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In the past couple of weeks I’ve talked about complex sets and production weeks, but in my opinion the hardest practical effect to achieve is massive natural water disasters, like a tsunami, a flood or a boat sinking. Many famous films have water disasters like the film 2012 and Pirates of the Caribbean, but aContinue reading “Nightmares From Set: Vol. 6 Fox’s 9-1-1, The Impossible & Titanic”

Imagine actual hell, now think this set was most likely worse than that. Apocalypse Now, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and released in 1979 goes down as one of the best war films of its time, but for the director, actors and the crew it was an almost 68 week long nightmare that pushed everyoneContinue reading “Nightmares From Set: Vol. 5 Apocalypse Now”

The Haunting of Hill House was a Netflix original TV series that dropped in 2018 and quickly after being released it became one of Netflix’s most popular series. The haunting tale of 6 children trying to live with the lasting effects of growing up in Hill House and loosing their mother at such a youngContinue reading “Nightmares From Set: Vol. 4 The Haunting of Hill House”

The film 1917, was released in theaters Christmas of 2019 and the movie is a feat in it of itself. The movie is a minute shy of 2 hours and for the entire film you feel like your watching one take in real time and that’s is because you sort of are. Director Sam Mendez,Continue reading “Nightmares From Set: Vol. 3 – 1917”

As a producer, as a director, and especially as an actor I wouldn’t have wanted to have been anywhere near this set. A little over 80 years ago, the timeless movie “The Wizard of Oz” was released. Many people believe it to be the first film released in technicolor, while that is false, 1939 wasContinue reading “Nightmares From Set Vol. 2: The Wizard of Oz”

If it could have gone wrong on this set… it did. Anyone who has ever made or attempted to make a film knows it isn’t easy. You have to have an interesting, well manicured script, a full cast and crew, raise and budget your money, create or find multiple sets, design wardrobe hair and makeupContinue reading “Nightmares From Set Vol.1: JAWS”