Category Archives: Weekly Update

Keeping It All Straight: The Script Supervisor

Posted on July 11, 2011 by nuatexperiment

[Ah, finally a new topic! (Yes, I know my voice is beautiful, but you’ll enjoy this too.) Mackenzie Storhaug is going to be discussing the deceptively simple, and extremely demanding, role of Script Supervisor. Tidbit: Before the modern era of … Continue reading →

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What do YOU think? (New Site)

Posted on July 4, 2011 by nuatexperiment

As we develop our new website, we want it to be what YOU want it to be. And since we can’t read your minds (yes, it’s true), we need you to tell us what you want to see! The new … Continue reading →

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The Story X-Ray: Breaking down your favorite movies

Posted on June 28, 2011 by nuatexperiment

As I [Ben] have said before, a Story or Screenplay is like a human body, and the Structure of that story is like the body’s Skeleton. But how do we examine the skeleton of a living person? We can’t see … Continue reading →

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Filling in the Shadows: Lighting

Posted on June 13, 2011 by nuatexperiment

[And continuing our technical blogs, here’s Gaffer Dylan Borger.] Hi readers! My name’s Dylan and I’ll be filling the role of Gaffer on the set of “Now Upon A Time”. Most of you have probably heard of the term and … Continue reading →

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Time… : Indie Film Necessary Evil #3

Posted on June 6, 2011 by nuatexperiment

This is the hardest letter, I mean blog, I’ve ever had to write. Indie film is hard, and the sad truth is that sometimes the timing just doesn’t work out. In the studio world, if the timing of the film … Continue reading →

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Heroes: Cinema and the Military

Posted on May 30, 2011 by nuatexperiment

Today, I’m breaking from what we have been doing, instruction and continued updates on the progress of our movie, to address something very important. Hope you bear with me. Movies and films have been filled with military figures and have … Continue reading →

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Cinematography vs Videography: Part 2

Posted on May 23, 2011 by nuatexperiment

[Ah, yes. Sam’s long-awaited follow up. A great primer on the nitty gritty of cinematography, but as he says, this is just the beginning. It is so much more than “The Rule of Thirds” and “4-Point Lighting.” But walk before … Continue reading →

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The Dirty Dozen: Who Makes Up A Film Crew?

Posted on May 9, 2011 by nuatexperiment

It occurred to me that I’ve been announcing crew members for a couple weeks, and that while most people reading this blog are probably filmmakers who know what these jobs are, there may be some who have no idea and … Continue reading →

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Putting Out Fires: The Art of Assistant Directing

Posted on May 2, 2011 by nuatexperiment

[This week is Assistant Directing. Eric Sandefur does a great job, so I’m just going to hand it over to him. –BB] To be frank, if my job were to extinguish legitimate flames I should have never been hired. Luckily … Continue reading →

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Picking a Fight: The Basics of Fight Choreography

Posted on April 26, 2011 by nuatexperiment

[This blog is a day late. You can blame Sam first, and then Nicholas. They’re both lazy bums…] [Um, yeah, this is Ben’s ghost. Nicholas just killed Ben with his thumb while Sam filmed the violence with artistic brilliance. Before … Continue reading →

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