Anything Goes : HEY! WE ALL HAD TO START SOMEWHERE: an interview with Jason Casuto, author of When Broomsticks Were King and A Box Came To Brooklyn by Howard Casner

HEY! WE ALL HAD TO START SOMEWHERE: an interview with Jason Casuto, author of When Broomsticks Were King and A Box Came To Brooklyn http://ow.ly/SKYaX Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1975 Jason Cusato infuses a trademark style into his works, which incorporates Brooklyn flavor and skilled filmmaking. Jason’s experiences from being born and raised in Brooklyn is a major influence on his work and has shaped his career as an award-winning independent filmmaker. Cusato has over 40 film projects to his credit; ranging from feature films to short film, documentaries, sketch comedy, commercial work, live shows and music videos working as director, editor, producer and/or co-writer on each project. 1. What is the name of your first screenplay that was produced, or your first project that was produced, or your first writing assignment? “When Broomsticks were King” was the first. Broomsticks is a documentary about stickball in Brooklyn, N.Y. and the heroes who played the game. It was the first time I took an idea, turned it into a script, then produced it, shot it, directed and edited the entire project myself. My cousin Scott Nawrocki came in at the end to help with sound editing and a friend gave me editing feedback but I did pretty much did everything else myself. 2. Can you tell us a bit about the journey as to how it came about? Watching HBO series “When it was a Game” was really my first inspiration to make a documentary about Brooklyn stickball. The HBO series was about baseball in the 40s, 50s and 60s when most ball players had 2 jobs to pay the bills and baseball was a side thing. They played for the love of the game not for money…more