Quad View: As seen from the Alumni Office

So this morning I am strolling down the Quad to my office, only to see a movie crew filming something.  There were a bunch of college-aged guys posed strategically on the wall on the Quad nearest Poteat (the old Sig Ep wall for those of you in college during the 80s-90s heyday).  There was a boom camera, people with those reflective boards to bounce the light off in the right way, the whole deal.  As I got closer, they were giving them direction to laugh and talk and look like they were having a great time, which the young men did. 

And so the question:  what is being filmed?  Is it a movie?  Rampant rumors that a Jon Abbate movie is being made on campus right now.  Some think it might be a video to advertise one of the summer camps that is being held on campus.  I have checked with a couple people here and I can not substantiate anything yet.  If you have the inside scoop, please comment and tell me.

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Edited to add:  today’s gold star goes to blog reader David, who had the answer about the movie being filmed:

There is a movie being made for the big screen called the Fifth Quarter - The Luke and Jon Abbate Story.   Its the story of Luke’s death and the inspiration for Jon taking the #5 to honor his brother and how the Wake Forest team rallies around this tragic event to have the best season in school history and win the ACC championship! It is a great story and is being filmed in part in Winston-Salem - due out in theaters March of next year.

David, to quote Stephen Colbert and The Colbert Report, you are one of the “heroes” out there : )  Thanks for the scoop!

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Edited to add:  I just received some additional scoop.  Evidently there is going to be an Abbate movie filmed, but it looks like it will start in late fall.   What I am told is going on today is the following:

Worldview, the organization that has a camp going on this week here. A video production crew is working on a promotional video for Worldview, which has been bringing campers here for many years.

Thanks to Kevin (also a hero) for the update - and David, it seems like the Abbate movie is going to be filmed here, just later this fall.  They are finalizing the releases now for film rights.  (You are still a hero too!)