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Lead actress says long hours were ‘more than worth it’
The YSU graduate praised the filmmaker.
Taking on one of the lead roles in “Fine-Tune” was a learning experience for Noelle Nackino.
The actress and Boardman native has appeared in many theater productions, especially when she was a student at Youngstown State University. But “Fine-Tune” was her first movie.
“There’s a big difference between theater and film,” she said. “It was educational.”
In spite of — or more likely, because of — the demanding schedule, the cast and crew became like a family. “I bonded with everyone,” she said. “The time and effort, long hours, weekends ... I learned so much. It was more than worth it.”
Shooting started in July 2006 and took three months, with reshoots in December 2006 and summer 2007.
I was very comfortable on the set,” she said. “It was serious, but we had fun at the same time.” Nackino praised filmmaker Chris Rutushin for his professionalism and dedication to quality standards.
“He kept saying ‘one more take,’” she said. “But by the end of shooting, we fell into a rhythm and usually didn’t even have to go to a third take.”
A 2007 YSU graduate, Nackino is pursuing an advanced degree in scenic design at Florida State University. She is involved with Porthouse Theater at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls for the summer, where she has a part in “The Music Man.”
Nackino auditioned for “Fine-Tune” after her mother and father saw an article on it in The Vindicator. “My mother said ‘Look, they need a young Italian girl, you should do it.’”
Nackino plays Marie, the wife of Jerry, who is played by Brendan Gauntner.
She describes her character as “the serious part of the relationship. Jerry is the crazy, wacko one. I hold him back, and reel him back in. Marie keeps him on his toes.”
Rutushin said that when he first wrote the script, he could envision Marisa Tomei and Jack Black as the leads.
Nackino said Saturday’s premiere of “Fine-Tune” will be the first time she has seen the finished product in its entirety.