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Apr 26, 2024

Set Update: Hopefully We Are Getting Close To Finishing Up The Mudding And Texturing

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Apr 26, 2024

Please Join Us On May 2nd At 9:00 a.m. For A Rosary Followed By A FABIOLA Film Presentation

We have been challenged to get 100 of our fans on the call. We need you to join us! You don't have to actively participate in any way, you can have your mic muted and your camera off while you listen to us if you would like. But if you do want to ask questions you will be given the opportunity to "raise your hand" after the talk.

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Apr 26, 2024

Announcing A New Member To Team FABIOLA: Film Colorist Aaron Kessler

I am ever amazed at the amount of people who have offered to bring their talent to the FABIOLA table. We were thrilled to have a meeting with our newest collaborator, film colorist Aaron Kessler. We are so excited to incorporate this element in our film, FABIOLA. We learned that color is almost as important as music in film as it helps elicit emotion. This is an area that was basically non-existent until recently and we are so excited to have a colorist on board in this project! Thank you, Aaron, for donating your talent and time! I can't wait to see what we will learn form this collaboration. Here's to hopefully many projects to come!

Apr 25, 2024

Watch The Mary Town Promo Video And Mark Your Calendar For May 2

One week from today, we will be praying the Rosary with Mary's Town. Please join us because afterwards we are going to be giving a presentation on FABIOLA. Online event starts at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 2nd. Please plan to join us as there will be opportunities to ask questions after the presentation!

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Apr 25, 2024

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Apr 25, 2024

Bluegrass. Pizza. And Finding A Permanent Home For Our Sets

Hello, it's Kathleen again. We had a great week. Matt took us all to a bluegrass concert then out for gourmet pizza on Sunday. Even if it isn't a genre of music that we know and love, it is always great to get out and celebrate our American culture and listen to stories told through songs.

That's why we are in the entertainment industry. Entertainment is all about telling stories, and we are devoted to sharing our ever inspiring Catholic stories. The story we are telling now is the story of the early Church, the Church of the Catacombs.

In order to tell this story, we have relied on contributions from dozens of households. In lieu of monetary donations we have also teamed with families that want to help us tell good stories through film. A big donation that we are thankful for is the donation of space that Deacon Ryan Uhlenkott has provided.

Nonetheless, we have discovered that in the future our own building will be more feasible especially when we consider the work that will go into disassembling this beautiful set after filming in June.

We pray that we can salvage the set and reassemble it in a new location, and that a suitable permanent studio will soon become a reality.

Apr 24, 2024

Please Join Us On May 2nd At 9:00 a.m. For A Rosary Followed By A FABIOLA Film Presentation

We have been challenged to get 100 of our fans on the call. We need you to join us! You don't have to actively participate in any way, you can have your mic muted and your camera off while you listen to us if you would like. But if you do want to ask questions you will be given the opportunity to "raise your hand" after the talk.

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Apr 24, 2024

The FABIOLA Pilot Is 80% Funded. Can You Contribute Today To Help Us Cross The Finish Line

We are SO CLOSE to hitting our FABIOLA Pilot goal, with just 20% still needed to reach that important finish line! If you have not yet had the chance to give and would still like to contribute to this project, please do so here. God reward your generosity!

Apr 24, 2024

A New Lens That Is Helping Us Seriously Step Up Our Game!

Hello, Faustina here. I wanted to share something that is working really well for us here at Industrious Family. Our video, "Christmas 2024", took third place overall at the 2024 Industrious Family Film Festival! We submitted three projects and this one did substantially better than the other two. The main difference...our new camera lens!

When you use a smaller camera lens, you have to get really close to your actors (awkward!) and you don't have as shallow a depth of field. This means that everything is in focus - the character, the background and the props in the foreground. This isn't very cinematic.

With a larger lens, we can get a shallow depth of feel (meaning that only the object you are filming is in focus and everything else is "fuzzy") and from farther away. This is what made "Christmas" a step above the rest of the films we submitted, and we love our new lens!

Apr 23, 2024

Please Join Us On May 2nd At 9:00 a.m. For A Rosary Followed By A FABIOLA Film Presentation

We have been challenged to get 100 of our fans on the call. We need you to join us! You don't have to actively participate in any way, you can have your mic muted and your camera off while you listen to us if you would like. But if you do want to ask questions you will be given the opportunity to "raise your hand" after the talk.

Learn More About Mary's Town...

Apr 23, 2024

Planning 24/25 School Year? If So Our Movie Production E-Course Is On Sale Now!

Do you have any students who would like to take a course in movie making? Then we have just the thing for you! At 75% off now's the time to get access to our newly launched Movie Production Guide.

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Apr 23, 2024

Mudding And Texturing, Texturing And Mudding, Faux Paint, Faux Paint, Faux Paint

Hello, it's Mary. I've noticed that we are making leaps and bounds on our set building lately. I think this is largely due to the fact that we have completed the frame construction and we are only left with decorating the walls.

We are making great progress as we have come up with a system of three teams who are either mudding, texturing or painting.

There is only one job that is not fun and it is cleaning the texture rollers after they get gummed up with mud from the walls. This person gets switched out every half hour so they are not doing this mundane task for very long. Though we have learned recently that using a dish sponge make this process much more enjoyable. Why did we not think of this trick earlier?

This teamwork system is allowing us to get entire walls done at a time instead of mere sections of walls as before.

Apr 22, 2024

The Gofers Are Back, Well Some Of Them...

Michael and Becket take to the mic as Patrick and Declan are away house sitting. The boys are fresh off a Bluegrass concert so they crack banjo jokes and sing their favorite songs. Thing go down the gofer hole as they change their tunes to their favorite workout songs and their least favorite songs. Leave your favorite song in the comments and maybe the Gofers will sing it next time.

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Apr 22, 2024

Working On The Set And Reaching 100 Zoomers

Happy Monday, Kathleen here. The entire family is currently working on the set. I'm not going to sugar coat this, it is getting a little tedious with little to do except mud, texture, and paint but we are powering through.

Mary, Faustina and I are working on getting 100 of you to join our zoom prayer meeting. We've been attending these weekly zoom calls with Mary's Town Rosary and we have enjoyed all the amazing speakers. Last week Shawn Kenney from the Museum of Catholic Art and History gave an amazing presentation with a virtual tour of the museum he runs. Road trip? It would be fun to see @John Amnah and his family.

If you plan on joining us on May 2 for our Mary's Town Rosary speaking event, let me know. Otherwise you might get an email from me asking you to attend. It is at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on a Thursday.

Apr 19, 2024

Please Join Us On May 2nd At 9:00 a.m. For A Rosary Followed By A FABIOLA Film Presentation

We have been challenged to get 100 of our fans on the call. We need you to join us! You don't have to actively participate in any way, you can have your mic muted and your camera off while you listen to us if you would like. But if you do want to ask questions you will be given the opportunity to "raise your hand" after the talk.

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Apr 19, 2024

Is The Pervading Cowgirl Culture The Same As A More Authentic Western Look For Ladies?

Wear your favorite style without risking looking provocative when you implement a western look for ladies with practical modest flair. Almost forgotten are the graceful styles of the second generation of pioneer women who braved the trials of life in order to help pave a new frontier. These women were hard workers, make-doers and would have cared less if their make up was not perfect for the rodeo.

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Apr 18, 2024

Industrious Family Announces The Launch Of A Movie Making E-Course

We are launching an e-course!

When we decided to tell Cardinal Wiseman’s story of Fabiola we were originally going to make a seven part mini-series. Once we reached the 4th episode, we felt like there was a lull in the story and we could not get to the climax soon enough.

This led us to starting completely over to such a degree that we threw out the first draft of the script. We realized that we were relying too heavily on the novel and that we needed to write a script from memory. We started by sketching out only the important events depending on how memorable they were.

This helped a lot in narrowing down the story. We wrote characters’ lines from memory too and hardly opened the book. These edits helped us to realize that the story would be better told as one full length film.

What led to these decisions? What helped us learn how to recognize these issues? Can we help you better grow in your story telling?

We are launching an e-course to help Catholic movie makers just like us reach their dreams and goals of becoming great storytellers though film.

Get a course sneak peek by reading this pre-production intro article.

Apr 18, 2024

Please Join Us On May 2nd At 9:00 a.m. For A Rosary Followed By A FABIOLA Film Presentation

We have been challenged to get 100 of our fans on the call. We need you to join us! You don't have to actively participate in any way, you can have your mic muted and your camera off while you listen to us if you would like. But if you do want to ask questions you will be given the opportunity to "raise your hand" after the talk.Learn More About Mary's Town...

Apr 17, 2024

Inspirational Short Stories To Keep Valor Alive In Today's Modern World

In Defenders of Christendom, Catholics can relive the heroic deeds performed by crusaders during the Muslim aggression that was so prominent during the Middle Ages. Through the inspirational short stories contained in this work, the author reminds modern-day Catholics of the attitude and bravery that defined an epoch and saved a civilization.

But what sets apart these brave and daring souls who were willing to risk everything for the defense of the western world from their fellow Catholics who did not raise a finger in their defense? Was there a threat from the inside that was almost as colossal as the infidel attacks? Is this mysterious enemy also still alive and well?

Be inspired by our Faith’s history when you read all the fantastic inspirational short stories contained in Defenders of Christendom by Traditional Catholic author James Fitzhenry.

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Apr 17, 2024

Please Join Us On May 2nd At 9:00 a.m. For A Rosary Followed By A FABIOLA Film Presentation

We have been challenged to get 100 of our fans on the call. We need you to join us! You don't have to actively participate in any way, you can have your mic muted and your camera off while you listen to us if you would like. But if you do want to ask questions you will be given the opportunity to "raise your hand" after the talk.

Learn More About Mary's Town...

Apr 17, 2024

New Video Update: Working On The FABIOLA Pilot Set

Watch our most recent set update video! The set is coming along nicely. We are down to just texturing and painting the walls. See our short video now...

Although the set expenses are covered, we still need help funding other aspects of production. So please consider helping us by sharing the FABIOLA Pilot project or by:

#fabiolamovie #catholicmovies #supportcatholicmovies #bookstofilm #fabiola #fundraising #goodstories

Apr 16, 2024

Traditional Catholics Are Motivated By A Deep Faith In Christ, Not Virtue Signaling

In defense of traditionalists as a whole, I’d like to share my experience as a proud member of that crowd. I believe that those who embrace tradition do so because of their deep faith in Jesus Christ.

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Apr 16, 2024

Please Join Us On May 2nd At 9:00 a.m. For A Rosary Followed By A FABIOLA Film Presentation

We have been challenged to get 100 of our fans on the call. We need you to join us! You don't have to actively participate in any way, you can have your mic muted and your camera off while you listen to us if you would like. But if you do want to ask questions you will be given the opportunity to "raise your hand" after the talk.

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Apr 16, 2024

Did You Miss The Film Festival Last Week? Don't Worry, You Can Still Enjoy All The Films On The App!

If you were unable to watch the 2024 Film Festival LIVE Stream, you can still enjoy all the great films on the Industrious Family Films App. All features are free except our movies are available to watch for a monthly subscription of $5.99. Download The App Now!

Apr 16, 2024

Mary Bowen

Delve further into the issues you love with this collection of articles by Mary Bowen spanning across all topics from literature to modest dress!

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Apr 15, 2024

The Robe, Starring Richard Burton And Jean Simmons, Tells The Conversion Story About The Tribune Who Executed Jesus

We recently watched for the first time the film titled The Robe. We have added it to our list of movies about Roman history. This film portrays an interesting concept by following the story and conversion of the solider that carried out Our Lord's execution. After Marcellus wins the lot cast for Jesus' robe, he is haunted by remorse and his own guilt. He takes this feeling to be a form of mental illness then determines to track down the robe to destroy it in order to free himself from the "curse".

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Apr 13, 2024

Join Us Today At 10:00 a.m. PT For The LIVE Version Of This Year's Film Festival!

We will be hosting a LIVE streamed version of this year's film festival on today, Saturday, April 13th at 10:00 a.m. PT. Sign up for our newsletter to get a reminder right before the event starts:

Apr 12, 2024

Michael Matt From The Remnant Will Also Be Featured After An Upcoming Mary Town Holy Rosary!

We were excited to see that Michael Matt is going to be featured in a later presentation after one of the Mary's Town Holy Rosaries. We are getting excited for our event Thursday, May 2nd and hope many of you will also join us. We are definitely also going to tune in on July 6th when Michael Matt gives his presentation about the film covering the Vendee uprising, Vanquish or Die!

Apr 11, 2024

Join Us On Saturday, April 13th At 10:00 A.M. PT For The Film Festival LIVE Stream

We will be hosting a LIVE streamed version of this year's film festival on Saturday, April 13th at 10:00 a.m. PT. Sign up for our newsletter to get a reminder right before the event:

Apr 11, 2024

Announcing The 2024 Film Festival 3rd Place Overall Winner - Merry Christmas

Congratulations to Faustina Bowen on her submission Merry Christmas 2023 which took third place at the 2024 Industrious Family Film Festival. Comments from the judges: