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| How long did your project take to create, from conception to final completion? |
| Three
years!. |
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| Where did your inspiration come from? |
| I'd
recently moved to L.A. and
was living in a big apartment
building where I had a window
onto my neighbors' lives. |
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| Is Horror or Sci-Fi your primary creative interest? |
| I'm
probably most interested
in Supernatural Thriller/Horror
stories but I also love
Sci-Fi. The combination
of Sci-Fi and Horror can
make for some really exciting
stories. |
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| Can you describe a typical day in the process of creating your film or screenplay? |
| Every
day is different but each
is very long and filled
with unexpected challenges.
Actors get another gig,
locations fall through at
the last moment, technical
problems arise - so you're
constantly putting out fires.
One day we turned up at
a restaurant that had been
all locked in to discover
that the manager had just
received a call saying we
couldn't shoot there after
all. If we'd arrived 30
minutes earlier, we could
have gotten the shot. |
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| Who do you consider to be the greatest horror writer? |
| Probably
Stephen King in terms of
the appeal of his work and
the volume of really interesting
ideas. |
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| Can you recall the first horror film that left a lasting impression on you? |
| The
Evil Dead - saw it when
I was a teenager and it
gave me the creeps for a
long time. |
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| Who do you consider to be the greatest 'Masters of Horror'? |
| Of
course there's Sam Raimi,
George Romero, Dario Argento.
And although he's worked
in many genres, Roman Polanski's
horror films - Repulsion,
The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby
- are some of my favoritesc. |
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| How many participants comprised your crew? |
| No
one was paid so I had to
call in a lot of favors.
That meant the crew varied
in size from 8 for some
scenes to just the DP and
myself depending on what
we were shooting. |
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| How many castmembers? |
| Just
three leads and three extras. |
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| How did you find your cast? |
| I
networked with friends. |
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| Did
you re-edit after your first
satisfactory cut? |
| Absolutely.
I've been trimming it on
and off for the past 2 years. |
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| Film
or digital?. |
| Digital
- we used two different
cameras, Betacam and DV
Cam. |
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| If you could choose any famous actors to work with on future projects, who would they be? |
| Christopher
Eccleston, Ralph Fiennes,
Sigourney Weaver. |
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