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| How
long did your project take
to create, from conception
to final completion? |
Over
all I'd say it took almost
a year and a half. It was
time consuming for a few
reasons. First off I created
the idea while working on
another project. So once
I created the idea this
incredible film came out
called Saw 2. Now 99 Pieces
originally was not what
it is now. However after
Saw 2 got released about
a bunch of guys who get
locked in a house I had
to get more creative and
make the story a lot smarter
so that took a lot of time.
Film prepping was a good
3 months of buying equipment,
finding a cast and actors
and the film itself was
shot over a 3 month period.
Main reason was the story
is told over 40 days and
40 nights. So we shot almost
every day forty days in
a row so the hair growth
and weight loss would be
realistic. Then the editing
was the rest of the time. |
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| Where
did your inspiration come
from? |
| Well
I was insipred by old horror
films of the late 70's and
80's. Wes Craven, John Carpenter,
all the old school ones
where blood shed happened
but you spent almost half
of the movie learning about
people so you cared when
they died. That's what I
tried to do with "99"
make people care and relate
to the characters. |
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| Is
Horror or Sci-Fi your primary
creative interest? |
| Horror
and Thrillers. Probably
primarily thrillers. |
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| Can
you describe a typical day
in the creative process? |
| Wow.
Right now my typical day
sucks because I do everything
but one day that will change.
Just Kidding. In the type
of indy stuff I do it takes
a toll on you. But what
I do is not really work
with a crew so I do it all
myself. I usually find the
location, call the location
to confirm. Call every single
actor I have to confirm.
Double check that I have
all my equipment, all my
extra scripts incase cast
forgot them, my sound stuff,
lighting, mics, monitors,
grip equipment, camera equipment.
Check for all my props get
to set. I have my actors,
me and one other guy who
helps out with the camera.
Than I set up everything.
I usually act in everything
so once it's set up I than
hop in front of the camera.
Rehearse with my actors.
Go man the camera, check
my sound levels get my light
meter out, record. Go act.
And do that for an entire
day. Than break down all
my equipment. Load it up.
Thank my actors and get
ready for another day tommorow. |
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| Who
do you consider to be the
greatest horror writer? |
| Probably
Wes Craven. And I mean the
old Wes Craven, not the
new one. Another one whose
not really horror but definitly
has his thriller moments
in Christopher Nolan of
Memento. Huge insipration
in the art of storytelling. |
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| Can
you recall the first horror
film that left a lasting
impression on you? |
| Probably
Last House on the Left.
A very real look at a horror
situation which scared the
crap out of me. Wes Craven
was a genius. |
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| Who
do you consider to be the
greatest 'Master of Horror'? |
| Definitly
Craven. The guy sometimes
falls off the edge with
films like Cursed but over
the years. Def Craven. |
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| How
did you find your cast? |
| I
got luck on this one. Actually
I did another indy film
called "This Hollow
Sacrament" as an actor.
And I met a lot of great
people on set. I told them
all, hey I'm doing a low
budge indy when this is
done. No money, but a fun
script. |
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| What
is you most memorable moment
while making your film? |
| Putting
my cat in the oven. Long
story. Another one was there
is a scene in the movie
where I get dropped into
a window from outside. We
had the windows barred up
so dropping me in viciously
yet carefully didn't work
out so well. My foot caught
a bar, yanked it out of
the wall and dropped onto
my forehead leaving a tiny
scar. Tiny yet memorable. |
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| Can
you describe your editing
process? |
| I
edited the film myself.
After a rough cut I watched
it by myself. I than went
back and made a few changes.
After that I had a screening
in my home town. I had question/answer
sheets for everyone. So
based on the audience response
I also went back, cut a
few scenes and added a few
scenes. |
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| Did
you shoot on film or with
digital cameras? |
| Digital.
Canon XL-2 |
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| How
many members of your cast
and crew? |
| 20
castmembers, 3 people in
the crew. |
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| If
you could choose any famous
actors to work with on future
projects, who would they
be? |
| Edward
Norton or Christian Bale.
Both of those guys are geniuses. |
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