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Chris Moore - Why Jeff Stayed
Jeff was allowed to stay and finish the film. According to Michelle Sy who works for
Miramax, I was wrong in my assessment of breaking up the threesome of Pete, Pat, and
Jeff. It is their money after all, and she had been on the set more than I. Why did I
change my mind? Because I thought Jeff made some good arguments regarding his role
and my miscommunication with him. I wanted to let him stay because I like him and
think he is learning and doing an okay job. Maybe my threat made it get better, but either
way, I was wrong to bring him out and I was wrong to meddle in their decisions as much
as I did.
I am not always right and I make mistakes. Pete Jones also really wanted Jeff to stay and
that meant a lot to me. If Jeff had the studio and the director wanting him to be there,
then he was doing something right. The problem seemed to be more with me than with
the movie. So I changed my mind and Jeff stayed.
In this episode, I did not take nor did I return Pete's calls for a day. I am sorry for this
but I felt I needed time to talk to Jeff before I heard Pete's side. I also wanted to sleep on
the decision before I heard Pete's side. I had received an email from Pete and so I was clear
on his feelings and once I heard from Michelle I spoke to Pete. So although it seemed
callous, I was just trying to let some time pass between Pete and me.
The battle between creative producer and line producer for the ear of the studio and the
ear of the director is always big on any set. I find most sets work best when these two
people work well together and there is a lot of communication. Pat tried to wrestle
controls away from Jeff and Jeff stood his ground. Good drama and real TV, but too bad
for the movie. Ultimately they worked it out, and the movie looks great.
The fire scene was also in this episode. I found it to be the beginning of the realization
that Pete Biagi was really shooting this movie on instinct on the day, rather than having a
real plan. Missing the explosion and making the fireman go again was not good and it
foreshadows stuff to come from him. It was a big scene and a big day and I think the
sequence is awesome in the movie. I still wish Pete and Pete would have planned more.
But hey, we are getting to the good stuff. As always keep watching and thanks for
reading . . .
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