KNOCKING
IT
FOR
A
SIX
an
exclusive
interview
with
Doug
Turner
&
Stacey
Edmonds,
makers
of
the
spoof,
I
KNOW
HOW
MANY
RUNS
YOU
SCORED
LAST
SUMMER |
How
did
you
get
into
making
movies?
Stace
-
I
guess
I
started
off
on
stage,
acting
and
directing
plays
back
in
my
teens.
Only
really
started
getting
into
films
since
moving
to
Australia
from
the
UK
10
years
ago.
Doug
-
We
met
about
6
years
ago
on
the
set
of
a
TV
commercial
-
we
were
extras
(how
romantic).
Found
out
we
had
a
common
interest,
and
made
our
first
short
a
year
later,
"Tender
Words",
it
was
fun
to
make,
won
a
couple
of
awards
and
really
spurred
us
on
to
make
the
feature
film.
Being
partners
in
both
senses
of
the
word,
is
it
a
plus
or
can
it
get
tense
when
working
together?
Doug
-
Definitely
a
plus
especially
when
the
going
gets
tough.
Stace
-
You
know
each
other's
strengths
and
weaknesses
-
trouble
is,
you
know
how
to
wind
each
other
up
too!
Doug
-
I'm
more
of
a
technical
person,
so
I
concentrated
on
camera
work,
effects,
fight
scenes
etc,
and
Stace
could
then
really
concentrate
on
directing
the
actors.
How
did
Runs
come
about,
and
why
cricket?
Doug
-
I
made
a
short
before
meeting
Stace
called
"Swerve
it
Like
Merv",
a
mockumentary
based
on
a
cricket-obsessed
Phil
Philips.
So
that
character
was
the
real
catalyst
for
Runs.
Stace
-
Doug
came
back
from
work
one
day
and
said
"I've
got
a
great
name
for
a
film,
I
Know
How
Many
Runs
You
Scored
Last
Summer"
-
I
said
that's
lovely,
dear
-
cup
of
tea?
Thought
he
was
slightly
mad,
but
as
soon
as
we
started
fleshing
out
the
story,
it
made
sense.
Doug
-
I'm
a
massive
horror
fan
(and
cricket
fan).
As
far
as
I'm
concerned
there
aren't
enough
sporting
horror
films
out
there
(if
any!).
We
knew
it
was
an
original
idea,
and
it
would
be
fun
to
make
-
so
hopefully
we'd
attract
a
decent
cast
and
crew,
and
get
distribution,
which
we
have.
How
has
the
movie
been
received?
Doug
-
Whenever
you
make
a
genre
film,
you're
opening
yourselves
up
to
the
most
extreme
fans
out
there,
and
I
guess
I'm
one
of
them.
We
either
love
films
or
hate
them
-
and
that's
what
we've
found.
Stace
-
I'm
just
chuffed
we've
had
excellent
reviews
from
sites
like
Fangoria,
it's
been
screened
at
film
festivals
around
the
world
and
got
UK,
Australian
and
US
DVD
distribution.
(Runs
will
make
its
African
debut
at
the
2009
South
African
HORRORFEST)
Cricket
is
a
sport
mainly
popular
in
countries
like
England,
Australia,
South
Africa
and
the
areas
around
India
-
has
the
reaction
differed
from
those
countries
to
ones
like
the
USA
where
it
may
not
be
as
commonplace?
Doug
-
England
was
the
first
country
to
pick
it
up
-
it's
a
huge
sport
there,
and
our
timing
was
perfect
with
the
Ashes...
so
we
knew
that
would
be
our
biggest
market.
Stace
-
Feedback
from
South
African
distributors
was
"what
are
the
US
sales
like",
so
I
don't
think
they
were
willing
to
take
the
gamble
on
an
unproven
low
budget
film
making
couple
from
Australia!
Doug
-
And
India...
I
think
we
have
far
too
much
T&A
and
gore
for
them.
But
the
US
distribution
deal
was
a
surprise
-
I
think
they
just
saw
it
as
a
quirky
indie
slasher...
the
market
is
awash
with
low
budget
horrors,
so
maybe
the
eccentric
angle
helped!
What
was
the
most
challenging
part
of
the
production?
Doug
-
Post-production
definitely.
Stace
-
Pre-prod
is
creative,
the
actual
shooting
is
exciting,
and
the
adrenaline
gets
you
through
the
long
days,
but
the
post-production
just
drags
-
especially
when
you're
doing
all
the
editing
yourselves.
Doug
-
We
had
our
kid
in
the
middle
of
post-prod,
pretty
much
delayed
the
film
by
a
year!
But
looking
back
at
it,
I
think
the
delay
helped
with
the
timing
of
the
release
during
the
Ashes.
Not
shooting
on
film,
were
you
happy
with
the
visual
outcome?
Doug
-
We
were
always
going
to
shoot
digital,
I
don't
have
any
experience
with
film
-
and
we
simply
didn't
have
the
budget
for
a
crew,
film
stock
and
developing.
One
of
the
best
pro-sumer
cameras
out
at
the
time
was
the
Sony
HDV
Z1
(remember
we
shot
it
a
while
ago,
before
the
RED
existed!).
In
pre-prod
we'd
done
some
tests
with
the
Z1,
used
Magic
Bullet
for
grading
-
and
were
really
happy
with
the
results,
and
in
post
we
had
the
luxury
of
taking
our
time
with
re-framing,
grading,
adding
camera
shake
and
colour
correction.
Stace
-
We've
explained
some
of
the
techniques
we
used
in
the
Extras
on
the
DVD,
shameless
plug
-
but
definitely
worth
checking
out
if
you're
an
indie
filmmaker.
(DVD
copies
of
the
movie
will
be
part
of
the
give-aways
during
the
S.A.
HORRORFEST)
How
hard
was
it
finding
distribution
for
the
movie?
Doug
-
Australia
is
a
tricky
one
to
crack,
as
they
don't
seem
to
ever
be
there
first
on
board,
even
when
it's
a
home-grown
film.
But
once
the
UK
deal
with
Anchor
Bay
was
signed,
Aus
followed.
The
deal
with
Lono
in
the
US
came
from
the
screening
at
the
Freakshow
film
fest
in
Florida.
Do
you
feel
there
were
some
cricket-related
deaths
you
should've
included?
Doug
-
Was
discussing
this
for
the
possible
sequel,
so
don't
want
to
give
too
much
away!
Suffice
to
say,
a
roller
was
involved.
How
did
you
get
Arianna
Starr
to
feature
in
the
movie?
Stace
-
Well,
the
shower
scene
is
deliberately
out
of
place,
gratuitous
and
uses
an
obvious
body
double,
but
you'd
be
surprised
at
how
many
reviewers
don't
get
that!
I
auditioned
a
couple
of
girls
before
Arianna
was
suggested
to
me.
She's
a
fair
bit
shorter,
but
her
skin
tone
was
perfect.
I
think
it
was
just
dumb
luck
that
she
happened
to
be
Miss
Nude
Australia,
but
we're
milking
it!
Hopefully
we've
increased
her
fanbase
from
the
horror
community
and
some
of
her
fans
go
out
and
get
Runs.
(The
possibility
of
Arianna
attending
the
S.A.
HORRORFEST
is
currently
pending
-
check
the
website
for
updates)
Is
the
Horror
genre
alive
and
well
in
Australia?
Doug
-
If
you'd
have
asked
me
2
years
ago
I'd
have
said
NO.
But
for
some
reason
it's
really
taking
off
now...
if
you
get
the
chance,
check
out
Family
Demons,
The
Dark
Lurking,
Damned
by
Dawn,
Carmilla
Hyde
and
El
Monstro
Del
Mar
-
all
just
about
to
be
release,
and
all
very
low
budget
indie
films.
Maybe
the
increase
in
interest
around
the
world
in
the
Ozploitation
classics
of
the
'80s
has
helped
-
partly
driven
by
the
Not
Quite
Hollywood
doco
and
partly
by
Tarantino!
Stace
-
People
seem
to
be
saying
"bugger
it"
-
I'm
not
waiting
for
funding,
I'll
make
it
myself.
The
quality
you
can
produce
with
a
5
grand
high
def
camera
and
a
home
editing
suite
is
amazing
now
too
-
so
the
barriers
are
coming
down.
(Family
Demons
will
also
screen
at
the
2009
S.A.
HORRORFEST)
What's
next
up
your
sleeves?
Doug
-
We've
got
several
projects
in
the
mix.
At
the
moment
we're
deciding
which
one
(or
two)
to
run
with
and
start
pre-prod
on.
Stace
-
Most
likely
project
is
a
The
Fly
meets
Primer,
but
we
can't
give
away
too
much
more
than
that!
Doug
-
A
sequel
is
always
on
the
cards
of
course,
desperate
NOT
to
call
it
"I
Still
Know
How
Many
Runs
You
Scored
Last
Summer"
though!!
www.TheRunsMovie.com
www.horrorfest.info
-
Paul
Blom
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