Kento Kaku and Dave Boyle Reveal Behind-the-Scenes Details at Never After Dark Q&A
The Q&A offers a rare look at the production choices behind a horror film built on a single-location set and a visual trick, with the creators openly discussing what they cut and why.
Key Facts
- Producer Kento Kaku and writer-director Dave Boyle held a stage greeting and Q&A for Never After Dark at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku in Tokyo on June 14.
- The film uses a left-right reversal gimmick that Boyle said is just a button click in editing.
- The tooth-pulling scene was filmed starting at 4 AM, with Kaku's own teeth in close-up and his gums pinched by tweezers.
- Boyle traced the film's obsession with teeth to his childhood fear of the dentist.
- On the ambiguous final scene, Boyle said the answer lies in whether the candle went out naturally or was blown out.
Reporting from 1 source: Eiga Natalie.
Producer Kento Kaku and writer-director Dave Boyle held a stage greeting and Q&A for their film Never After Dark at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku in Tokyo on June 14. They discussed the left-right reversal gimmick, the tooth-pulling scene shot from 4 AM, and the challenge of making a film without explanatory dialogue.
Kento Kaku and Dave Boyle took questions from the audience at a stage greeting for Never After Dark on June 14 at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku. The film, the first from their production company SIGNAL181, uses a left-right reversal gimmick that Boyle admitted is just a button click in editing. Kaku noted that shooting in one location makes the flip feel like a different world.
The tooth-pulling scene was filmed starting at 4 AM, with Kaku's own teeth in close-up and his gums pinched by tweezers. Boyle traced the obsession with teeth to his childhood fear of the dentist. On the ambiguous final scene, Boyle said the answer lies in whether the candle went out naturally or was blown out. Kaku added that opinions were split even on set.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Eiga Natalie 賀来賢人、歯抜きシーンは朝4時から撮影 「Never After Dark」観客とのQ&Aで裏話披露