Katie wants to ask Jade to be her girlfriend, and Dog Cop 7: The Final Chapter is about Katie gathering up the nerve to ask her. The short, in true Mitchells style, is a metaphor for Katie’s relationship with Jade - her college friend and crush, who we meet in the film. The section of the short where Katie edited footage for Aaron was originally supposed to be footage of a low-budget dinosaur action film, but we couldn't get the rights in time, so the Chapmans lent us footage from one of their family parties that happened to have a cardboard dinosaur running through it!ĪWN: What’s your favorite scene and/or idea and/or dialogue?ĬA: I love all the scenes between Dog Cop and Detective Jade. The Chapmans built a giant mitten to use as Jade's hand on the shifter in the police car, which weirdly worked perfectly and was hilarious the first time we saw it. Was it fun to make? What was the funniest thing that happened during the production?ĬV: It was so fun to make – who doesn't love working with puppets? There were quite a few funny things that happened, many to do with the puppets themselves and trying to get certain shots, or acting performances. We had to do a lot of pausing and exporting small bits to make sure the timing was right and everything played the way we wanted it to.ĪWN: It’s a pretty funny film. We didn't have access to any edit streaming software for most of it, and the Chapmans are three hours ahead of us on the West Coast. I'm currently directing on an adult television show, and the experience of directing the short was a great way for me to transition and learn how to lead a team and create a final product.ĬV: The production was only a few months long – we really had to hustle to get everything built and shot in time! Luckily, brothers Matt and Mike Chapman, who built all the puppets and sets, and shot the short, were incredible and knocked everything out of the park insanely quickly.ĪWN: What was the most challenging thing about making the short?ĬV: Probably time constraints, as well as trying to do edit sessions over Google Meet. Directing this short was a great opportunity for me. What was that like for you?ĬV: It was a challenge because of time constraints and working with people over video chat only, but everyone was so communicative and helpful that we got through it pretty painlessly. The only actor around to play the role was a wall-eyed pug.ĪWN: This was your first time directing. the Machines, wanted Katie to try and emulate an action movie in her own work. AWN: What was the genesis of the project? And how did Monchi become the star?Ĭaitlin VanArsdale: Mike Rianda, the director of The Mitchells vs.
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