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Now & Not Yet - Behind the Scenes

Courtney Rader November 24, 2020

The making of a short where a young man gets caught between an armed robber and an armed citizen. Now and Not Yet is a poignant story highlighting divisive social topics, preconceived ideas of others, and expectation versus the reality of a situation.

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In Film Production Tags Film Production, Behind The Scenes, Unit Stills, Indie Film, Chicago, Actor, cast, crew

Behind the Scenes with Hey Blue Eyes

Courtney Rader September 5, 2020

These are the fun images captured on the set of Hey Blue Eyes, between the ‘snaps’ and “actions!” captured all over the city of Chicago.

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In Film Production Tags Indie Film, Set Life

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Honeycombs & Cider
Aug 24, 2020
Honeycombs & Cider
Aug 24, 2020

Over the years beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages have started to show off some very marvelous and inventive labels. I've become inspired by some of these delightfully decorative designs that line so many store shelves. Spec shoots for products I find terribly interesting naturally follow, such as one highlighting Virtue Cider.

These images I created are a nod to the imperfect beauty of nature and how it surprised me with its imprecise organic charm. This spec shoot not only gave me first hand experience of the surprises nature can throw at you, and also that bees, when given the opportunity, can be tiny fuzzy thieves.

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Aug 24, 2020
 

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Dapper? Dashing? Downright awesome? How do you properly describe @halacy_swag on the set of Spoons?  Seen here with comedy vet and set hero Andrew Schoen @redlegfilms https://youtu.be/WJQJ635mIs8
Fun Fact: Bizarro Renascence Man @partwolves let @redlegfilms  invade his secret salon space to create #Spoons 
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"Lights, Camera, Boompole...um, I mean...Action!" On the set of Spoons. @saudanamir @lancesaintpj @redlegfilms 
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@tasha_riesling0120 looks good in purple as she brings to life the character of Michelle in "Spoons" @redlegfilms 
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@halacy_swag isn't buying what @iamgnome is selling  in  @redlegfilms "Spoons"
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Behind the scenes of "Spoons" an experimental short by @lancesaintpj and @redlegfilms #chicagofilm #indyfilm #setlife #weirdart #outofspoons
Super smoky shot from the a shoot with @nowimnothingchicago
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Another intense shot from the a shoot with @nowimnothingchicago <3
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Another awesome shot from the a shoot with @nowimnothingchicago
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