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27 Jun Austin Productions Behind the Scenes with Moth to Flame

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Moth to Flame Creative Successful Austin Productions At Moth to Flame, we enjoy the opportunity to film in Austin, Texas. Check out the following productions that took place in Austin. The Earth Below Shot Put Funemployment The Earth Below This film took a total of 4 days to film in Austin, Texas. The primary location involved the director's friend's apartment, the Austin City Hall, and an Art Gallery. The difficulty of filming this short film involved cheating a high budget science fiction look with a very micro budget. We accomplished this by utilizing the buy and return strategy. The wardrobe,...

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01 Jan Moth to Flame Reflections and 2017 New Year Resolutions

Posted at 22:18h in Film and TV, Uncategorized by Christine Chen 0 Comments

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2016 has been a great year for me as a filmmaker and entrepreneur. For the first time since I have started Moth to Flame in 2010, I feel like the

28 Nov Crafting Austin Short Films – The Earth Below

Posted at 00:34h in Film and TV, The Earth Below by Christine Chen 0 Comments

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The initial story concept for “The Earth Below” was pitched to me as an adaptation of Madame Butterfly that takes place in a dystopian world where men no longer exist. I was excited by the project because of the opportunities it presented—it was a chance for me to write a female lead character and create a story in a science-fictional world. The challenge was tying it to an Asian-American theme.

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27 Nov A Fluttering of Wings: The Heart of The Earth Below

Posted at 23:38h in The Earth Below by Christine Chen 0 Comments

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“The Earth Below” for me is a combination of my admiration for Puccini’s opera “Madam Butterfly” and the themes of Alienation, powerful women, and unrequited love.

On set of The Earth Below with Kellie Penna. She discusses the use of Japanese minimalism as the art inspiration.

27 Nov Japanese Minimalism – The Earth Below Look

Posted at 23:06h in The Earth Below by Kellie Penna 0 Comments

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This little short had a couple of big firsts for us at Moth to Flame. First science fiction piece, and because it’s science fiction it was the first time where the production design played a big role.