

Shuttle Tydirium by
Olivier Couston &
Jose Gonzales Pareja

drums
Angela Lexvold

music
DeWolfe
John Williams

original sound design
Ben Burtt

additional sound effects
Todd Pletz

filmed on location in
Cannon Falls, MN
Farmington, MN
Kokomo, IN
Pine Island, MN
Winona, MN

STAR WARS characters and situations
property of Lucasfilm LTD

MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL
characters and situations
property of Python (Monty) Pictures LTD

Cannon Falls, MN
Lake Byllsby: I wanted a barren snowswept landscape for our Hoth scenes. Since
we hadn't gotten a decent snowfall but still cold enough to freeze the lakes over,
filming on a lake was an obvious choice to me. The only problem was to make sure there
was enough of a distance in the background so we didn't see any trees. The trees ended
up making into the film anyway, but they're really not too noticable.

Farmington, MN
Industrial park area: Having a forest area background without noise issues was
a challenge when filming in Farmington. But, after dealing with windy conditions and
even a passing train, it still all worked out for the best.

Kokomo, IN
Matt Spielman residence: Shooting out at Matt's was a necessity after his first
shoot in Winona ended up being in 90 degree heat with high humidity. The makeup did not
work well in that kind of weather. So, I shot some backgrounds at a couple of locations
and then filmed Matt against blue screen and green screen right at his house.

Pine Island, MN
David Lexvold residence: Although the original plan was to use a paintball field
in nearby Oronoco, my in-laws came through and opened up their property to us for filming.
David's property covers a few acres complete with grassy plains, woods, an outdoor cellar,
and a stream located down in a small valley. Perfect!

Winona, MN
The bluffs over Winona: This was the prime spot for the cliff scene. Not only do we
have a series of cliffs (one on top of the other) to facilitate camera operations, but it's
located in a very wooded area which made it match up well with the scenes shot in Pine
Island.