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Justin Long, Christian Long, and Justin Chon for 'Lady of the Manor' and 'Blue Bayou'
Justin Long, Christian Long, and Justin Chon for 'Lady of the Manor' and 'Blue Bayou'
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Tune in for a discussion about two great movies with three great guests - all of whom are actors who have now moved behind the camera!
In this episode, we talk about...
Why Justin Chon decided to star in his movie, even though he didn’t initially set out to.
How Justin Chon creates a safe and open environment on set, how he works with his DPs, and other insights into his process.
How Justin Chon chose and secured his co-star.
The challenges of working with children.
How Justin Chon went about researching the issue at the crux of Blue Bayou.
How Lady of the Manor came about and how Christian and Justin created its “odd couple” style comedy.
The similarities to the play Blithe Spirit and how the writers just may have been inspired by it!
The rather surprising choice to write this type of comedy script for women!
How they approached the directing process for Lady of the Manor.
Why keeping the plot simple can be really key in comedies.
Links to Resources:
Lady of the Manor - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11826450/
Blue Bayou - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11121664/
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In this episode, we talk about...
Why Justin Chon decided to star in his movie, even though he didn’t initially set out to.
How Justin Chon creates a safe and open environment on set, how he works with his DPs, and other insights into his process.
How Justin Chon chose and secured his co-star.
The challenges of working with children.
How Justin Chon went about researching the issue at the crux of Blue Bayou.
How Lady of the Manor came about and how Christian and Justin created its “odd couple” style comedy.
The similarities to the play Blithe Spirit and how the writers just may have been inspired by it!
The rather surprising choice to write this type of comedy script for women!
How they approached the directing process for Lady of the Manor.
Why keeping the plot simple can be really key in comedies.
Links to Resources:
Lady of the Manor - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11826450/
Blue Bayou - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11121664/
Please like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool
Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nofilmschool
Subscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool
Check us out on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool/
Ask us questions at editor@nofilmschool.com!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Oct 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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