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Movie in the Making

Charlie Cleveland

A fully transparent behind-the-scenes look at the making of a movie. Like video game "early access", but for Hollywood!I"m Charlie Cleveland, the creator of Subnautica. Please join us in our journey as we make a movie fully in the open.https://instagram.com/abyssal.filmshttp://www.abyssal.co

tv & film

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25:26

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Bonus - The Writers...

Movie in the Making ·

2026/03/06

In this interview from Day 16 of filming, the writers of Nutmeg & Mistletoe discuss the "surreal" experience of seeing their characters and locations come to life on set. Surreal Arrivals: Writers Jen and Deb describe the "magical" experience of meeting the cast and seeing the bed-and-breakfast set, which perfectly matched their visual imaginations.The Development Journey: The project involved a year of development and approximately 12 script rewrites before filming.Character and Co...

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21:41

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #18 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/25

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: Celebrating a birthday on the final day of the shoot, moving to the "Disney lot" at Golden Oak fo...

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15:20

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #17 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/24

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: Navigating the "C-Cam" vs. Second Unit distinction, learning lessons about shooting background ac...

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16:42

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #16 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/23

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: Misty and Nutmeg’s "frenemy" antagonism during the town play, using emergency floodlights and ref...

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15:14

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #15 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/20

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: Four-hour rehearsals for the complicated stage play scene, pre-lighting the set to beat the sched...

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12:19

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #14 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/19

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: Earning a SAG card with the "Groundskeeper Chucky" speaking role, the high-risk relief of swap...

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13:01

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #13 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/18

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: Festive dance scenes at Church of the Chimes with disco balls and punch bowls , wi...

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8:49

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #12 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/17

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: Heartbroken leaf-raking in 80-degree weather, funny dialogue in the Bed & Breakfast, "s...

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11:43

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #11 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/16

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: Tesla self-driving thrills, Church of the Chimes in Sherman Oaks, The Office wedding location, th...

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15:00

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #10 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/13

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: Leaving Santa Clarita Studios (thanks Mike!), being a "small" budget movie, union tradeoffs, packi...

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16:03

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #9 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/12

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: the half-way point, left a little early, waterfall CAMA tool in Lovable, Christmas tree falling, a...

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13:00

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #8 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/11

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, @...

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13:27

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #7 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/10

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: Preparing for night shoot for the Christmas tree lighting, drama, AJ (composer) visits set, rough ...

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9:34

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #6 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/09

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: Changing schedule to night, film not for some people, Santa's workshop, reusing soundstage props, ...

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26:59

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #5 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/06

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: Call with Peter in the am, first day of directing, running through all the shots and inserts, Peter ...

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12:30

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #4 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/05

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: Coffee bar, planning C-Cam, logistics of transitioning sets while filming, filmmaking is logistics, ...

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4:26

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #3 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/04

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: 12-hour escalating days, actors improving dumpster scene, rain slowed things. Send us a text Ques...

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9:06

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #2 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/03

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: Cold and bored today. Mads "oner" movie for $26k. One scene today: Angela's coffee shop with 5+ char...

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29:54

Shooting Nutmeg & Mistletoe Day #1 of 18

Movie in the Making ·

2026/02/02

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: Food, level 1 and level 2 Christmas, Katey optimizing, scene repetition, the grind of film vs games,...

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26:10

Giving Feedback That Actually Helps

Movie in the Making ·

2025/04/04

Charlie shares seven essential strategies for giving helpful feedback on creative projects, drawing from his experience transitioning from video game development (Subnautica, Natural Selection) to independent filmmaking. The insights come from months of working closely with writers on their Christmas movie screenplay "Nutmeg and Mistletoe," where they aimed to transform a good B-script into an exceptional A-script through thoughtful feedback. Do no harm - creative work is fragile and requires...

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