Idle Mist part V: Alienation Effect

We were penniless, understaffed, out of time and completely inexperienced. My crew of friends weren't even interested in film-making. You see, in LA if you talk about an ultra-low budget film, people still assume you had a few tens of thousands of dollars to invest int the film. And of course being here at the epicenter of the industry you'll find plenty of semi-professional actors and capable crews that are willing to work for deferred pay. No such luck in Manizales back then. And we really had no money. What little we had we spent on tapes and cabs. Our crew hadn't touched a camera before. Neither of my two friends had even owned a handycam. And I, who had, was going to be acting as well, which prevented me from operating most of the time. Initially, our crew consisted of four people, not three. But the fourth member, originally our cinematographer, stopped showing up, so his duties had to be taken over by the remaining members of the group, sometimes even the actors themselves. That would've been a disaster unto itself but we kept with it because I was hoping that the main theme of the story could actually be better expressed through an unpolished look which could help create another level: A metafictional perspective. Out of necessity came the idea that an alienation effect such as Brecht's, when used not only in the acting, but the complete cinematic approach on this movie, could alter the audience's perception and make them self-aware, which could deepen the point the movie was trying to make. If you've seen the film, you know what I'm babbling about.

Knowing the secret at the end of the story was what helped me think of possible uses for the massive amount of obstacles we would encounter.

The Cave is the club where Keira meets Cero, (the club name an allusion to Plato's parable of the cave. His descrīption of reality applies to this story and if you've read it you'll understand why it's partially the source for the title of the Waking Shadows Trilogy). The set is an homage to the Beatles' Cavern. The Liverpool club where they came into their own and where Brian Epstein spotted them.