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>>> THIS IS NEW DAY NORTHWEST, NOW FROM THE PREMIER OF BLUE
CROSS STUDIO, HERE'S MARGARET
LARSON.
LARSON.
LARSON. >>> ISN'T THIS FUN, IT'S OUR
BRAND NEW SET ON NEW DAY.
OF COURSE WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN
GUESTS.
GUESTS.
GUESTS. WE COULD NOT DEBUT ANYTHING
WITHOUT OUR GOOD BUDDY CISCO
BEING HERE.
BEING HERE. >>> OVER HERE IN OUR PERMANENT
KITCHEN, ONE OF OUR FAVORITE
BLOGGER, LISANDRA ALFORD, SHE'S
GOING TO SHOW US HOW TO DO A
FEW COOL THINGS IN INSTA POTS.
>>> AND PRODUCER SUSAN WILEY IS
STANDING BY.
STANDING BY. IT'S ALMOST LIKE GETTING A NEW
HOUSE OR A NEW CAR OR
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. >> WE COULD LIVE HERE.
>> WE MIGHT HAVE TO AS MUCH AS
HAS BEEN INVESTED IN THIS
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT IT WAS
LIKE TO BREAK DOWN THE OLD SET.
>> SO ACTUALLY, YOU STARTED US
OFF.
OFF.
OFF. THERE YOU ARE LOOKING SO STOIC.
>> A GIRL AND HER SLEDGE
HAMMER.
HAMMER.
HAMMER. I
HAMMER. I ACTUALLY GOT TO MAKE THE
FIRST HOLES IN THE SET.
>> LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
THAT IS CATHARTIC.
>> I GOT TO TAKE DOWN A SHELF,
TOO, THAT HAS ALWAYS BOTHERED
ME.
ME.
ME. I
ME. I GOT
ME. I GOT TO GO FOR THIS.
>> YOU TOOK THAT SHELF DOWN IN
ONE SWING.
ONE SWING. >> PRODUCER SUE ON THE SAW, AND
THEN HERE HEIDI AND JOSEPH,
THEY ARE TAKING DOWN THE WOODEN
BEAMS, WHICH ARE FAUX BEAMS.
>> THIS I WANTED TO KEEP.
THIS WAS OUR GREAT PANORAMIC
SHOT OF SEATTLE.
BUT THAT THING WEIGHS WELL OVER
A HUNDRED POUND.
>> 8 FEET BY 10 FEET.
WE ENDED UP HAVING TO LET GO OF
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> THIS IS A FAVORITE PICTURE.
THIS IS DERRICK WHO WAS
BASICALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
WHOLE DEMO AND REBUILD, AND
THEN OUR INTERN JILL.
THEY HAD JUST THROWN THE LAST
PIECE INTO THE DUMP.
>> WOW.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> AND SO WE WERE QUITE DIRTY,
2500 POUNDS OF OLD SET, BUT
LOOK AT THIS.
>> JILL HAD A LOT GOING ON.
SHE GRADUATED FROM UDUB,
FINISHED OUR DEMO, HAD FINALS,
ALL THAT STUFF.
SO WE STARTED BUILDING THE NEW
SET.
SET.
SET. THIS
SET. THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER BY DILLON
WORKS UP IN MUKILTEO, BEAUTIFUL
INSTALLATIONS FOR DISNEYLAND
AND WHATNOT.
AND WHATNOT. >> STAR WARS.
>> AMAZING STUFF.
>> MIKE DILLON STARTED THE
COMPANY.
COMPANY.
COMPANY. HE KNOWS HIS STUFF.
WE BROUGHT TOGETHER THE THINGS
WE THOUGHT REPRESENTED THE
SHOW, THINGS THAT WERE
POSITIVE, TOUCHES THE
NORTHWEST, THAT WILL GIVE US
BIGGER PERFORMANCE AREAS AND
ALL KINDS OF NEW THINGS,
PERMANENT KITCHEN, JUST WAYS TO
KIND OF MAKE THE SHOW BUMP UP
TO ANOTHER LEVEL.
>> THEY SAW THE VISION AND
CREATED THAT FOR US.
YOU SEE THIS TIME LAPSE.
IT'S FUN TO WATCH IT ALL
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. I
HAPPEN. I WISH IT WENT THAT FAST.
>> IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE.
NOW, I SHOULD NOTE THAT WE
DON'T HAVE A DAILY STUDIO
AUDIENCE ANYMORE.
AUDIENCE ANYMORE. WE WILL HAVE AN AUDIENCE FROM
TIME TO TIME WHEN WE HAVE
CELEBS AND THAT KIND OF THING.
BECAUSE THE AUDIENCE GOT TRIPS
AND THAT SORT OF STUFF, THAT
WILL GO TO THE HOME VIEWERS!
SO LIKE US ON FACEBOOK AND STAY
TUNED BECAUSE THERE'S LOTS OF
FUN TO COME.
>> THESE WHITE COUCHES.
>> I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THEM.
I THINK WE SHOULD WEAR GLOVES.
>> THANK YOU, SUSIE, WE
APPRECIATE IT.
APPRECIATE IT. >> THE FIRST PEOPLE TO CHECK
OUT OUR NEW DIGS, INCLUDING A
YOUNG ACTRESS IN A BREAK OUT
PERFORMANCE, 8TH GRADE
CHRONICLES THE HUMILIATIONS AND
TRIUMPHS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES
OF A 13-YEAR-OLD.
THE MOVIE WAS A BIG WINNER AT
THE SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL, NABBING THE GOLDEN
SPACE NEEDLE AWARD, PLEASE
WELCOME THE STAR OF 8TH GRADE,
ELSIE, AND MAKING HIS DEBUT.
>> YOU ARE THE AGE OF THE
CHARACTER YOU PLAYED.
>> I'M A LITTLE OLDER, I'M 15
NOW, BUT WHEN WE WERE FILMING I
WAS.
WAS.
WAS. >>
WAS. >> EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THIS IS
A TIME OF LIFE THAT'S EXCITING
AND TERRIFYING, BUT YOU HAD A
DOUBLE DOSE OF ADOLESCENCE,
LIVING IT AND PORTRAYING IT,
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?
>> IT WAS COOL.
I GOT TO REFLECT ON MY ACTUAL
8TH GRADE EXPERIENCE WHILE
FILMING THE MOVIE.
>> WHAT DID YOU COME UP WITH?
>> I JUST REALIZED THAT
EVERYONE IS WEIRD.
I FELT VERY OUTSIDERRISH.
>> I'LL GET IN ON THAT.
>> HIM ESPECIALLY.
>> SO YOU'VE MOVED FROM COMEDY
TO DIRECTING, WHAT SPARKED
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> I WANTED TO WORK WITH OTHER
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. I
PEOPLE. I WANTED TO COLLABORATE.
I DID STAND UP FOR A LONG TIME,
AND I WAS TIRED OF MY OWN HEAD
AND HAVING TO SAY THINGS WITH
MY OWN HEAD.
IT WAS NICE TO SAY THINGS WITH
OTHER PEOPLE'S HEADS.
>> LET'S BACKTRACK A LITTLE
BIT, ELSIE, WHAT ARE YOUR
CHALLENGES.
CHALLENGES. >> KAYLA STRUGGLES TO GET OUT
THERE SOCIALLY, AND SHE'S
PROBABLY A LITTLE TOO ADDICTED
TO SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THAT
CREATES A PROBLEM.
>> THAT MIGHT BE PERFECTLY
SUITED TO A YOUNG PERSON YOUR
AGE.
AGE.
AGE. >>
AGE. >> IS THIS MOVIE WRITTEN WITH
HER IN MIND IN.
>> NO, IT WASN'T.
I REMEMBER WRITING IT FOR HER,
BUT I WROTE IT WHEN SHE WAS
ELEVEN.
ELEVEN.
ELEVEN. MY HOPE IS THIS ISN'T A STORY
ABOUT MY YOUNGER SELF-OR MY
YOUNGER DAUGHTER, IT IS A STORY
ABOUT ME AND I HOPE OLDER
PEOPLE CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN
KAYLA JUST AS MUCH AS ANYBODY.
FEELS LIKE THE COUNTRY IS
EXISTING ON AN 8TH GRADE LEVEL.
IT FEELS LIKE 8TH GRADE IS A
GOOD WAY TO TALK ABOUT IT.
>> LET'S HOPE IT WE GRADUATE TO
HIGH SCHOOL AS A SOCIETY.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
DID YOU DO ANY RESEARCH OR WERE
YOU MAINLY PULLING FROM YOUR
NATIONAL ANTHEM?
NATIONAL ANTHEM? - - YOUR OWN MEMORY?
>> IT WAS WATCHING A LOT OF
VIDEOS OF KIDS ONLINE TALKING
ABOUT THEMSELVES BECAUSE SHE
DOES BLOGS IN THE MOVIE, AND
THE BOYS TALKED ABOUT VIDEO
GAMES.
GAMES.
GAMES. THE BOY STORY WOULD BE LESS
INTERESTING.
INTERESTING. >> I USED TO SAY ABOUT MY OWN
SON, I'D ASK HIM, WHAT ARE YOU
THINKING ABOUT, HELD SAY
NOTHING, THAT WAS THE GOD'S
HONEST TRUTH.
HONEST TRUTH. IT WAS NOTHING AT ALL.
THE WEIRD THING, ELSIE IS THAT
YOU DID THIS MOVIE, AND THEN
YOU TRIED OUT FOR YOUR OWN 8TH
GRADE PLAY AND DIDN'T MAKE IT.
>> MY FRESHMAN YEAR PLAY, I WAS
REJECTED BY MY SCHOOL.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
>> WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF THAT?
>> YOU KNOW, I JUST REALIZED I
WILL NEVER BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR
MY THEATER TEACHER, MR. DONIA.
>> AND YET SHE WON THIS LITTLE
AWARD.
AWARD.
AWARD. >>
AWARD. >> YEAH, THE GOLDEN NEEDLE.
WHO NEEDS DONI A's APPROVAL.
>> HOW MUCH DID YOU RELATE TO
YOUR CHARACTER AND USE YOUR OWN
FEELINGS TO SHOW HER, I DON'T
WANT TO SAY IT'S JUST AWKWARD,
IT'S NOT JUST THAT, IT'S BRAVE
STUFF, TOUGH STUFF, NEW STUFF,
ALL THE THINGS WE REMEMBER FROM
ADOLESCENCE.
ADOLESCENCE. >> YEAH, KAYLA IS A VERY
PERSONAL CHARACTER TO ME
BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE SIMILAR
EXPERIENCES.
EXPERIENCES. I'M STUMBLING LIKE HER IN 8TH
GRADE, THOUGH.
GRADE, THOUGH. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT WAS JUST
ABOUT PULLING FROM MY OWN
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE BECAUSE
SHE'S NOT ME AS A PERSON.
SHE'S KIND OF LIKE THE
PERSONIFICATION OF MY
EXPERIENCE OF THAT TIME IN
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> AND OF ADOLESCENCE, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, BEAU, SO YOU WERE
AMONG THE FIRST WAVE OF PEOPLE
TO BECOME YOU TUBE FAMOUS SO
YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THIS WHOLE SOCIAL MEDIA THING.
>> A LITTLE BIT.
>> WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHT NOW THAT
YOU HAVE SOME DISTANCE FROM
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK IT'S ASKING DEEPER
QUESTIONS OF KIDS NOWADAYS.
IN MY TIME, IT WAS LIKE YOU GOT
A FUNNY VIDEO POSTED ONLINE,
AND NOW IT'S THE WAY KIDS
ENGAGE WITH INSTAGRAM AND
TWITTER, WHAT DO YOU LOOK LIKE,
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING.
IT'S ASKING DEEP QUESTIONS AND
THE CHOICES KIDS HAVE AT THE
END OF THE DAY BETWEEN ALL THE
INFORMATION IN THE HISTORY OF
THE WORLD OR THE BACK OF THEIR
EYELIDS ARE STARK CHOICES AND
THEY DON'T GET TO EXIST ON A
SPECTRUM.
SPECTRUM.
SPECTRUM. IT'S LIKE WE'RE OVERSTIMULATED,
WE'RE NUMB, HYPERCONNECTED AND
LONELY.
LONELY.
LONELY. I
LONELY. I WANTED TO ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THE MOVIE HAVE A CONVERSATION
ABOUT THE INTERNET THAT'S A
LITTLE MORE SUBTLE THAN LIKE
RUSSIA, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INTERNET IN
TERMS OF BIG SOCIAL TRENDS AND
HOPEFULLY THROUGH HER WE CAN
HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
INTERNET.
INTERNET.
INTERNET. >> THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> AND I HOPE WE CAN UNDERSTAND
OUR OWN KIDS BETTER AND REFLECT
ON OURSELVES AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 8THGRADE OPENS IN LIMITED
THEATERS IN SEATTLE ON JULY
20TH.
20TH.
20TH. YOU
20TH. YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS IT.
>>> COMING UP IN JUST A BIT
AFTER A QUICK BREAK,