Justin Long, Christian Long, and Justin Chon for 'Lady of the Manor' and 'Blue Bayou'

Tune in for a discussion about two great movies with three great guests - some of whom are actors who have now moved behind the camera!

In this episode, we talk about...

• Why Justin Chon decided to star in his movie, even though he didn’t initially set out to.
• How Justin Chon creates a safe and open environment on set, how he works with his DPs, and other insights into his process.
• How Justin Chon chose and secured his co-star.
• The challenges of working with children.
• How Justin Chon went about researching the issue at the crux of Blue Bayou.
• How Lady of the Manor came about and how Christian and Justin created its “odd couple” style comedy.
• The similarities to the play Blithe Spirit and how the writers just may have been inspired by it!
• The rather surprising choice to write this type of comedy script for women!
• How they approached the directing process for Lady of the Manor.
• Why keeping the plot simple can be really key in comedies.

Links to Resources:

Lady of the Manor - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11826450/ 

Blue Bayou - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11121664/ 

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