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''What better way to honor his memory than to make his place
the central location of my profanity laden body count movie?"
DE - Was Mary (Sanaz Mozafarian) really pregnant for this
film?
ML - No, the actress (Sanaz) was wearing a foam prosthetic.
In auditions I had actresses video tape them- selves in full
body shots, because I wanted someone who could sell the physicality
of being pregnant She really nailed it and integrated it iInto
her performance.
DE - How long did it take from first day of shooting to finished
film?
ML - Well, the shooting lasted 12 days. Then it was about
six months editing and six months doing the digital effects
because everyone was holding down other jJobs through the
post production process. So about a year from start to finish.
DE - What kind of film equipment did you use?
ML - For a camera I used the Panasonlc DVX 100a mini DV
with an attached Sennheiser microphone. It was edited with
Final Cut Pro. Overall, I was happy with the DVX. The image
had the feel of 16mm film. The only downside was I couldn't
get it to work well enough at night without the image graining
out, so some of the night scenes in the script got bumped
back earlier in the day for safety's sake.
DE - Why wouldn't Donna (Amanda
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Bruton) get naked for us?
ML - Nudity was actually written in the shooting script.
During the love scene in the beginning I really wanted that
casual nakedness that exists between a married couple. But
Amanda had a solid no-nudity viewpoint, and she was far
and away, the best actress I tested. So I made the compromise
for the good of the overall movie. My brain tells me I'm
right. My dick disagrees.
DE - What was the budget on the film?
ML The budget was around 28,000 dollars, and a good deal
of that went to food and lodging for the cast. I live in
Mass and most of the actors were from New York, so that
was an unavoidable expense. I just wish that extra money
could have been put on screen.
DE-Why did you opt for New York actors when you could have
just used local talent like your brother?
ML-I did cast a lot of the supporting thugs and looters
with Mass actors, but in terms of the four
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