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Director Mark Savage watches over production of 'Bring Him Back Dead' in Middlefield on Wednesday, July 14. (Greg Klein/AllOtsego.com).

Lights, camera,
Otsego County

Summer film shoot for
‘Bring Him Back Dead’
highlights
industry’s growth
in Cooperstown, Oneonta

By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

MIDDLEFIELD — The push to bring the film industry to Otsego County produced big results in July, in large part thanks to efforts of Film COOP and scenery in the region that the filmmakers couldn’t get anywhere else.

Tucked away at a “hideout” location, the small-budget action film “Bring Him Back Dead” was shot at a Middlefield cabin last week, with the type of energy one would find from a Hollywood production
previously not seen in Otsego County; actors, actresses, film producers and directors all passing by with artistic determination in their heads.

Korey Rowe, the owner of Otsego Media, which is co-producing the movie along with Millman Productions, said in spite of bad weather, they were on schedule to complete the film this week. He said the authenticity from shooting in Middlefield and around Otsego County is greatly helping the crew.

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