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"Rock, Paper, Scissors"
By Arlene Tai
Growing up as identical twins, [Ada Tai/Arlene Tai] we are frequently asked many intriguing questions. Of late,
these inquiries have revolved around our dating lives. In answering these questions, we found that recanting our past experiences in the dating arena led to humorous reactions,
which eventually led to the birth of our short.
With no prior filmmaking experience, production was a challenge of trial by fire for both of us. We learned everything about filmmaking in less than two weeks. The filmmaking
process is not only challenging and stressful, but also expensive! In retrospect, we would have allocated more money for food. Never underestimate the eating capacity of a 35 men crew hungry and tired.
A comical incident happened on the first and only exterior night scene shot on the driveway of a friend's home. Unbeknownst to us, he happens to live right smack in the
middle of the heavily trafficked Christmas Lane in Pasadena. During filming, cars continuously passed by and honked. The consistent honking noise frustrated our Sound
person and Director. We still have no idea how we managed to film this scene. This was just one of the many challenging moments of our filmmaking experience.
With all of the peaks and valleys we endured, the completion of our film in less than six months was a triumph for two novice filmmakers. We are thrilled to have our first
production premiering at the Directors' Guild of America in Los Angeles, California. Our short, "Rock, Paper, Scissors," will be premiering at the Asian American Pacific Film and Video Festival in May 2000.
Check out our website at www.home.earthlink.net/~rockpapersci for future festivals
and showings.
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