00:00Everyone circle up!
00:02We have a downed plane big enough to see about 100 detainees.
00:05These are federal inmates.
00:07Armed, violent, and dangerous.
00:09Stay safe until the cavalry gets there.
00:14Honey, we are the cavalry.
00:17The Last Frontier is a love letter to action films of the 90s.
00:21It's character-driven with a lot of action.
00:24Come on, Ethan.
00:28What?
00:29The discovery of this airplane felt like the perfect place to do a one-er here.
00:32The idea was to feel overwhelmed with Frank
00:35when he realizes the severity of the situation in which he finds himself.
00:39The idea of doing a six-minute one-take, it's a lot to pull that all off.
00:44The challenge with a one-er is you don't get to cut.
00:47You need to work out the acting and dramatic beats within the frame.
00:51We just used one camera because it had to move in 180 degrees.
00:55Moving to get to a close-up at the right time
00:57to feel the expression of the actor,
00:59backing up to a wider shot to capture the spectacle of the action.
01:03It's a collaborative process where you let somebody like Sam run with the idea.
01:08Hey, what's that?
01:09Three, two, one.
01:17That was good. Yeah, that was our best one.
01:18We could move on, but we're not going to.
01:21It was really fun to use creative problem-solving and creative storytelling.
01:26We try to up the bar, the action from day one.
01:30Everything has to be story-driven, organic,
01:32and then let the action take us on a journey.
01:35Where are you headed to?
01:36I need this party start.
01:38Each episode is sort of a different action movie,
01:40all working toward one unexpected resolution.
01:43It's down and dirty.
01:44It's a gritty, wild experience.
01:47Do whatever it takes to secure the perimeter. Can you do that?
01:50This is Alaska.
01:51There is no perimeter.
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