Nash sat down with writer/director Ed Christie and producer Laura Jago to discuss the experience of producing Trove.
Show Notes
• When people ask you what is your film is about, what do you tell them? [0:30]
• I took away a sense of the danger of ignorance, was that something you guys were trying to achieve? [1:46]
• Is your first intention to tell a good story? [2:34]
• On the process of writing and the theme Not Real [3:05]
• Defining the role of the Short Film Producer [4:57]
• On location scouting [5:28]
• On casting actors with excellent physicality [6:40]
• Do you have a distinct memory of the first time you went to the movies? [8:13]
• How did you feel presenting your film to an audience? [9:23}
• When you screened your film, did you find yourself looking at the screen or the audience? [10:08]
• Did you ever have to force yourselves to step-back and regain some objectivity when making editorial decisions? [11:44]
• I know you had to work within the confines of the theme Not Real, did you find that helpful? [12:52]
• On overcoming challenges and cows [14:13]
• With hindsight, would you have done anything differently? [16:09]
• On mystery and storytelling [18:00]
• What is next for Trove? [19:40]
• Do you have any intentions for working together in the future? [20:15]
• Is there anything message you'd like to give to people about Trove in particular? [21:13]
• What advice would you give to someone coming into this course next year? [22:17]