Lights, Camera, Action! – Movie Making Tips for Beginners & Pros

 

“Lights, Camera, Action! – Movie Making Tips for Beginners & Pros,” is my version of Nickelodeon’s classic “Standby...Lights! Camera! Action!” which was hosted by Leonard Nimoy. Please remember that all of the videos posted can be adjusted to fit the particular project that you’re working on. These videos are about collecting a variety of ideas to be used and adapted to fit the needs of your project.

 

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Classic Nick Friday – Standby. . .Lights! Camera! Action!

Leonard Nimoy hosts a show on the Nickelodeon cable channel that takes a behind-the-scenes look at major movies. 

CineMagic Issue #22 by Starlog Press

Publication Date – 1983

https://archive.org/details/CineMagic022/page/n27

“Standby. . .Lights! Camera! Action!” is a series of 12 one-hour shows on the Nickelodeon cable channel that takes viewers behind the scenes of major motion pictures and examines how movies are made. The show should especially interest CINEMAGIC readers because a variety of special effects are explored by host Leonard Nimoy and his guests. Past guests have included a mechanical effects technician, a professional stuntwoman and others whose profession is some fascinating aspect of film- making. Nimoy invariably has his guests demonstrate the tricks of their trade.

Recently, CINEMAGIC Publisher Kerry O'Quinn appeared on "Standby. . .Lights! Camera! Action!" to talk about the CINEMAGIC/SVA Short Film Search. C1NEMAG1C Editor-in-Chief David Hutchison also appeared on the show and demonstrated a few simple special effects that CINEMAG1C readers should be familiar with, among them: miniature rocket exhaust, miniature explosions, making a raygun from house- hold items, and creating a cobweb effect. Damon Santostefano, a 1980 CINEMAGIC/SVA winner appeared on a segment aired in August and talked about his winning film Roublex O.M.F. and his aspirations of directing feature films. Joey Ahlbum, a 1982 winner of the CINEMAGIC/SVA Short Film Search, has also appeared on the show to talk about his film, Bandits, and his career in the animation field.

Produced exclusively for Nickelodeon, "The First Channel for Kids," each hour examines three films; the principals involved are interviewed; the stunts and special effects are demonstrated; and every detail, right down to makeup and costumes, is explained in such a way that fantasies are preserved, curiosity is heightened and awe of the silver screen is intensified.

"Standby. . .Lights! Camera! Action!" fulfills the need created by the proliferation of films aimed at young audiences.  The fantastic qualities of these films has created a desire in many young people to learn how movies are made. That desire is in the heart of every C1NEMAGIC reader, and "Standby. . .Lights! Camera! Action!" provides a rare opportunity to sample the methods behind the magic of

today's blockbusters.

Films featured in the series include: E.T.; Star Wars; The Empire Strikes Back; Revenge of the Jedi; Annie; Superman III; Black Stallion II; Wonder Woman; and Raiders of the Lost Ark sequel. CM

Forgotten Shows Of The 80s

Classic Nick Wed. – Forgotten Shows Of The 80s

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

This week’s Classic Nickelodeon Wednesday is an email from Bear to the “A New Beginning for Classic Nickelodeon” Yahoo group. Thank you for being my inspiration this week Bear. I know I don’t post weekly like I use too but I HAVE to get through this course. For those of you who don’t know I’m taking a writing course with The Institute of Children’s Literature and I’m about half way through. Anyway on to the email!

Bear’s Email to the Group:

Subject: [New Beginning] Forgotten Shows Of The 80s
To: A_New_Beginning_for_Classic_Nickelodeon@yahoogroups.com
From: Bear
Sent: Tue 2/11/14 8:53 PM

Message: Mental Floss recently did an article on some forgotten shows that aired on Nick in the 80s.  You may read it here at... http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54929/11-nickelodeon-shows-80s-you-may-have-forgotten.  How many shows can you name from the list?

 

My Answer:

Hi Bear,

Thank you for sharing this article with us. Your question to me was: “How many shows can you name from the list?” The easiest way for me to answer this question is to comment on each show individually.

 

 1. Out of Control

While I don’t remember watching this apparently I did b/c the first time I saw Dave Coulier do, “cut-it-out” on Full House my first reaction was, “Hey that’s the guy from Nickelodeon!”

 

2. Eureeka’s Castle, 3. Adventures of the Little Koala,

4. Count Duckula & 5. Don’t Just Sit There

These were “after my time”, I stopped watching Nickelodeon after I graduated high school in 1987.

 

6. Standby: Lights, Camera, Action!

Loved this show then and love it now and I wish it was still on the air especially now that I want to get into filmmaking. I can remember watching several episodes of this with my brother and I still remember when Leonard Nimoy showed us how to create a haunted house using double sided tape, a roll of cotton and Epsom salt. Yea, talk about cool!

 

 7. Kids' Court

This was another one that was “after my time”.

 

8. PopClips

This was on for such a short time that I have no memory of it but I did watch Nick Rocks: Video To Go.

9. Think Fast!

“After my time.”

 

10. Turkey Television

I don’t really remember if I watched this or not but I probably did.

 

 11. Hey, Dude

“After my time.”

 

So those are my answers for the shows they listed and now I’m going to list a few of my own (in alphabetical order). I may have written about some of these shows in the past but they’re still worth mentioning here.

 

The Adventures of Black Beauty

This family classic is just that, a classic show. Centered on the adventures of a “very beautiful” black horse. Black Beauty is a program that has truly endured the test of time; not only is the original 1970’s version on DVD it has also been added to Hulu.

 

Hocus Focus

Puppeteer Brad Williams stared as “Krispan” who journeyed into the future to learn about our world by watching short films.

 

Matt & Jenny On The Wilderness Trail 1850

After their parents die Matt (Derrick Jones) and his sister Jenny (Megan Follows) must search for the rest of their family. With the help of friends Kit (Duncan Regehr) and Mr. Cardston (Neil Dainard) life on the trail one big adventure.

 

Nick Rocks Video to Go

Pretty self-descriptive, this was a show that featured 80’s videos. I can remember watching videos on there that I never saw anywhere else like Luis Cardenas - Runaway and Like A Cannonball by Menudo.

 

Kids’ Writes

Young people wrote in and a talented cast of actors acted out the stories, poems and songs.

 

Spread Your Wings

If you ever wanted to travel then Spread Your Wings was the show for you. This program was featured kids from around the world in their everyday lives.

 

Studio See

I don’t remember a lot about this show but I wish I did, all I know is that I’d love to see it again.

 

Today's Special

How can anyone not remember Jeff, Jody, Sam and Muffy?

 

The Third Eye – Collectively

Check my blog during the month of October for a full description of each of the four programs.
 

The Tomorrow People

This is NOT the CW’s version of the show, I’m talking about the original 1970’s version. They were NOT “paranormal” as the new series suggests, they were, and still are, the next stage in human development. Their main powers are “the 3 Ts”, telepathy, telekinesis and teleportation (jaunting).

 

 You Can't Do That On Television

Green slime and Barth, need I say more?

 

 

Standby…Lights! Camera! Action!

I forgot to post this on Wednesday so I’m posting it today.

Classic Nick Wed. – Standby…Lights! Camera! Action!

March 26, 2013

Leonard Nimoy is known the world over as the Lieutenant Commander/Commander Spock a half human-half Vulcan who served on the Starship Enterprise. Nimoy is an accomplished actor, film director, poet, singer and photographer so when the executive producers of Standby…Lights! Camera! Action!, Roger Yager and Michael Bauhmol, were looking for someone to host their innovative television series they knew just who to turn to.

The shows main focus was to teach children of all ages about what happens behind the scenes of movie productions many times going on location with the movie being disgusted. Other topics included movie character costumes to script writing, to directing and producing, to filming and special effects. In one particular episode Nimoy taught the audience how to created a haunted house by painting glass windows with a mixture of warm water and Epson salts. (Simply mix together and “paint” the mixture onto the windows. When it dries the water will evaporate leaving the Epson salt behind giving the window a dry craggled effect.) During the same episode simple cobwebs were created using double-sided tape and a role of cotton.

This educational television series aired on Nickelodeon from May 1982 to December 31, 1987 and was rated Nickelodeon's #1 show in 1983, and went to #2 in the ratings in 1984 after You Can't Do That On Television became #1).

==Some of the movies shown on Standby: Lights, Camera, Action! included==

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

The Secret of NIMH

2010: The Year We Make Contact

The Dark Crystal

Rock & Rule

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Monty Python

Star Trek

James Bond

WarGames

Octopussy

Beast Master

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Splash

==Special Guest Stars==

Fred Astaire

Matthew Broderick

George Lucas

Jackie Gleason

George Takei

Howard Zimmerman – Editor of Starlog Magazine

Eddie Eagan – Paramount Senior Publisher Trek III Search for Spock