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Romero says the budgets for Parasited “is a bit higher than a classic mainstream production, but is way less than Hentaied.”
“We’ll increase the budget gradually as the project develops, and it can reach hundreds of thousands Euros per movie in one or two years from now,” he reveals. “Most of the budget will be invested in the team, the set and editing.”
The creator says he and DiSuna make use of classic filmmaking techniques such as dramatic lighting and sound effects to build the suspense in each scene.
“Imagine Psycho’s shower scene without the sound effects,” Romero says. “To create that noir and moody lighting, we have to completely darken an environment and recreate the light artificially. And for this reason we don’t find many suitable locations available for renting, as most of them are super bright because that’s what most productions are looking for.
“Someone would say: ‘Shoot in the night! But nights are too short, considering the length of our shootings. It gets challenging. So before we are able to find a better solution, we will continue to work with this kind of dark room setting.
“Music and sound effects are extremely important for creating the atmosphere and ambiance needed. I used to be the one who produced the music and soundtrack. Now we have a musician that works on this aspect, and he is doing an excellent job.”
He also points to the acting as one of the key factors in making Parasited scenarios come to life.
“We have some of the best performers, namely Jia Lissa. Her part in ‘Date’ was so convincing that it gave us chills. We were actually scared of her! Well, we are always scared of her!” Romero jokes.
Jia Lissa also collaborated with Romero on the moody song that goes with the scene.
In “Date,” Jia welcomes co-star Mark Zane over to her place for wine and a scary movie, but things take a sinister turn when Jia gets Parasited and then she can’t control what happens next.
Each scene tends to get messy as the possessed performers drool all over the place, spew lots of cum and deal with slimy bugs.
“We have to kill about five thousand snails each time to collect enough slimes so it’s definitely tricky,” Romero cracks. “It took us time to figure things out, how to make it look natural and credible. There’s a subtle line between trashy and cool when doing an unconventional production like this. We really pay attention to such details, and that’s exactly what makes the difference.
“On this one I really have to give the credit to Eve, our amazing prop wizard with magic hands. She’s in charge of manipulating the bug/parasite on set, and she is also dedicated to creating different effects like cum explosion, slime dropping.
“Eve has been working with us for years; she was working on Hentaied and soon became an expert in tentacles. She’s amazing in what she does and for sure an essential part of these projects.”
Some of the other performers in the initial Parasited scenes include Cherry Kiss, Valentina Nappi, Vince Karter, Alissa Foxy and Eve Sweet.
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