What was Brians involvement as an associate producer?
VP: When we started the producing process, he was off at college. He had read the script, because I would go hang out with him. As soon as he got back, he pretty much came on full time and would help Paul out with locations, scheduling stuff and calling places. Basically, he became Paul’s helper. And I wrote the part of Eddie for him. MM: Were you involved with his film, Big Helium Dog? VP: Yeah. I was the first assistant director and I edited it with Brian. I acted in it, too. MM: What stage is it at right now? VP: They just finished the final cut. They just have to add the opening and ending credits and a couple title cards in between. And they’re going to be shooting some animation to intro some of the bits. But beyond that, it’s the final cut. MM: How did Paul Finn come to produce A Better Place with you? VP: I knew Paul from high school. I was working at the video store. He would come in and we would talk about film constantly. As I recall, it just came out of that. I told him I w
