Q+A with the director (22-May-05)
Just been to a screening of this film in Lancaster, the director Juliet McKoen was there, and after the film answered a few questions.
Just for reference, here are a few of the interesting ones - this is not a transcript, just a generalisation of what was said. Caution, there are some plot spoilers herein.
Q) I read on a website that your favourite film was Don't Look Now...
A) Obviously there were a lot of references to that film, especially in the red hooded girl and the turning around sequence at the end of the film as well as the boating visuals.
Q) What was the film budget?
A) About £900,000
Q) What kind of cameras were used for the making of the film?
A) The film was shot on DV, mini-DV, HD-DV and Super-VHS. Obviously there was some touching up in post production to ameliorate the S-VHS look.
Q) How was the sound done?
A) This film was almost unique in the UK, in that the sound recorder on location also mixed and edited the sound in post production, this is common place in Denmark, where the film was edited at Lars Von Trier's Zentropa productions.
Q) Obvious question, did her sister die?
A) Yes, Kath's sister was killed in the same way as she was. Assuming you believe that explanation.
Q) If you had not known the bay area, would you still have written the film.
A) Certainly not in the same way, many of the scenes, such as the ferryman from the Greek mythos, are inspired by areas of the landscape, and the fact that Fleetwood actually has a ferry, which I did not know until I went there.
- A question was asked concerning the perceived child abuse themes in the film. Juliet pointed out that the actress was actually 37 at the time of filming, and the character, 33.
- Juliet mentioned her previous work, mostly short films focused on the bay area, including two 'poems' on the bay.
- She went on to discuss her next film as being a study of how orphaned children live in Uganda, based on her sister's experiences with an orphaned child. She also promised to write a comedy.
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