Danny has made up his mind. He’s checking out, cashing in, shuffling off this mortal coil. Just as soon as he finishes Saw II, uses that IHOP gift certificate, finds a clean knife, survives a handful of cough drops, waits for the neighbor to clear out of the garage, and maybe grabs some shrimp tempura.
Royal Pin Donuts
Kobe Sake
Shirtique Pro Shop
GoPro
5.1 Surround Sound
790 Lundy Way, Pacifica, CA
IHOP, South San Francisco, CA
Kobe Sake, South San Francisco, CA
Orange Park, South San Francisco, CA
Royal Pin Donuts, South San Francisco, CA
The Shops at Tanforan, San Bruno, CA
Behind the Scenes
Still Walking was shot in a single day, built from the strange observations and private ramblings found in Lorenzo Ocon’s personal diary.
The film treated those thoughts with far more gravity than they probably deserved. Visually, Daryl drew from the stark, minimalist mood of Lorde’s “Royals” video, giving Danny’s wandering interior monologue a quiet, brooding backdrop of empty spaces, long pauses, and carefully composed frames.
Near the climax, Danny stands on a bridge at the edge of existential collapse. As Lorenzo reaches the emotional peak of the scene, a bolt of lightning flashes in the distance, perfectly framed and almost impossibly well timed. Nobody planned it. Nobody could have. For one brief moment, it looked as if God Himself had decided the scene needed a little production value. And frankly, He nailed the cue.