OPEN MENU, 2023
DIRECTOR & EDITOR | DOUGLAS MORRISON
WRITER & PRODUCER | LAURA LEDET ANDREASSEN
VIDEOGRAPHER | RASMUS DALHOF HARTWICH
SOUND | EMIL AHLE PETERSEN
LIGHTING | JOSEPHINE PEDERSEN
CAST | LISA RIESNER, DAVID HARK, MORTEN BACH
In a relationship that is secure but static, Jennifer questions the 'usual' order of affairs.
The final product wasn't too far from our original ideas. The plan was to make a simple film of a conversation taking place at a restaurant, and that was more or less what we ended up with. If anything the film actually ended up a bit more stripped back than we originally intended. We talked about a couple of shots of the couple entering and exiting the restaurant, which we ended up deciding against, as we thought the concept of keeping a realistic timeline throughout the film would make the conversation more convincing. We believe we have accomplished this. We also had some thoughts about including different shots of food on the table, but we had a hard time tying this in with the themes and the symbolism of the film. As a result, the film became more realistic, uncut and stripped. A benefit of this is that the characters become more relatable, but a downside is that there is a risk that the film becomes too static and loses the audience’s attention. Overall, we found the realistic tone suited the film better.