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[Interview] Eric Sheffer Stevens Talks Long Takes, ‘Silent House’ And Working With Elizabeth Olsen

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Posted by EvanDickson on March 09, 2012 @ 8:03pm
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ESSShouse30912 [Interview] Eric Sheffer Stevens Talks Long Takes, Silent House And Working With Elizabeth Olsen

Open Road Films and Liddell Entertainment’s Silent House opens today in wide release. The pic, which premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, was co-directed by filmmaking duo Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, who initially made a splash back in 2004 with Open Water. The screenplay was written by Laura Lau and based on the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda, written by Oscar Estevez.

The film is orchestrated to appear as though it was shot in one take. There’s less than 12 cuts in the film, which means that every scene is a long, challenging prospect for the actors involved. Earlier this week I spoke with Eric Sheffer Stevens (pictured left; “I Hate My Teenage Daughter”, Julie And Julia), who plays Peter in the film, about the difficulties of performing under the conceit’s restrictions as well as what it was like working with the then unknown Elizabeth Olsen

The film “ is a uniquely unsettling horror thriller starring Elizabeth Olsen as Sarah, a young woman who finds herself sealed inside her family’s secluded lake house. With no contact to the outside world, and no way out, panic turns to terror as events become increasingly ominous in and around the house.”

The film opens today! Hit the jump to check the interview! READ MORE

[Interview] Chris Kentis And Laura Lau Talk Building ‘Silent House’!

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Posted by EvanDickson on March 08, 2012 @ 5:26pm
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1silenthouseimages020312 [Interview] Chris Kentis And Laura Lau Talk Building Silent House!

Open Road Films and Liddell Entertainment’s Silent House opens this week in wide release. The pic, which premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, was co-directed by filmmaking duo Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, who initially made a splash back in 2004 with Open Water. The screenplay was written by Laura Lau and based on the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda, written by Oscar Estevez.

I recently sat down with the team to discuss the creation of the appearance of an uninterrupted take for an entire movie, along with crafting the story to fit that conceit. They definitely seemed energized by the restrictions of the film’s structure and elaborated on the challenges creating in-camera the kind of suspense beats that are normally fine-tuned in editing.

The film opens March 9th. Hit the jump to check the interview! READ MORE

[Interview] Elizabeth Olsen On ‘Silent House’, Long Takes And Atmosphere Vs. Gore

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Posted by EvanDickson on March 07, 2012 @ 4:25pm
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ElizOlsen30512 [Interview] Elizabeth Olsen On Silent House, Long Takes And Atmosphere Vs. Gore

Open Road Films and Liddell Entertainment’s Silent House provides another great showcase for Elizabeth Olsen (following up Martha Marcy May Marlene). It’s entirely up to her to carry this “real-time” supernatural thriller and she more than pulls it off with an intense, layered performance.

I recently sat down with Olsen to talk about the film’s unique structure, the challenges of the shoot and how she favors tension and fear over more explicit kills.

The film, from Open Water duo Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, “is a uniquely unsettling horror thriller starring Elizabeth Olsen as Sarah, a young woman who finds herself sealed inside her family’s secluded lake house. With no contact to the outside world, and no way out, panic turns to terror as events become increasingly ominous in and around the house.”

The film opens March 9th. Hit the jump to check out the interview! READ MORE