{"id":33152,"date":"2022-02-13T23:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T07:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/?p=33152"},"modified":"2022-02-13T23:01:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T07:01:48","slug":"btl-radio-show-02-07-2022-with-special-guest-joan-carr-wiggin-and-our-exclusive-interview-with-tim-kirkby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/miscellaneous\/behind-the-lens-podcast\/btl-radio-show-02-07-2022-with-special-guest-joan-carr-wiggin-and-our-exclusive-interview-with-tim-kirkby\/","title":{"rendered":"BTL Radio Show – 02\/07\/2022 with special guest JOAN CARR-WIGGIN and our exclusive interview with TIM KIRKBY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This episode of BEHIND THE LENS shifted midstream on air when a scheduled guest failed to appear, but that didn\u2019t diminish the filmmaking fun thanks to the wonderful JOAN CARR-WIGGIN (who did join us live) talking about A GRAND ROMANTIC GESTURE; not to mention our prerecorded exclusive interview with TIM KIRKBY talking LAST LOOKS!<\/p>\n

First up we welcome JOAN CARR-WIGGIN back to the show. Always a joy to not only speak with Joan but watch her films, she’s here just in time for Valentine’s Day with a romantic comedy with the mature audience in mind – A GRAND ROMANTIC GESTURE. Sweet and charming with a light humorous touch, this is the story of Ava, a longtime medical professional who loses her job thanks to forced early retirement. Lost without her career, Ava\u2019s husband and daughter strong-arm her into taking a cooking class at the local adult school, as well as preparing to be a grandmother. Clearly not cut out for cooking, Ava quickly jumps into a drama class where she is cast as a Juliet – and falls in love with her Romeo.<\/p>\n

Joan dives right in discussing her Shakespearean inspiration of \u201cRomeo and Juliet\u201d but turning the story on its head by casting Gina McKee and Douglas Hodge as Ava and Simon aka Romeo and Juliet. Casting in the mature age bracket for both leads opened up the story for Joan, allowing her to bring in all the baggage and experience of lives already lived which proves to be delicious. Listen as we talk about casting, the importance of color (key in all of Joan\u2019s films), cinematography and Joan\u2019s long collaboration with Bruce Worrall, the challenges of editing in terms of not only finding pacing but a balance between the lives of Ava and Simon, Kenneth Harrison\u2019s score and so much more.<\/p>\n

A GRAND ROMANTIC GESTURE is available now on all digital platforms.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n