My main motivation for making the film was to celebrate the 12th anniversary of our production company — and what better way than with a movie? At the time, we were filming Mocosis, which turned out to be more complex than expected. So we paused that project and started shooting Interplanetary Radioactive Marijuana instead, simply because it was easier to complete.
The film was shot entirely on a PAL Sony PDX 10 — it was the only camera we had at the time. After finishing the movie, I bought a PAL HDV Sony V1, and now we’re filming with a Canon T3i.
Around 60% of the movie was filmed in just two days, with seven additional days for extra scenes. The bulk of the footage was shot in summer, but many of the added scenes were done during winter. We really suffered through the cold, especially since we were wearing summer clothes that didn’t offer much protection.
The total budget was only $500. The alien costume wasn’t even made for the film — it was actually created as a hobby by a technician who later gave it to us. I thought it looked striking, so I borrowed it and saved on that expense. To hide a few imperfections and give it a unique touch, we added the jersey of the Argentine football club Racing.
There are quite a few jokes in the film about our neighbors in Uruguay. We were a bit nervous about presenting the movie at a festival there, but to our surprise, the audience loved it — they laughed a lot and received it with great enthusiasm.
Right now, we're preparing the DVD and YouTube premiere of Mocosis, our third feature film. We’re also wrapping up post-production on our fourth movie, Sonríe, which premieres in October. Meanwhile, we’re already in pre-production for our next film, which we plan to shoot in November.
And in early 2013, we’ll start filming Interplanetary Radioactive Marijuana 2.
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