Revenge Of Mary Sue (2023)
Episode 5: Making Low-Budget Horror Movies
Revenge of Mary Sue is a 4-minute film where a podcast host thinks this week's podcast episode will be his typical surprise slaughtering of a filmmaker’s latest film. Little does he know there's a surprise guest just waiting to jump on air. The film stars Nhi Do (Penelope Leo), Ben Gaumond (Colby Cameron), and Ariel Hansen (Mary Sue). CORDLESS MICS!!!
We talked about how they shot this film in 8 hours, the value of friendship in collaboration, and some cool projects they are currently working on. Ariel also shares the strangest story for how one of their films because popular through a fetish playlist.
00:00 Introductions
01:42 Inspiration behind the creation of Revenge of Mary Sue (2023)
02:50 Joel shares the writing process behind Revenge of Mary Sue (2023)
04:24 Ben Gaumond’s incredible improv skills
06:44 The realism of these absurdist podcasts
09:12 Ariel’s filmmaking goals when making Revenge of Mary Sue (2023)
11:05 What is a Mary Sue? And why choose Mary Sue for the film?
13:06 The easter eggs behind Revenge of Mary Sue (2023)
17:27 The other inspirations behind the creation of Revenge of Mary Sue (2023)
20:40 How to make a film with a low to no budget
26:19 Dealing with the stress of working with low-budget films or films with many limitations
30:20 The collaborative process of working with friends after many projects
34:20 The team shares their food for thought about filming Revenge of Mary Sue (2023)
39:20 In These Very Woods project that is in development
47:30 Where can you find the team?
51:33 The Ready To Burst (2016) fetish story that put Bad Cookie Pictures in the map
53:42 Conclusion and credits
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Films Referenced in the Interview
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
White Lady Flavor of the Month Episode (2023)
Hansen’s Haberdashery
Director: Ariel Hansen
Writer: Joel H. Brewster
Producer: Christopher “Topher” Graham
Production Manager: Sasha Tomasky
Director of Photography: Laurel K Brown
Production Designer: Topher Graham
Key Hair & Make-Up: Chey Reimer
Sound Mixer: Topher Graham
Starring:
Nhi Do as Penelope Leo
Ben Gaumond as Colby Cameron
Ariel Hansen as Mary Sue
Grip: Andres Castillo
Editor: Ben Gaumond
Colorist: Jordan Barnes-Crouse
Special thanks to
Rob Hunt
Project Mouthwash
Denise Hansen
Ariel Slack
Jacquie Doyle
Bren MacDonald