What was the music selection process like? It’s like a good pop song: You knew the chorus was coming in, it’s not a surprise, there’s a formula, but part of what makes them so fun is knowing that. It’s the same as sports movies - everyone loves an underdog. What is it about competition movies that audiences love so much? We would all brainstorm to make the dialogue work, it was creatively inspiring and empowering, so why wouldn’t you want to do it again? I haven’t heard rumblings, but it’s hard to imagine that fans wouldn’t want to see it again. It’s not like a movie where you show up for a couple of weeks - we were there for months, it does start to feel like a giant slumber party or summer camp. This one is supposed to be the last of the trilogy, but what about a spinoff? Those are what we’re trying to lead with. There’s romance, flirtation, but the main stories are about friendship, growing up, moving on, dealing with your past and future. An ensemble cast can be all women, love stories don’t have to be the A story or even the B story. It doesn’t have to be a feminist movie, it’s just important that women are making movies. It’s an important step, we need more of this. Whether people like the film or not, they should at least appreciate that there aren’t that many films that have this many women in positions where they’re actually getting some control, getting a decent paycheck, being in command. What does it mean to you to work on a predominantly female project? It was never the intention to actually poke fun - it’s hard to keep that edgy, egalitarian, nothing is sacred point of view and not actually be a jerk. Or if you are laughing, you’re laughing at everything equally across the board. You never want to look like you’re laughing AT anything. How do characters like Fat Amy and the others play with stereotypes and avoid being offensive? We just wanted to expand their world, expand the scope of the franchise. Kay (Cannon) obviously is the voice of this franchise, she’s got absolute command of this specific tone. He’s so brilliant at tapping into that, dark but goodhearted humor. So the writers and I would make notes and say, “Well, that felt quicksandy,” and put a joke - some off-color, silly joke to keep things from getting mired in sappiness. If things got too sweet without a little bit of salt thrown on top, they felt gooey. Putting a darker subversive edge on things feels true to what women are feeling right now. The world is kind of a dark place right now, we wanted to create something that was a fairy tale and an escape. I think it’s important to not take ourselves too seriously, both as human beings and women. Why do you think this series has resonated so much with young women? Is it the humor? You’re dealing with real people in a much more intimate room. But the scenes where you’re dealing with emotions, comic timing, they’re more exciting and unpredictable. The razzle dazzle is fun, but predictable. Having done the OK Go! videos and “Step Up: All In,” set pieces feel very predictable. I wanted to take it to a new and bigger place so people get something unexpected.”Īs a music video director, is it more challenging for you to stage the big concert scenes or the more intimate scenes? If you keep the characters very familiar, you can get away with some bizarre plot twists. Every character has something authentic about them, and it’s important, especially as the movie spins off into outer space plotwise, to keep the grounding and to always balance the absurd and the outrageous with something we all relate to. I wanted to take it to a new place - to have the same characters you know and love, and they’re so funny and weird, and there’s something so truthful about each character.Īnna Kendrick’s Beca is kind of the grounded one, the prism through which the normal world views these events. At the same time, you never want it to feel like it was phoned in, like “Oh, they just scribbled something down and got the band together and threw it on camera.” I wanted to make sure we maintained that for so many reasons. I fell in love with those characters, that “who said yes to this movie?” kind of tone. Sie talked to Variety about how choreography influences her directing, getting the songs just right, and why it feels so good to be up to your elbows in chicken s-.Ĭoming onto the third film in the series, what did you want to keep, and what did you do to make it your own? In between working on imaginative projects for bands like Ok Go!, Sie and her husband Roe, parents of two boys, own the King’s Roost, an urban farm supply store in Silver Lake, Calif., that also offers classes in homey arts like soapmaking and beekeeping.
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