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How to Deal Full Production Notes "A lesson in love for non-believers"
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 Chapter 5: A Movie About Issues That Teenagers and Their Moms Will Find AppealingThe film features two wedding sequences. Playing a bride for the first time, Mary Catherine Garrison was surprised by the feelings that the wedding scenes evoked in her. Her uneasiness started in the hair/make-up trailer and continued up to the staged ceremony. "It's a traumatic experience. First the hair and make-up takes a long time, and then you put on this wedding cake of a dress. It was beautiful, but it was huge. Then we're in a huge church filled with extras. The organ starts playing the bridal march, and everyone stands up and looks at me. I started laughing; I was shaking like a leaf. I was panic-stricken and got flushed. I was walking down the aisle, and it felt so real."
"I saw Mackenzie Astin at the altar," Garrison continues, "and he had this wild-eyed frozen smile I will never forget. In the back of my mind I kept saying, `I just met him.' Because I really felt like they were marrying us for the sake of the movie. It was just so funny. And then we found out later that the actor who was playing the minister really is a minister. So literally I thought we were married until I found out that you need to sign a wedding license!"
While none of the cast and crew actually got married, throughout the two-month shoot in Toronto, they did become a very close-knit group. Trent Ford likens the atmosphere among the actors and crew to the summer camp experience. "Coming away to Toronto is a wonderfully organic experience because it brings everybody together, removed from the LA backyard," Ford says. "Although we have very tight schedules and budgets to work with, it's like summer camp. We stay at a hotel together and we spend time together. This crew got on better than any crew I've ever been on a film set with, and that to me is the most important thing about making a film: the spirit in which this film has been conceived and the intent we put behind it."
The actors all give credit to director Clare Kilner for the easy atmosphere on the set. According to Dylan Baker, "Clare is from the school of English directors that make themselves accessible. With Clare you can go up and ask her a question, or she'll come up to you and talk to you about something that isn't even connected to the movie. Yet she has a firm grasp of what she wants and allows everybody to do their work and get it done."
Moore refers to her as `Captain Clare' and says, "It doesn't get any better than Clare. Regardless of how long it takes to set up lighting and get everything else right, she always comes up to you before a take and gets you in the right frame of mind. Since movies don't shoot in sequential order, it can be confusing shooting two or three completely different scenes a day. So it's really helpful and wonderful to know that there's someone on the other side of the camera who cares about your performance. She's always smiling no matter how stressed and pressed we are to get a shot. She's just always there to say, `we're gonna get everything'no worries'."
The film's exploration of love is one that Kilner feels will resonate with audiences. "The film has a universal appeal because it treats fundamental life issues in a smart, funny way." Producer Erica Huggins agrees: "How to Deal is a movie about issues that teenagers and their moms will find appealing. Clare felt that immediately when she read the script. We all love the idea that is underlined in this movie ` that "life happens," but if you have a sense of humor about it, you can find your way out."
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