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Tony Nixon (Rynelf) shares his experiences with Ben Barnes (Caspian) and other actors on set

August 22, 2011 Daniel James

Tony Nixon, the actor for Rynelf the The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, wrote a piece about what it was like working with Ben Barnes (Caspian) and other Narnia cast members. It’s a great read, and it gives insight into the processes and procedures of filming a movie.

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Dawn Treader Movie Blog #0: “Dedicated to the Ones He Loves”

November 25, 2009 Paul Martin

Dear Friends: We are delighted to offer the first of a planned series of reports direct from the set of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. These will not be the […]

Prince Caspian Production Blog #11: Costume Design

November 16, 2007 Paul Martin

The beauty of the Narnia stories is that each book is its own story, yet they’re interconnected and reference each other because the hero and the main character of “The Chronicles of Narnia” is always Narnia. New faces are introduced – we lose some beloved characters but we gain new ones as the stories progress. Having this rich base to build upon for new characters and cultures makes my job as a costume designer endlessly exciting.

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Prince Caspian Production Blog #10: Designing Narnia

November 2, 2007 Paul Martin

Roger Ford – Production Designer
The role as far as storytelling is of course the job of the writer and the director. It’s my job to bring the story alive and that’s what appeals to me about working in this business.

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Prince Caspian Production Blog #9: Miraz

October 10, 2007 Claire

The design of Miraz’s ornate armor had its roots in the back story of the Telmarine culture- that being one of pirates from ancient Earth who found their way into Narnia centuries ago and established a new civilization there. Searching for a unique shape and color identity to distinguish the Telmarines, Weta’s artists mined this lost history for inspiration.

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Narnia Production Blog #8: Richard Taylor Part I

September 6, 2007 Claire

Production blog #8 brings us to Weta and what goes behind the scenes there for Prince Caspian.

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Narnia Production Blog #6: Ben Barnes

July 31, 2007 Paul Martin

The latest Narnia Production Blog is up featuring Ben Barnes in the title role as Prince Caspian!

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Narnia Production Blog #5: Drawing Caspian – Part 2

July 11, 2007 Paul Martin

A storyboard is more than just a little drawing with a bunch of arrows stuck to it. It’s a tool that can transform words on paper into images for everyone to see. While a script can be interpreted a million different ways, a storyboard can literally put everyone ‘on the same page.’

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Narnia Production Blog #4: Drawing Caspian

June 14, 2007 Paul Martin

Film is a visual medium where the story is told by using a series of images or pictures, with sound (dialogue) added for clarification. That might be an oversimplification, but I don’t think many would argue with the definition.

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Narnia Production Blog #3: Adapting Caspian

May 4, 2007 Claire

It’s rare for a screenwriter to have the opportunity to deal with characters in more than one movie. Actually, let’s rephrase that — it’s rare for a screenwriter to have the opportunity to deal with characters in even one movie.

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