Director Christy Hall explains why she opted to film on a sound stage with drive footage projected around her actors.
The Big Picture Making a first feature is a feat in and of itself no matter what, but Christy Hall opted to roll with an especially challenging scenario for her first go-around behind the lens as a director. Her feature debut, Daddio, takes place almost entirely in a moving vehicle focusing on just two characters.
CHRISTY HALL: Oh, I could rattle on and on. Anyone who’s spent much time in New York has gotten in a cab and engaged with a cabbie just like Sean Penn's character. It's just a very specific person that only a place like New York City can provide. It's kind of my love letter to all the cabbies, the quintessential cabbies of New York City.
Movie talk right now. I know this idea originally started as a play. Do you remember the moment or specific thing that signaled to you this story is best served in the feature film format instead? I want to talk about getting this off the ground because not only is it an ambitious film, but also, you’re a first-time feature filmmaker. When you first decided you wanted to make the movie, what did you think was step one to getting yourself a green light, and now having done it, would you give another aspiring filmmaker that tip or did you find something more effective along the way?
When you're working with two leads who are also producing, do you notice any change in the collaboration given that they have that added involvement in the production overall? It was really important to both of them because – they never have a costume change. They're just wearing one thing the entire time so I think it would feel really unfair to dictate to them what that was. So, obviously, they worked with our amazing costume designer [Mirren Gordon-Crozier] to find their look, but they both took a lot of ownership of what they're wearing. Dakota, she really felt very passionate that her character had those beautiful nails, for example.
I am curious, what do you think it is that makes people afraid of this technology, and based on your experience, what would you tell them to make them not afraid of that particular thing?
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