Thursday, September 27, 2012

Q/A with producer, Glen Popple

1.) How did you get involved with this project?
During the filming of Petty Cash Ross Bigley pitched the idea for Yellow Hill, which was a wonderful western script he had written earlier, to Bai Ling. When Bai returned for the Premiere of Petty Cash we sat down to discuss the future of this film and what we could do to make it happen. Lo and Behold Yellow Hill Investments, LLC was born in January of 2012. Yellow Hill: The Stranger’s Tale is a teaser for the feature film Yellow Hill and our first collaboration as a production entity.

2.) How has the experience been working as a producer, writer or actor?
As with any production the experience is all about the people. Some of our cast and crew came from Petty Cash but we had a also had a number of people up from Chicago, helping out through Stormynight Productions. As with any indie film everyone just dives in and helps where needed.

3.) As an actor what was your approach to your character.
To stay behind the camera.

4.) What is it about the story that you think will grab audiences?
As I said earlier, this is a teaser for a feature film. Having said that it’s still a very compelling story which will stand on its own due to the drama and action. It tells the story of the west from another perspective, that of the Chinese settlers. This teaser has a terrific storyline to introduce Bai Ling’s character of The Stranger and will be expanded in the feature, Yellow Hill.

5.) Any fond memories from shooting on location?
As with any shoot there are countless memories which would make for great stories. The one item that sticks in my mind, though, was an exchange on the second day of shooting. In the shooting of this film we crammed an amazing amount of work into two days. Very little sleep, few breaks, and under those conditions things can sometimes get tense. As we prepared to do another take on a particular scene in the bar Bai Ling, being the consummate professional, sensed that things were getting a bit tense. Just before Ross called “Action” Bai Ling said “Wait!” She turned to Joshua Parkes, with whom she worked on Petty Cash, and simply asked “Are you gay?” After everyone laughed she finished with “Don’t worry, I’m Bai”. The tension was broken and we were back to having fun.

Yellow Hill: The Stranger's Tale will have its World Premiere on Saturday, Nov 10th. Lubar Auditorium, MAM. 6:45pm

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