Cinema Canada (Jan-Feb 1981)

IN PROGRES... Age Crazy. Boyman, the younger of the two, who spent three years in Los Angeles working as a director-producer in television, is more of a novice; Incubus marks his debut as a film producer, and the project is very “near and dear’ to him. He is especially proud of the sets. “Don’t step in the blood there,” he laughs, pointing towards the patch of floor where I am standing. Of the director, “I have enormous con fidence in John Hough. We do talk story and character, but I would not think of questioning him in terms of shooting’ schedules, colour schemes, whatever.” The combination of Hough and Cassavetes is an intriguing one. How does one director direct another? “It's not easy for just any director to direct John Cassavetes,” admits Boyman. “If he does not respect the director, being a well-known set-ups, SCRIPT TO SCREpy CANADAS LARGEST MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION CENTRE 1500 PAPINEAU STREET. MONTREAL QUEBEC CANADA H2K 4L9 (514) 527 8671 TELEX 05 267329 8/January—February 1981 and respected filmmaker himself... well, I hate to think of the mess. But I feel confident and comfortable with this mix of talents. I admire them both enormously. You'll find on the set an enormous amount of respect for John Hough. He commands admiration.” Kerrie Keane, a vivacious young actress in her first film role plays the female lead in the film. Asked how the influence of a man like Hough affects her performance, her eyes brighten immediately: “He has a great deal of confidence in himself,” she says. “He is one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever worked with. Your ideas are respected on this project. | consider this film a happening. | can’t think of a happier working situation.” Presently, the lighting crew is ready and Keane is off for another scene with fellow colleagues Cassavetes, Duncan McIntosh and Erin Flannery. The scene is short, calling for Cassavetes to make one grim phone call while Keane and Flannery clatter off to the kitchen set to throw some coffee on the stove. Second A.D. Louise Casselman raises her voice to request that everyone else lower theirs. After several takes Keane later admits that, “It can be confusing. Some scenes are so short and you are required to do so little; yet what little you are doing is very important, and you have to recognize the validity of the small things you do as well as the bigger moments. The confusion can be very good, but for the first few weeks I was losing sleep.” Of the incubus itself, all details are withheld. Colin Chilvers, director of special effects who worked on the Acid Queen sequence of Ken Russell's Tommy, and made Christopher Reeve fly in Superman, is nowhere to be found. Responding to my curiosity about the grotesque illustrations of some inhuman being on his office wall, Marc Boyman insists that, no, the incubus is quite different. So, there’s no peeking til next summer! The public can only hope that the film lives up to the expectations all this secrecy is creating. Mike Leo Key to Credit Abbreviations p.c. production company p. producer/production d. director d.o.p. director of photography sc. script/screenplay ed. editing/ editor mus. music sd. rec./re-rec. sound recording/re-recording a.d. assistant di rector asst. assistant loc. man. location manager ward. wardrobe cost. des. costume design set dec. set decoration cam. op. camera operator elec. electrician carp. carpenter special efx. special effects acct. accountant compt. comptroller sec. secretary I.p. leading players pub. publicity col. colour dist. distributor.