he and his partner were nominated for an Oscar for one of their first films and
Oscar for one of their first films and
Oscar for one of their first films and for their next project worked with
for their next project worked with
for their next project worked with legendary actress Meryl Streep hi I’m
legendary actress Meryl Streep hi I’m
legendary actress Meryl Streep hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com we got the chance to speak
watchmojo.com we got the chance to speak
watchmojo.com we got the chance to speak with director Chris lavis about his work
with director Chris lavis about his work
with director Chris lavis about his work his influences and his earlier
his influences and his earlier
his influences and his earlier productions why don’t you tell us about
productions why don’t you tell us about
productions why don’t you tell us about the origins of your production house
the origins of your production house
the origins of your production house matchick and i started working together
matchick and i started working together
matchick and i started working together in 1997 we were friends and we liked
in 1997 we were friends and we liked
in 1997 we were friends and we liked working together and really we like
working together and really we like
working together and really we like hanging out so we got a studio to share
hanging out so we got a studio to share
hanging out so we got a studio to share and then pretty soon we kept putting our
and then pretty soon we kept putting our
and then pretty soon we kept putting our hands on each other’s projects and
hands on each other’s projects and
hands on each other’s projects and really liked the result to half brains
really liked the result to half brains
really liked the result to half brains added up to one and a half brains you
added up to one and a half brains you
added up to one and a half brains you know and I gave us an advantage neither
know and I gave us an advantage neither
know and I gave us an advantage neither of you studied filmmaking in university
of you studied filmmaking in university
of you studied filmmaking in university no magic studied theatre and theater
no magic studied theatre and theater
no magic studied theatre and theater design but no film and I I went to an
design but no film and I I went to an
design but no film and I I went to an arts high school and that’s where it
arts high school and that’s where it
arts high school and that’s where it ended why don’t you tell us more about
ended why don’t you tell us more about
ended why don’t you tell us more about higgledy-piggledy pop do you have
higgledy-piggledy pop do you have
higgledy-piggledy pop do you have experience experience experience we’ve
experience experience experience we’ve
experience experience experience we’ve never done the dialogue before we’d
never done the dialogue before we’d
never done the dialogue before we’d worked with actors we put we’ve kind of
worked with actors we put we’ve kind of
worked with actors we put we’ve kind of done these things where we was hybrid
done these things where we was hybrid
done these things where we was hybrid actors and miniature sets but in a very
actors and miniature sets but in a very
actors and miniature sets but in a very tiny scale and some of our previous work
tiny scale and some of our previous work
tiny scale and some of our previous work never hurt but then it was a big leap
never hurt but then it was a big leap
never hurt but then it was a big leap for us and shaping a perform to shaping
for us and shaping a perform to shaping
for us and shaping a perform to shaping a vocal performance was a would never
a vocal performance was a would never
a vocal performance was a would never ever done that and have your first
ever done that and have your first
ever done that and have your first having the first vocal performance you
having the first vocal performance you
having the first vocal performance you ever have to shape the Meryl Streep’s is
ever have to shape the Meryl Streep’s is
ever have to shape the Meryl Streep’s is both a nightmare and
it’s an experience you won’t forget one
it’s an experience you won’t forget one eggs experience is enough for me what
eggs experience is enough for me what
eggs experience is enough for me what influences your filmmaking most I don’t
influences your filmmaking most I don’t
influences your filmmaking most I don’t know our filmmaking is discussion I
know our filmmaking is discussion I
know our filmmaking is discussion I think magic and I loved we like to talk
think magic and I loved we like to talk
think magic and I loved we like to talk we r we still even though we’ve been
we r we still even though we’ve been
we r we still even though we’ve been working together for so long and we
working together for so long and we
working together for so long and we don’t always were like an old married
don’t always were like an old married
don’t always were like an old married couple at this point but we still enjoy
couple at this point but we still enjoy
couple at this point but we still enjoy each other we still don’t I debate and
each other we still don’t I debate and
each other we still don’t I debate and debate and conversation and bringing our
debate and conversation and bringing our
debate and conversation and bringing our experience to that and going up for
experience to that and going up for
experience to that and going up for beers is still the fuel of the whole
beers is still the fuel of the whole
beers is still the fuel of the whole process for us what attracts you to a
process for us what attracts you to a
process for us what attracts you to a specific project and also what are your
specific project and also what are your
specific project and also what are your upcoming projects well I think we heard
upcoming projects well I think we heard
upcoming projects well I think we heard a quote I don’t remember who was by the
a quote I don’t remember who was by the
a quote I don’t remember who was by the cycle the person who inspires us most is
cycle the person who inspires us most is
cycle the person who inspires us most is our producer which is like that idea
I yeah I don’t know we have we have a
I yeah I don’t know we have we have a feature film that we’ve been working on
feature film that we’ve been working on
feature film that we’ve been working on for a long time now we’ve been
for a long time now we’ve been
for a long time now we’ve been developing a script forever and that’s
developing a script forever and that’s
developing a script forever and that’s sort of it seems to be on fertile ground
sort of it seems to be on fertile ground
sort of it seems to be on fertile ground right now and it’s an interesting sort
right now and it’s an interesting sort
right now and it’s an interesting sort of a yet it’s a sorry we really love and
of a yet it’s a sorry we really love and
of a yet it’s a sorry we really love and it’s called the white circus I think
it’s called the white circus I think
it’s called the white circus I think hopefully that’ll be the next one thank
hopefully that’ll be the next one thank
hopefully that’ll be the next one thank you very much my pleasure
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