An Interview with Worcester’s Peter Bowse - Director of ‘Fight Til’ The End’
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Bowse used his GI Bill to attend Columbia College in Chicago and graduated in 2012. He is currently working on his Master's degree in Cinema Studies from DePaul University. Bowse also writes for Film Monthly, a film review website.
Fight Til the End will be filmed beginning in August in Worcester. Bowse has started an Indiegogo campaign to help him raise money to budget the film.
Bowse wants to "capture the energy and excitement" he felt attending shows at venues like Club Oasis, Ralph¹s, and the Palladium.
GoLocal Worcester had the opportunity to interview Bowse and ask him about Fight Til the End.
What will your feature film do to promote clubs like Club Oasis, Ralph's and the Palladium?
Other than promoting the venues by using their names in Fight Til the End, I want to give viewers a sense of what it feels like to see metal, hardcore or punk bands at these places. It's a bit like stepping into a funhouse at a carnival. There's an unpredictability to them. Whenever you see any type of club or concert scene in a movie, it's generally lit and staged to the point of being sterile - even a film like SLC Punk was like that. I want to bring in the darkness, the grittiness, and the hint of danger I felt at those shows.
Where did you get your inspiration for the young veteran character?
What role has the city of Worcester played to inspire you to make this film? Where will you film in Worcester?
Worcester is a city that feels smaller than it is. It's not a vast, anonymous landmark like Boston. You can project your own identity onto it and claim a part of the city as your own. It instills a sense of pride. Because some of events in Fight Til the End are based on my own experiences in Worcester, writing the story flowed naturally. I made Worcester as much a character as anyone else. As far as filming, we'll be using Club Oasis, Ralph's, the Worcester Airport and a number of offices, houses and apartments around the city. There will also be a couple of scenes in Boston and Springfield, but those are kept to a minimum for logistical reasons.
What's your ultimate goal for Fight Til the End?
Fight Til the End is a movie with the energy and guts to take on SXSW or Sundance. I also want to do a screening in Worcester. I always loved that the Bijou would host local movies, and I want to get that tradition started back up. Ultimately, Fight Til the End is the first in a trilogy of Worcester-inspired stories I want to make, so hopefully that can come to fruition.
What steps have already been taken to begin filming in August?
My producer lives in Somerville, so he's begun assembling crew and reaching out to extras for concert scenes. Mike, the villain of Fight Til the End, has been cast already. I've been in touch with Club Oasis and the City of Worcester about filming and gotten positive responses, so now it's about setting the dates. We've got the Indiegogo campaign out there for people to see, so the pieces are coming together.
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