Sometimes, you capture a couple's story by laying it in the actual context of its occurrence. Other times, we lay it out against the backdrop of a fictional setting. This fictional backdrop lends a strange authenticity to a couple's story. For while the story in and of itself may not be uncommon, its presentation is what defines it, sets it apart. And when presented as a culturally recognized plotline, that story becomes all the more memorable, fun, and ironically--unique. That's precisely the manner in which we approached Justin and Kajal's story, and demonstrative of their mutual love of mafia films. When they came in, I made it clear to both Justin and Kajal that whatever we end up doing as a concept film, it will take a huge commitment on their part which will include a lot ofrehearsals, travelling and a # of days of filming. Once they agreed, we decided to figure out how to approach their story. In our discussions, one thing that stood out the most was their mutual interest in mafia films. They were a fan of everything from ' The Godfather ' to ' Boardwalk Empire '. Justin's bedroom is draped in classic mafia movie posters. So we took their story of how they actually met through friends at a restaurant and their interests and hobbies and tossed that into a fictional setting. From the beginning, I wanted to give tribute to these classic films by tying them into the story and not being cheesy. After the scripting stage, we did at least 2-3 rehearsal sessions with the lead ...
Tags: short film, mafia parody, the godfather, goodfellas, the sopranos, oceans' eleven, film-style wedding, concept film, dark comedy
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