White Lady (2022)
Episode 1: Shooting A Film In 48-Hours
A story about unrequited love and revenge. It follows a young man haunted by the ghost of his ex-fiance in their place of employment. In this very first episode of Flavor of the Month we interview members of the creative team behind the film: Marc (Director), Carlo (Actor) and Paolo (Writer). We talk about the filmmaking process for making a film from script to completion in only 48-hours, the challenges they face, and also all the fun stories of collaboration between the team.
00:00 Introductions
03:36 Inspirations of the film
08:00 The writing process for “White Lady”
13:40 The original cut vs the director’s cut
17:07 The filmmaking process for “White Lady”
25:19 Carlo’s experience as an actor on the set of “White Lady”
32:00 What made this project so special
38:13 Pulling off a horror comedy
39:49 Creating Lissa Neptuno’s White Lady character
43:12 The universal appeal of “White Lady”
45:33 The festival success of the film
50:42 Current and future projects
57:06 How to connect with the “White Lady” team
57:50 Conclusion and credits
For tickets to the 2023 Shits N Giggles Film Competition, visit: https://www.rngfest.com/sng
Films Referenced in the Interview:
Grandma’s 80th Surprise (2019)
Director: Marc Yungco
Writer: Paolo Valdes
Producer: Joere Estremadura, Marc Yungco
Director of Photography: Peter Planta
Starring:
Lissa Neptuno as White Lady/Lisa
Carlo Fortin as Carlo
Gabrielle Jacinto as Abbey
Philip Planta as Phillers
Jason Asuncion as Det. Jason
Moheb Jindran as Det. Mo’
Props/Set Decoration: Rikki Facette
Costume Designer: Cassandra Guevara- Clark
Hair/Make-up: Jessica Kim Lu
Gaffer: Austin Kwok
Assistant Camera: Aaron Wang
Key Grip/Dolly Grip: Jared Cheer
Grip/LX Swing: Bianca Gueco
Costume Assistant: Jared Lim
Make-up Assistant: Chris Carvajal
BTS: Shaun Liew, Nathan Yan
Editor: Ian Tan, Marc Yungco
Composer/Sound Mixer: Harley Maranan
Post Sound/Colorist: Marc Yungco
Special thanks to
Shits N Giggles Film Competition
Polygon Wire Management Inc