CVTV Interview
In December, I had the opportunity to be interviewed by the lovely Mia Golden for Culture Vulture TV! This interview played on Shaw TV all across Vancouver Island over the month of January.
Interview with StephenKingShortMovies.com
Thank you to Óscar Garrido at StephenKingShortMovies.com for asking me and the rest of In the Deathroom's cast to participate in your interview!
The complete interview is available at StephenKingShortMovies.com. Here are the first few questions:
Screenshot from the opening sequence of In the Deathroom.
SKSM: Could you start with telling me a bit about yourself? Who are you and what do you do?
Ashley Good: My name is Ashley, and I am an independent filmmaker and screenwriter from Victoria, British Columbia (Canada), as well as the Programming Coordinator at a local filmmakers society.
SKSM: When did you know you wanted to become a filmmaker?
Ashley Good: I decided to become a filmmaker when I realized that if I wanted to have any of my screenplays made, I was going to have to film them myself.
While Victoria’s film industry is growing, the majority of projects being shot here are backed by large American production companies, which won’t accept unsolicited screenplays. So you can’t get an agent, unless you’ve had your work produced, and you can’t get your work produced until you have an agent… It’s a real catch 22.
My first project was a “proof of concept” pilot for a potential series that I wrote. It was incredibly low budget (some of the actors even took turns working as boom ops), but as soon as I said “action” for the first time, I knew that I wanted to focus on filmmaking.
SKSM: When did you make In the Deathroom? Can you tell me a little about the production? How much did it cost? How long did it take to film it?
Ashley Good: In the Deathroom was shot over one day in October. It was one of the most straight forward productions that I have worked on, as I had a very clear mental image of how I wanted it to look. It was a tricky to explain my “game show” plans to the rest of the crew, but as soon as one of the leads, Ross Ogilvie (Escobar) said “Like Running Man!” the rest of the crew understood.
The entire production had a budget of less than $500 CAD.
SKSM: How come you picked In the Deathroom to develop into a movie? What is it in the story that you like so much?
Ashley Good: I picked In the Deathroom because it of its twisted underlying dark humour. My own projects have all been dark comedies, so I wanted to pick a Dollar Baby that I could hopefully do justice to. Popsy would have been interesting to attempt, but it would have been so out of my comfort zone to direct that I don’t believe I could have been true to the story.
Read the rest, here.
Update time!
I realized that I haven't made a blog post about anything Black Frames related in a while, so here is a quick update!
2017 kicked off with a bang as I began pre-production for Black Frames' first feature length film, PITY PARTY. Pity Party is now wrapped and is set to enter the film fest circuit in early 2018! For more information about this project, visit Black Frames' project page or visit PityPartyMovie.com.
Following the completion of Pity Party, I moved on to the production of a Stephen King "Dollar Baby," IN THE DEATHROOM! In the Deathroom will also be entered into film fests in early 2018, albeit festivals for short films. To learn more about In the Deathroom, visit FilmFreeway.com.
#pitypartymovie #inthedeathroom
US AND THEM on Parliament Hill
[OTTAWA, ON - 11 September 2017] At a time when Canada is in the midst of both a housing and opioid crisis, US AND THEM's national efforts to raise awareness about homelessness and addiction through a compassionate lens has never been more relevant. And now, following the success of it's national tour, US AND THEM is set to screen on Parliament Hill.
US AND THEM was written and directed by Loughton and award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Abbott who joined the project in 2013. Abbott is the co-director and editor of the widely acclaimed film THE CORPORATION, one of Canada's most successful documentaries. At a time when Canada is in the midst of both a housing and opioid crisis, US AND THEM's national efforts to raise awareness about homelessness and addiction through a compassionate lens has never been more relevant.
Since it's release in 2015, the film has been screened for policymakers all across Canada, and is now set to have an exclusive screening on Parliament Hill for all of Canada’s MPs on September 26. The event is being hosted by the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. US AND THEM is also programmed to screen at the Union of BC Municipalities Conference in September.
Krista Loughton is available for interviews and can be contacted directly at krista@usandthemthefilm.ca.
Thank you Modo!!
As a marketer-turned indie filmmaker, as well as the Director of Communications at CineVic, I am constantly learning new things about that #setlife.
One thing of the main takeaway from my time working on my first feature, Pity Party, is that team leadership and proper delegation is important. Really, the less that you as an artist have to worry about, the better!
Without giving away too many spoilers, Pity Party was filmed in six different locations, all over five days. Long story short, it involved a heck of a lot of gear and props! I would just like to extend a wholehearted thank you to Modo - Vancouver Island for lending us their mini-cargo van. Modo was a breeze to deal with, and gave me one less thing to worry about.
And now it's on to editing!! Follow @PityPartyMovie on Facebook and Instagram for updates.