"Everything that happened was meant to be. Even the hurdles we thought we couldn't overcome became our allies."

On choosing Outpatient as our first project
Carlo and I had known each other for 25 years. We both had been in the industry for a long time. He as a producer, writer, actor, director; me as a costume designer, producer, director. We had never worked together so we decided we wanted to find a project we could work on together. He sent me Outpatient and I let it sit for a couple of weeks. I finally got around to reading it one night about 1:00am. It was such a page-turner I couldn't go back to sleep. We both loved the script and decided to move forward and make the film. During the development process, we had so much fun we decided to start our own company, Clear Pictures. Since its inception, we have since optioned half a dozen feature scripts, a book by Marcus Rey, and have several television projects we are developing for television.

On choosing the format
We originally developed Alec Carlin’s script Outpatient as a 35 mm project and we always knew that we wanted to shoot in Seattle. At the same time, we were also looking for a project to shoot digitally once production of Outpatient was completed. Eventually, we realized that Outpatient was perfect material for the digital medium. We pitched our plan to Alec Carlin and cinematographer Andres Garreton and began the process of testing various cameras as well as format. The more we talked the more we became exited at the prospect of using the digital medium. It had its limitation but it also gave us tremendous possibilities. More then anything we were thrilled to explore the forefront of this new technology and use it to tell the story of Outpatient.

On hiring Justin Kirk - MORRIS
Justin and I met on the set of "Jack & Jill" a Warner Bros. TV series. We hit it off instantly. We knew we needed a great actor to pull off the duel role of Morris. We had always thought Justin would be perfect for the role but unfortunately, he was unavailable due to his show at the Lincoln Center as well as other projects. For other reasons we ended up pushing our project from April to June and Justin became available. In a few days, Justin was signed and immediately started dance lessons the next day.

On hiring Claudia Mason - RAVEN
When I first met the actress Claudia Mason, I felt like I had known her all of my life. When she first auditioned with Justin Kirk "Morris" we were concerned she was too “green” as this was her first foray and audition in acting and we were already considering well-known talent for the part. We read other actresses for the role but couldn't get Claudia out of our minds. I called her in on a Sunday. I teased her hair, put on heavy make up and worked with her a little and she blew us away. We hired her instantly.