Quiz

In the months leading up to production, director Michael Loder spent much of his spare time digging trenches, filling sandbags, collecting wood and debris as well as laying barbed wire in his parents back yard. The set pieces were adjustable and allowed several scenes to be shot in the same location with varying terrain.

On a few occasions in preparation for the roles of soldiers director Michael Loder offered select members of the cast sleep overnight in the trenches. Luke Myers, Maximillian Johnson, Lee Champion and Khisraw Jones Shukoor all spent the night on army stretchers warmed by a fire in full costume. Speakers were also rigged into the trees by Loder who played distant war combat sounds overnight.