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Your new movie Spiders
in the Wall - in a few words, what's it about? The synopsis is best to
explain it: Azeil Baxter is a CIA agent whose stuck in a nightmarish
scenario where he must confront a rival spy or face his personal demons
before it's too late.
How did the project come into being in the first place?
Me and writer/producer Kris Salvi [Kris
Salvi interview - click here] have done a few projects that we really liked how
they turned out, and we just haven’t done a film for a while so we
started talking about a few different projects and we had a few back and
forth, and eventually this script came up and we both felt like it was
the right one to make at this time.
What can you tell us about Spiders
in the Wall's screenwriter Kris Salvi, and what was your collaboration
like? Kris is great to work with, his passion and energy is really
contagious. If you sit down and talk about films with him you’re gonna
be 100% in on making something. He’s a very talented
actor/writer/director.
Our process is drinking a lot of coffee, talk about old films, and then
just bounce ideas off each other. Then when we settle in on a script or
idea it’s just real work. We go through the script to see what we need
to change or add anything and then make sure things are in place like a
solid cast, people to help out. There is nothing really different about
our process. We just get along with each other, it’s fun to talk about
this stuff and we both have the willpower to take that idea and then
take the next step to actually making something. We both see cinema as
art and we believe that very deeply, and I think we connect on that. Do talk about Spiders
in the Wall's approach to the thriller genre!
I didn’t really think of the genre. I just kinda had this story
that I loved. It played out as a
mystery in my mind if anything, but my approach was to make sure the
actors had what they needed and the room to perform, and make sure I was
filming this in a way where it was cinematic so we can say some other
things without dialogue. My main approach with any film is really to
think about the atmosphere. I’m trying to create that, and if I can get
that usually things fall into place and the film becomes more clearer.
It’s art, and if it moves in a different direction and it feels right,
I’ll go that way. Most important thing is we just wanted to have fun
with it. Filmmaking is hard work so we wanna make sure we enjoy the
process.
A few words about your overall directorial approach to your story at hand?
The way I like to direct actors is usually have either one rehearsal
or a read-through so I can explain to them the tone and pace I’m
looking for. I see if anyone has a great idea or suggestions, and if they
work we will definitely use them. On set I'm just making sure every
actor knows what they’re doing in each scene, and then let them take
over and create the character. At that point I just become more of a
supervisor and make sure things are staying consistent.
For cinematography it’s more mapping out a few key shots and then
getting on set in feeling the space, and if anything new pops up that
feels great we’ll go that way, but usually I have an idea of maybe I
wanna shoot this film on more wides or more close-ups, something like
that. It’s also just a lot of re-reading the script and making sure I
understand where I wanna go with the film. What
can you tell us about Spiders
in the Wall's cast, and why exactly these people? Because this cast is very professional and talented when I direct a
lot on my shorts, I also film it so having people that take their job
very seriously ask good questions and can be trusted to take over the
character and create something that helps me out and these actors can do
that. I also feel like they all have great screen presence, and they
just have a passion for making art. Plus, they happen to be fun to be
around.
Do talk about the shoot as such, and the on-set atmosphere?
Well, when you work with Kris, there’s gonna be a lot of laughs. It
was a smaller crew. We have a very professional mindset and a good sense
of humor. It was a lot of hard work but we plowed through the shoot
knocking things down, but still took some time to tell a few jokes and
find out what’s going on in each other’s lives. It’s fun. The
older I get this has become my social event, I don’t go to bars anymore
I make films with good people. The
$64-question, where can Spiders
in the Wall be seen? We just begun our festival run so keep an eye out for festivals near
you once that’s over which is usually about a year. We most likely are
going to release it online for everyone to view. I don’t make films to
just lock them up. Hope we can get as many eyes as possible on this. Anything you can tell us
about audience and critical reception of Spiders
in the Wall?
So far everything’s been very positive. Our narrative can be very
confusing or distorted, but people feel like we’ve executed that well,
and some people have actually been impressed with what we've done. I
feel like we’re definitely taking some bigger steps as far as our
craftsmanship. Any future projects you'd like to
share? I just finished a short for Kris Salvi, Call Me After
Dark. I’m also editing that right now and then I don’t have anything till
spring, when I’ll DP on another film. Your/your movie's website, social media, whatever
else? You can get updates at the Facebook page for Private
Eyes Films: https://www.facebook.com/privateeyesfilms/ Anything else you're dying to mention and I have
merely forgotten to ask?
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An older feature film of mine I directed called Delusion is going to be
re-released by Bayview Entertainment in the near future. Don’t have a
date yet but stop by their website and feel free to check that out.
Also, just type my name into YouTube, you should be able to find older
shorts if you wanna watch some films for free. Thanks for the interview!
Thank you so much for taking the time to review our film and do this
interview.
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