Posted by admin on August 17th, 2011
Ahhh, 2011 — a year that has forced me to be a stranger to my own website for entirely too long.
Not that I don’t have a few good excuses for all the cobwebs that have accumulated since my last update (getting married and finishing grad school being the two major ones), but a website is sort of like a hotel — if you don’t keep it spiffy and up-to-date, nobody’s going to want to visit. So, my apologies for the faded wallpaper and that creepy brown stain on the ceiling… Let’s see if we can’t get this place back up to that five-star standard (or at least to the level of a more-tolerable-than-expected Motel 6), shall we?
For starters, here’s a quickly-produced video I made to test out the capabilities of my new DSLR. Like a lot of longtime camcorder devotees, I’m still getting used to the form factor of what is basically a still camera that just so happens to shoot incredible-looking HD video, but after just a few short weeks I think I’m going to stick with this baby for the long haul. Looking forward to doing some serious filmmaking with it. Enjoy — more to come.
Posted by admin on January 16th, 2011
Hello and welcome to the new and (hopefully) improved NRSFilm.com, the homepage of Connecticut-based filmmaker and writer Nick Rocco Scalia — hopefully this site is even more functional, easier to navigate, and nicer to look at than my old one. Please take a moment to check out my work as a director, screenwriter, and video producer, and keep checking back for updates on my latest projects and what’s to come. Thanks, as always, for stopping by!
Posted by admin on January 16th, 2011
Things get heavy for me this winter as I get cranking on my first-ever metal video, a clip for the leadoff track from VRSA’s 2010 album Old Man Gray. The band, whom I first encountered while in pre-production on my most recent short film, Easy, came up with a killer concept that we’ve had a lot of fun fleshing out — I won’t give anything away just yet, but suffice it to say that this won’t be your average doom-and-gloom metal video (even if the main character is someone you’d probably want to avoid running into if you can help it). Thus far, we’ve shot some great footage of the band performing, and recently began tackling some of the video’s extensive narrative sequences as well.
For more on VRSA, check out the band’s MySpace page, and if you’re a fan or a CT resident who might want to appear in the video, drop me an email and just maybe we can make that happen, too.
Posted by admin on January 16th, 2011
Easy, for me, began with a pretty simple challenge: After a long stretch writing and directing comedic films of various types, could I come up with something a little bit darker, a little harder-edged, a little more like the brilliant and often brutal film noirs that I’ve admired so much over the years?
From that starting point came a script about two very different types of criminals — one young, cocky, and all too willing to get his hands dirty, the other older, perhaps wiser, and far more cautious — and the time they’re forced to spend together after pulling off a heist for their mercurial boss. Shot largely in the summer of 2010 with some of the best actors and crew I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with, the film has taken a slow but steady path toward completion, and I’m happy to report that it should see the light of day sometime within the next few months.
For now, you can learn more about the film (and see the trailer) here, and check back soon for updates, clips, and details on when and where you can see Easy when the final edit is complete.
Posted by admin on January 16th, 2011
Haven’t seen Snooze yet? Then head on over to one of these video-hosting sites to see it in HD, for free, no-strings-attached-whatsoever-I-swear! Or, just watch right here on NRSFilm.com.
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Posted by admin on December 9th, 2010
Hey all! Just to let you know, NRSFILM.com is… changing. My old website was bitten by a radioactive spider, and just as soon as it’s finished mutating into whatever freakish thing it’s about to become, I’ll let you know. Check back soon!
-Nick
