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The
Chair |
| directed by: |
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Brett
Sullivan |
| screenwriter: |
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Michael Capellupo |
| location: |
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Toronto,
Ontario, USA |
| official website: |
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www.thechairfilm.com |
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| synopsis: |
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Danielle,
a beautiful psychology student,
while documenting a haunting in
her home, becomes possessed by
the sinister soul of a child killer. |
| runtime: |
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88
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| screening: |
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Feature
Film 1 [ refer
to schedule ] |
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| Dark Romance Review |
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awaiting screening. |
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| Q&A
with writer Michael
Capellupo |
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| How
long did your project take
to create, from conception
to final completion? |
| The
script was created over
the summer of 2005, and
we shot in that fall. A
year and a half later the
film was completed. |
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| Where
did your inspiration come
from? |
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film was mainly shot in
director Brett Sullivan's
120 year-old home in Toronto's
Annex neibourhood, and Brett
believes that there is a
secret room hidden behind
his walls. Yes, he does
have an imagination. Also,
a mesmerizing Edgar Allen
Poe tale, "The Facts
In The Case of M. Valdemar",
inspired me, thescreenwriter
Michael Capellupo, to create
the character of Zymytryk,
the great mesmerizer. |
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Horror or Sci-Fi your primary
creative interest? |
| Brett
directed and wrote the award-winning
short, "6ix",
and also directed "Ginger
Snaps: Unleashed,"
but his next project is
a script by me with producer
Douglas Patterson, "Denise's
Back", a twisted tale
of revenge, murder and unrequited
incestuous love. |
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you describe a typical day
in the creative process? |
| Brett
and I would meet over coffee,
discuss the story, and then
I would hole up in my condo
to write the script. Repeat.
Repeat. Repeat., until it
was right. Once in awhile
we'd let Doug read the script.
Just kidding. We never let
Doug read anything. I kid
again. Doug contributed
greatly to the process. |
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| Who
do you consider to be the
greatest horror writer? |
| Poe. |
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| Can
you recall the first horror
film that left a lasting
impression on you? |
| "Psycho"
scared the shit out me.
I slept with the covers
over my head at night that
year. |
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| Who
do you consider to be the
greatest 'Masters of Horror'? |
| I
love John Carpenter, "Halloween"
and "The Thing."
Brett has enjoyed a lot
of the recent Asian horror,
"The Ring" and
"The Eye," and
as a matter of fact, Brett
set out to create a film
with iconic images, akin
to Asian horror, with a
sense of North American
storytelling. |
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| How
did you find your cast? |
| Doug
is not only a producer,
but a talent agent, and
he used his resources to
dig up a number of actors
we used. Both Alanna (Danielle)
and Lauren (Anna) had no
film experience, but have
trained in the theatre. |
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| What
is you most memorable moment
while making your film? |
| Shooting
the climatic scene over
a chilly Halloween night
in a remote forest. Can't
get any cooler than that. |
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| Did
you shoot on film or with
digital cameras? |
| We
shot with the DVX 100, and
DOP Kiarash Sadigh did a
beautiful job. |
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| How
many members of your cast
and crew? |
| 6
actors - 25 crewmembers. |
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| If
you could choose any famous
actors to work with on future
projects, who would they
be? |
| Eleanor
Duse. Okay, seriously, Paul
Giamatti - I dig the regular
joe with chops. |
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