Our First Interview: Pooch Screwed By The Press

We had our very first meeting with the press today. Ok, so it was just one reporter for a local magazine (but it is one of the biggest magazines in Central Florida) and it totally blowed (not the good kind either) but our name is going to be out there now and as someone once said, "There is no such thing as bad publicity."

It was arranged for us to meet the reporter at target. I used to work there, so I went around talking to some of the people I know who work there, but let's be honest, it was mainly to brag.

The first words out of the reporter's mouth were not hello or nice to meet you, but "I though you'd be older." My first thought was, "Fuck you, lady!" but being the gentleman that I am, I simply said, "Oh." I'm 26 and Jason is 23, so we're really not that young. I could see the light drain from her eyes and the eyes of her husband (who used to work crew on commercials and I have a sneaking suspicion he tagged along in hopes of getting a job. Yeah, right. Doesn't everyone know by now that we can't afford to pay anyone? Working on a DaJa Vu Films project is strictly volunteer.)

The entire interview lasted maybe twenty minutes. She didn't start taking notes until the interview was almost over. Her attitude was very condescending, she talked down to us, and she was using exaggerated facial expressions like people use when talking to babies. And we ain't no babies, baby. And insult upon insult, she decided on the spot during the interview that she wasn't even going to do the article completely about us (shouldn't that be the editor's decision?) but do an article about us and other local filmmakers because she wasn't going to have enough on us to fill out an article (ask more questions bitch!) First of all, we approached them with the story; secondly, we turned down two other magazines to give them an exclusive; thirdly, we were very open and ready to promote our company and movie. It's not our fault if her own prejudices against America's youth and horror films kept her from asking questions. She didn't even ask about The Bunnyman, which you can learn more about on our website The Bunnyman.

The photographer is coming to the location tomorrow while we film the opening scenes, hopefully he'll be better.

We've got a rough day tomorrow, so I'm off to bed.

David