On a freezing Wednesday night in New York City I had the pleasure of speaking with the creative team behind the upcoming and improvised claustrophobic subway thriller Subhysteria (see here for teaser and further details). In a tiny editing room I met with Leonard Zelig (Director), Javier Perez-Karam (Producer), Robert Alcazar (Executive Producer), and Gustavo Bernal (Editor) and talked with them about everything from finding permits to film inside a subway car in a post-911 NYC, guerrilla filmmaking, and the pros and cons of not telling your cast anything concerning what they are about to be acting in.
Jumping right in…
R: One of the actors in the cast is an Indian guy whom we cast because he worked perfectly for what we were doing. He was a good actor, you know. So at some point I ask, “What else do you do?” and he says, “Oh, well I’m a fashion model.
Jumping right in…
R: One of the actors in the cast is an Indian guy whom we cast because he worked perfectly for what we were doing. He was a good actor, you know. So at some point I ask, “What else do you do?” and he says, “Oh, well I’m a fashion model.
- 1/20/2009
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