Tag Archives: filmmaking

To be continued…

Posted on August 3, 2011 by nuatexperiment

All right, sorry for our absence. Here’s the deal. As we begin developing the expanded website, I had intended to keep this blog going. But that has turned out to be less than feasible. Liz is on set in Ohio. … Continue reading →

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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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Liz’s Cinematography 101: Measuring Light

Posted on June 30, 2011 by nuatexperiment

Light must be measured. Film can only handle a limited range of tones. Therefore we must have a way to measure the light so we know how it needs to be manipulated to get the desired results and fall within … 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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Liz’s Cinematography 101: COLOR!

Posted on June 23, 2011 by nuatexperiment

I had the opportunity to attend a seminar at the American Cinematheque where the panel consisted of Oscar-nominated production designers and art directors. I wasn’t sure how interesting it would be, since I don’t consider myself the ‘artsy-type’. However, I … Continue reading →

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Liz’s Cinematography 101: Quality of Light

Posted on June 16, 2011 by nuatexperiment

Light must be planned. Wouldn’t it be great if we could just skip all of that pre-production madness and figure out the lighting when we get on set? NO, it would be horrible. When it comes to narrative filmmaking, planning … 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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New Logo!

Posted on June 4, 2011 by nuatexperiment

Just updated all the artwork here, on Facebook, and on Twitter! What do you guys think!?

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