The Mars Perspective

We are currently in pre-production on our next project which we are very excited about. Finally you can get relationship advice from a man's viewpoint in the upcoming web series The Mars Perspective. Join host Mike Butler as he boldly goes where few have gone before and reveals the truth about what men really think.

Want to know what your man is really thinking? Need advice on what to do with your boyfriend after an argument? Is that guy just being friendly or is he interested? Does playing hard to get really work? Send us your questions and Mike will answer them on the show!

Guys, don't feel left out. Mike has plenty of advice for you too, from how to approach women to the what not to do on a first date.

We hope to be premiering the pilot episode on February 14th, and will post a link to the video as soon as it's up.

Be sure to add the show on Facebook and Myspace.


This is your chance to interact with us, so send those questions in to mars@dajavufilms.com, and be sure to add the all important line "I give you permission to use my letter" 

This is going to be a very exciting project and we hope you'll join us in this venture!

Isreal, who is playing Manny in The Bunnyman came out today to go over his scene. It's always nice when actors take an initiative and request to come take a look at the set and go over what they're going to do before we start filming. 

Unfortunately, we didn't have a chance to do this as often as I would have liked to. Only really got to rehearse with the sheriff crew and Old Man Roberts & Dick Solomon. The rest of the major actors we didn't have cast until after we went into production anyway, so rehearsals wouldn't have been very productive. Oh, well, there's always next time, right?

The Bunnyman and Other Updates

We've reached the hour and thirty minute mark on The Bunnyman, meaning we've got pretty much 90 minutes of the movie completed and ready for your viewing pleasure. There are still a few scenes to edit; and we've decided to shoot a previously cut scene (trust me, it'll be worth it in the long run), so the Director's cut should come in somewhere in the neighborhood of two hours. We've taken a brief hiatus from editing so that Jason can work on another project, but should be back on track next week.

Our next project slated for production The Woods (working title) has been put on hold until we can find some more Native American women to audition. No experience is necessary, and we're considering actresses who are Asian, Latino, Mexican, Hispanic, just so long as they can pass for a Native American. So spread the word. More info can be found at http://www.dajavufilms.com/auditions.html

We have a few other projects that we are working on, but until the scripts are completed we're keeping it hush hush.

Rose Boy

Yes, film fans, it looks as though the evil paparazzi have for once done some good by capturing on film the newest member of the FSA (Future Stalkers' Association). The photo shows a pudgy teenage boy running toward Megan Fox (star of Transformers and my favorite episode of Two and a Half Men) shoving a thorny yellow rose in her face. Could this be considered a deadly weapon? Like Ms. Fox's breasts, it is capable of poking someone's eyes out.

Now, Ms. Fox has taken some nasty hits for this supposed snub; but let's face it, wouldn't you look the other way if you saw that kid running at you with a potentially harmful object? Hell, I'd run from that kid even if he wasn't holding a rose full of thorns.

All the sites reporting this incident say that Megan was just "horrified" about dissing the kid; well I for one think she should be more horrified about what this brat does late at night under his sheets while thinking of her. Uck and shiver my friends, cause I'm sure it ain't pretty.

Obviously this boy has not yet learned what his older, wiser, and reformed (or at least we pretend we are) compatriots discovered a long time ago: Beautiful women are like classic cars; nice to look at, but are a big pain in the ass.

So thank you members of the paparazzo, for alerting the world of this future stalker. And ladies, if you ever see this face




headed your way, run. Run far and run fast.

The Bunnyman Production Day 7: Lord of the Nipple Rings

Originally, Lynn (Debra Sussman)  had two children. Late last night we found out that the kid we cast as her youngest child, Dana, wasn't going to be able to make it to the set today. So I spent this morning cutting Dana out of the script. Where I could, I just gave the lines to Tommy, but these instances were very few. Most of the scenes I had to cut out completely, but these either just had Dana alone or only with Jayme or The Bunnyman. They were short scenes, so it wasn't a big deal to scrap them.  The pumpkin carving scene was a bit trickier. If we cut it we would loose too much of the running time and we needed some sort of lead in back into the house before Scott and Gordon arrive.  I had no choice but to rewrite it. I ended up writing a monologue for Kat about how the horror directors of the 40s - 50s were better than those of the 70s - 80s. I don't necessarily agree with this; I think a lot of those old movies are boring as hell, but it felt right for the character. We gave the new pages to Billie when she arrived and she was ready to go a while later when we got to that scene. She really nailed it. 

I was not looking forward to filming today. The majority of the film takes place on the house set, and we were filming it all in one day. Times like this I wish we had a budget over a few grand, or better yet, a studio backing us so we could take our time. 

We try to shoot in sequence as much as possible, but gave prioirty to the scenes with Tommy to ensure that child services wouldn't come knocking on our door. But can it really be considered child labor when said child will never see a dime for the work?

Debbie's mother was kind enough to drive into town to the local sub shop and pick up a load of sandwiches. So for the first time in DaJa Vu Films history, the cast was fed something other than water and coffee cake, and that was when they were lucky. We let most of the cast break for lunch while we filmed a few scenes of Jayme on the phone. Then she got to eat, while Jason and I plugged on with grumbling, empty stomaches. 

During the break we had James come down and suit up and went right into filming Gordon (Chris Iwan) and Scott's (Alfonzo Ramirez) death scenes.

In the script Gordon is supposed to go into the kitchen, lean into the fridge to get something to eat. When he closes the door, there stands The Bunnyman, who grabs Gordon's head and twists it off. We did not have the opportunity to do a head casting of Chris. And when he took his shirt off and we discovered he has nipple rings, we could not pass up the chance to exploit them. So Gordon now dies by electrocution, using his nipple rings as contact points. 

Usually on days when he's on set, James totally steals the show. But today, I'd have to say that Chris Iwan is my favorite actor of the day. This is Chris' first film. He came to the auditions with Billie and we talked him in to reading for some roles and he was awesome enough to agree to play Gordon. Today he was improvising like a pro, he knew all his lines, and his is one of the funniest death scenes in film history. We died laughing!

We called everyone back in to finish up, then sent everyone home except for Britteny and Alfonzo for the overly aggresive boyfriend scene. I was looking forward to this scene the least out of all the scenes in the entire movie. I've known Britteny for just over ten years and although she's grown up now, I could not help but see the lanky girl she was ten years ago, and had trouble directing a guy to grope and man handle her. We all got through it though, and ended a very long day.

Bunnyman Production Day 6 Bedroom Revisited

We finally got to finish the bedroom scenes today. This means production on The Bunnyman is back in full swing after over a month long hiatus while we searched for a Jayme. 

It was a short scene, so it didn't take very long. Britteny (our new Jayme) had not looked at the script until this morning as she memorized her lines on her way to the set. She came in and hit most every line correctly. I was so proud! 

The best thing about the day, though, was how well Britteny and Billie got along. They had never met before today; but in what little time they had to talk before we started and between set ups, they connected and were acting like they were long time friends. They formed a camaraderie just like Jayme and Kat should have and it really shows up on screen. You'd never guess they just met a few minutes before we called action.

Way to go ladies!

(there's something spooky going on in this bedroom, make sure to see The Bunnyman to find out what!)

On the cover of Rolling Stone…er…not quite, but close…sort of

So, I get a call from the manager of the company that publishes the magazine we're going to be in. He said he was calling on behalf of the company to see if it's ok if they make us their cover story. Are you kidding me? Of course it's ok if they put us on the cover! That is such a great step for us because the magazine is circulated throughout central Florida. People won't be able to turn around without seeing our ridiculously good looking mugs. Take that bitchy reporter! I take it this means the article is going to be all about us. Boo yah!