“I think the central relationship is what anchored the film,” Skiles explained.
I hope it comes together in the end, because the story works.
A lot of that comes back to the script that Sean Farley wrote.
It was always the to have an embodiment of his inner voice outside of Simon.
“It felt very cinematic.
“We had no time.
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We had 18 shooting days, and it was very indie in a lot of ways.
I appreciate that there wasn’t any kind of “big Hollywood” attitude…
Both of them were so open to being vulnerable.
Sometimes that meant we were butting heads, but ultimately to the creative benefit of the movie.
“Jack was really open to experimentation,” Skiles recalled.
He’s kind of a no-filter key in of guy, which I love and really appreciate.
Sometimes that meant we were butting heads, but ultimately to the creative benefit of the movie.
I think you have smooth sailing the whole time, the result might be kind of boring.
I think conflict is good for creativity.”
“Jeff surprised me with how his performance turned out.
I thought I was super dialed in and watching them closely.
I’m not sure, but I would love to spend more time with these characters.
Just the scenes of them hanging out together worked so well in the middle of the film.”
“I originally cut the scene where Jeffrey tries to teach Simon eye contact.
I cut that early on in the process because I thought it was slowing things down.
But then Sean and Chris Valnet, our writer and producer, asked me to try it out.
So, I put it back in and screened for people, and it killed.
It was one of the best parts of the movie.
I love that it works.”
I like movies where two people are just hanging out and talking and growing a little bit like that.
I didn’t have confidence in doing that, then I realized that was all already there.
It’s cool to be reassured like that.”
Neighborhood Watchis now playing in theaters and available through Video on Demand.
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