Movie in the Making

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #8 of 18

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We started our 18-day shoot of our Christmas comedy called "Nutmeg and Mistletoe."


I decided I would just hit the record button, usually at the end of each day, with my thoughts what was happening that day? What I learned, and generally what being on set for 12 hours a day is like.
It is quite unfiltered and unedited (with the occasional beep) - hope you enjoy being backstage!


In this episode: Night shoot until 4am, breakfast at 3pm, rewriting a scene to save time and remove extra dialog, @nutmegandmistletoe, letting Mayor Rita improv, profit sharing for the crew (https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/matt-damon-ben-affleck-the-rip-crew-bonus-b2900892.html), film financing, recoup and pools, the downside of profit-sharing, telling the crew to talk about the movie publicly, making the film assembly


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