1. Can you tell us what The Dinner Party is about in your own words?<\/strong><\/h4>\nThe Dinner Party is a story about five strangers that are invited to a dinner party. None of them know why they’re there. They don’t know if one among them is the host. So that’s basically the premise of the film. I guess you can call it a murder mystery type thing.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n2. What inspired you to write this story about strangers brought together under odd circumstances?<\/strong><\/h4>\nI was trying to put together a feature film and I wanted to have something that I could easily film in a very few locations. So the idea of a dinner party made sense to me. Everything would be taking place mostly in the dining room, kitchen, maybe entrance of the place that is hosting the dinner party.<\/p>\n
3. How did you approach creating the personality and idiosyncrasies of each character?<\/strong><\/p>\nOriginally, I had six to seven characters, six strangers, and one smaller role that was gonna go into the film. So I wanted them to each have obviously a different personality. They are strangers. They did not know each other. I made sure that each person had a trait. One of them was going to be a social media darling. The other one was going to be a gigolo type character. One of them was going to be nerdy. I was going to try and make sure that all the characters were different.<\/p>\n
4. What did you want viewers to come away thinking or feeling after watching your film?<\/strong><\/h4>\nWell the film was done in two days so what I really wanted them to take away from this is that you’re able to put together something of quality from acting as well as from the technical side in a very short period of time and what did I want them to get away with? There is a message in this film but you have to watch it to pretty much get it.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n5. If the budget was multiplied 50X, would you have done anything vastly different with the film or did the limited resources encourage more creativity?<\/strong><\/h4>\nThe limited resources did make it so that I had to be more creative. Obviously, if we had 50 times the budget of zero, that would mean I’d have $50. I filmed it all at my place. So we had to move things around, put stuff into one room. I had to be very creative on how we’re gonna be shooting this. So yeah, it does definitely open up the creativity when you’re limited in resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n
6. According to IMDb, this is your first feature film that you directed. What would you say was the biggest shift or learning curve in going from shorts to a full-length feature format?<\/strong><\/h4>\nI try to make sure that my short films have an act one, two, and three. What that did for me when doing my feature film is that when you’re doing a short film, you’re doing a lot of editing. You’re cutting out a lot of footage to make sure that it’s a short film. With the feature, I had to go the opposite direction and\u00a0 allow myself to have scenes that were longer.<\/p>\n
7. Do you have any upcoming projects in the works?<\/strong><\/h4>\nJust finished a short film, which is going into the festivals titled Aberration<\/a>. This film was based on a dream that I had several years ago and just never got around to filming it, so we’re pushing that right now for the film festivals.<\/p>\nI do have a few music videos that I’m planning to put together for some of the songs I’ve written, and I do have a few other projects that I would like to get up. They’re two-minute short films, so they’re going to be another challenge to try and put together.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n2. What inspired you to write this story about strangers brought together under odd circumstances?<\/strong><\/h4>\nI was trying to put together a feature film and I wanted to have something that I could easily film in a very few locations. So the idea of a dinner party made sense to me. Everything would be taking place mostly in the dining room, kitchen, maybe entrance of the place that is hosting the dinner party.<\/p>\n
3. How did you approach creating the personality and idiosyncrasies of each character?<\/strong><\/p>\nOriginally, I had six to seven characters, six strangers, and one smaller role that was gonna go into the film. So I wanted them to each have obviously a different personality. They are strangers. They did not know each other. I made sure that each person had a trait. One of them was going to be a social media darling. The other one was going to be a gigolo type character. One of them was going to be nerdy. I was going to try and make sure that all the characters were different.<\/p>\n
4. What did you want viewers to come away thinking or feeling after watching your film?<\/strong><\/h4>\nWell the film was done in two days so what I really wanted them to take away from this is that you’re able to put together something of quality from acting as well as from the technical side in a very short period of time and what did I want them to get away with? There is a message in this film but you have to watch it to pretty much get it.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n5. If the budget was multiplied 50X, would you have done anything vastly different with the film or did the limited resources encourage more creativity?<\/strong><\/h4>\nThe limited resources did make it so that I had to be more creative. Obviously, if we had 50 times the budget of zero, that would mean I’d have $50. I filmed it all at my place. So we had to move things around, put stuff into one room. I had to be very creative on how we’re gonna be shooting this. So yeah, it does definitely open up the creativity when you’re limited in resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n
6. According to IMDb, this is your first feature film that you directed. What would you say was the biggest shift or learning curve in going from shorts to a full-length feature format?<\/strong><\/h4>\nI try to make sure that my short films have an act one, two, and three. What that did for me when doing my feature film is that when you’re doing a short film, you’re doing a lot of editing. You’re cutting out a lot of footage to make sure that it’s a short film. With the feature, I had to go the opposite direction and\u00a0 allow myself to have scenes that were longer.<\/p>\n
7. Do you have any upcoming projects in the works?<\/strong><\/h4>\nJust finished a short film, which is going into the festivals titled Aberration<\/a>. This film was based on a dream that I had several years ago and just never got around to filming it, so we’re pushing that right now for the film festivals.<\/p>\nI do have a few music videos that I’m planning to put together for some of the songs I’ve written, and I do have a few other projects that I would like to get up. They’re two-minute short films, so they’re going to be another challenge to try and put together.<\/p>\n
Originally, I had six to seven characters, six strangers, and one smaller role that was gonna go into the film. So I wanted them to each have obviously a different personality. They are strangers. They did not know each other. I made sure that each person had a trait. One of them was going to be a social media darling. The other one was going to be a gigolo type character. One of them was going to be nerdy. I was going to try and make sure that all the characters were different.<\/p>\n
4. What did you want viewers to come away thinking or feeling after watching your film?<\/strong><\/h4>\nWell the film was done in two days so what I really wanted them to take away from this is that you’re able to put together something of quality from acting as well as from the technical side in a very short period of time and what did I want them to get away with? There is a message in this film but you have to watch it to pretty much get it.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n5. If the budget was multiplied 50X, would you have done anything vastly different with the film or did the limited resources encourage more creativity?<\/strong><\/h4>\nThe limited resources did make it so that I had to be more creative. Obviously, if we had 50 times the budget of zero, that would mean I’d have $50. I filmed it all at my place. So we had to move things around, put stuff into one room. I had to be very creative on how we’re gonna be shooting this. So yeah, it does definitely open up the creativity when you’re limited in resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n
6. According to IMDb, this is your first feature film that you directed. What would you say was the biggest shift or learning curve in going from shorts to a full-length feature format?<\/strong><\/h4>\nI try to make sure that my short films have an act one, two, and three. What that did for me when doing my feature film is that when you’re doing a short film, you’re doing a lot of editing. You’re cutting out a lot of footage to make sure that it’s a short film. With the feature, I had to go the opposite direction and\u00a0 allow myself to have scenes that were longer.<\/p>\n
7. Do you have any upcoming projects in the works?<\/strong><\/h4>\nJust finished a short film, which is going into the festivals titled Aberration<\/a>. This film was based on a dream that I had several years ago and just never got around to filming it, so we’re pushing that right now for the film festivals.<\/p>\nI do have a few music videos that I’m planning to put together for some of the songs I’ve written, and I do have a few other projects that I would like to get up. They’re two-minute short films, so they’re going to be another challenge to try and put together.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n5. If the budget was multiplied 50X, would you have done anything vastly different with the film or did the limited resources encourage more creativity?<\/strong><\/h4>\nThe limited resources did make it so that I had to be more creative. Obviously, if we had 50 times the budget of zero, that would mean I’d have $50. I filmed it all at my place. So we had to move things around, put stuff into one room. I had to be very creative on how we’re gonna be shooting this. So yeah, it does definitely open up the creativity when you’re limited in resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n
6. According to IMDb, this is your first feature film that you directed. What would you say was the biggest shift or learning curve in going from shorts to a full-length feature format?<\/strong><\/h4>\nI try to make sure that my short films have an act one, two, and three. What that did for me when doing my feature film is that when you’re doing a short film, you’re doing a lot of editing. You’re cutting out a lot of footage to make sure that it’s a short film. With the feature, I had to go the opposite direction and\u00a0 allow myself to have scenes that were longer.<\/p>\n
7. Do you have any upcoming projects in the works?<\/strong><\/h4>\nJust finished a short film, which is going into the festivals titled Aberration<\/a>. This film was based on a dream that I had several years ago and just never got around to filming it, so we’re pushing that right now for the film festivals.<\/p>\nI do have a few music videos that I’m planning to put together for some of the songs I’ve written, and I do have a few other projects that I would like to get up. They’re two-minute short films, so they’re going to be another challenge to try and put together.<\/p>\n
I try to make sure that my short films have an act one, two, and three. What that did for me when doing my feature film is that when you’re doing a short film, you’re doing a lot of editing. You’re cutting out a lot of footage to make sure that it’s a short film. With the feature, I had to go the opposite direction and\u00a0 allow myself to have scenes that were longer.<\/p>\n
7. Do you have any upcoming projects in the works?<\/strong><\/h4>\nJust finished a short film, which is going into the festivals titled Aberration<\/a>. This film was based on a dream that I had several years ago and just never got around to filming it, so we’re pushing that right now for the film festivals.<\/p>\nI do have a few music videos that I’m planning to put together for some of the songs I’ve written, and I do have a few other projects that I would like to get up. They’re two-minute short films, so they’re going to be another challenge to try and put together.<\/p>\n
I do have a few music videos that I’m planning to put together for some of the songs I’ve written, and I do have a few other projects that I would like to get up. They’re two-minute short films, so they’re going to be another challenge to try and put together.<\/p>\n