Not Walter
Not Walter was shot on the same day Bad Girlfriend was shot. We had a lot of fun on this shoot. I told Emily the part and she liked it. She usually dresses conservatively, when she showed up looking like that I did a double take. I even said “Jesus Emily!” Her response was “What?! That was kind of the point, right?!” Which is absolutely true. Wardrobe played a huge factor in this one and it was something I overlooked. Caine has a really wide range when acting and he played this one kind of mellowed out. I told him to do that, which might have been a mistake, but I thought that it would make the punchline stand out more. Here you have a mellow, rational, individual trying to explain his side of the story. Then, Emily comes in to play and you get the volitile reaction from him. I just thought it would make it more shocking. People who have seen this, quote the punchline all the time. So, mission accomplished….I think. I really like Not Walter as a short film. I think it’s to the point and funny. There’s actually a whole bunch of dialogue between Chris and Caine after Emily walks out of the room, but I cut it out in editing and I think it helped a lot. Without furthur explanation of the situation, it makes that punchline even more over the top.
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