After much live on-air jiggering and juggling due to studio technical issues, BEHIND THE LENS came together with our wonderful guests AARON MURTAGH talking about his short film MAN BABY and editor NICK PEZZOLLI discussing his two new films BUTCHER’S CROSSING and YOUR LUCKY DAY. And because of the studio technical issues, you also get my exclusive interview with director NEIL BURGER talking about his latest, THE MARSH KING’S DAUGHTER.
Thanks to these studio technical difficulties we kick off the show with my exclusive interview with director NEIL BURGER talking about his new film THE MARSH KING’S DAUGHTER. A rich slow-burn starring Daisy Ridley and an award-worthy turn by Ben Mendelsohn, Neil and I go deep into the construction of the film from a production standpoint as well as fueling the story and tension with the visual grammar and overall design including sound design and score. It’s always a pleasure to speak with Neil and this time is no different.
THE MARSH KING’S DAUGHTER is in theatres now and releases On Demand and on digital on November 21st.
Next up is filmmaker AARON MURTAGH talking about his new short film MAN BABY. Wearing multiple hats as actor, writer, director (his first directorial effort), and producer, Aaron’s approach to the short and most notably the story is a personal one that utilizes the Covid-19 lockdown and the birth of his first child to create this unique – and slightly creepy – tale. Listen as Aaron talks about his directorial learning curve as a first time director, shooting in Montana and its supportive film community, the challenges of wearing multiple hats, his work on “Tokyo Cowboy” after MAN BABY, his philosophy and approach to acting, and more. A very interesting conversation!
Then editor NICK PEZZILLO joins us live to discuss his two new projects (both of which are out right now) – BUTCHER’S CROSSING and YOUR LUCKY DAY. Talk about films as different as night and day! And yet, Nick proves himself to be en editorial storyteller with each film. Breaking out the two films Nick talks about the challenges of each, be it the panoramic landscapes and logistics and natural lighting of BUTCHER’S CROSSING or the limited, controlled – and often claustrophobic – convenience store location of YOUR LUCKY DAY. Exploring the visual and emotional tonal bandwidths of each and how Nick worked with his respective directors to achieve the director’s vision and serve the story, the conversation is enlightening, especially when it turns to some basic filmmaking elements that are so often overlooked, such as “why this film?” And how about cutting a film starring Nic Cage? You’ll hear Nick talk about it. A wonderful editor and storyteller and a really fun, nice guy, listen this interview, see these two films, and put NICK PEZZILLO on your radar.
YOUR LUCKY DAY is in theatres and available on digital.
BUTCHER’S CROSSING is available on digital and VOD.
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