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| INT -- AARON'S HOUSE -- AFTERNOON
Sun fills the small New Orleans styled
shotgun house as Filmmaker/Producers AARON RUSHIN and RANDY
PEREZ sit at Aaron's computer editing system. Perez fumbles
at a small tape recorder.
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PEE
Is this thing on? Test test.
| Perez rewinds the tape a bit, plays it back, and is satisfied.
All is a go. |
PEE
AAHHEMMM...I know alot of this stuff...but let's start with why
did you get involved with Timecode:NOLA?
AARON
Well, I think...you know...we are Filmmakers. We're not just television
producers, so we wanted to have and help the film community
in New Orleans... because it helps us figure out what's goin'
on in this community... because right now there are all kinds
of people doing stuff and we didn't know them at all. Who's
doin' what... or what's goin' on...so I know... I, in particular
wanted to get into that community more and this seemed like
a really good way to do it...plus you know it was an opportunity
to practice filmmaking...i've done alot of the opens for the
show...that's filmmaking practice...that can only help with
the work that we do later.
PEE
So besides Timecode what else are you doing?
AARON
Well right now I'm working on a script that I want to shoot on
digital Video...a feature...which will be the first feature
length thing that I've ever done...I want to do that...and I'm
working on that script...and maybe shoot it with digital video
in a real guerrilla style...but that's a long process of working
it out...I'm just now writing the first draft and God only knows
how many drafts it's gonna take to get it good...so...and then
I'm kind of finished promoting and showing the other films I've
done with festivals and stuff...
PEE
SO how many Films have you made?
AARON
Four 16mm films that have been in festivals and stuff like that...the
last film I did was all on my own...it wasn't even in film school...I
just found some money and did it...well with the camera my friend
Lenny Feller and I own...but it was fun...
PEE
So do you think you're finished with shorts?
AARON
Oh..no..I have a couple of scripts I want to do, too...Its kinda
funny...I'm workin' on this feature thing...but I definitely
think by the end of the year shoot another short film...I have
a script I've been wanting to shoot...It's real short only about
three or four pages..but whenever I get time...ha...and when
it's not so hot...
PEE
Is there any advice you could give to filmmakers that are just starting
out?
AARON
I think there's two things...first...do it..and second if you want
it to be good...you have to try to do it correctly...especially
from what I've noticed in my work...the sound was bad...you
know...and I wanna have good sound...because it's so important
when you try to show it...so everything I do, even a little
short I have to hire a professional sound guy...someone that
knows what they're doing...It costs too much in the long run
to try and fix it...
Link to Aaron's film, Faith & Betrayal
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