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Shot in Texas
Notes from working in Texas film.


Man of the House got something no other film has gotten from the University of Texas.
Man of the House shot on the University of Texas campus in late 2003, using the actual UT name, stadium, band and cheerleaders. The locations, the access it took, and what a live game day costs a schedule.

Nick Barr
19 hours ago5 min read


Texas vs. Georgia vs. New Mexico for a $3M show.
The same $3M show in three states, at base rates, with the rules that actually change the answer: transferability, caps, residency and crew travel. Including the cases where Texas loses.

Nick Barr
2 days ago5 min read


Who to call about shooting in Texas.
One state office runs the grant. Eleven regional commissions run the ground. 218 certified communities have a local liaison. Who does what, and who to call.

Nick Barr
4 days ago8 min read


Where Texas doubles for somewhere else; foreign and domestic.
The Davis Mountains for the Rockies, the Hill Country for Provence, Palo Duro for the Outback, Caddo Lake for the Amazon, and four European villages that shouldn't exist here. With the honest limits.

Nick Barr
Aug 64 min read
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