Psycho-Cinematic (Victor Hughes)

In this episode I discuss "Dual" (2022) written and directed by Riley Stearns. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/bigvicmedia

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is once again joined by Jane Wu. Jane discusses her work as the storyboard artist for "House of the Dragon" Season 2 Episode 4 and Vic asks her about the second season of "Blue Eye Samurai" which is currently in development. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:24 Creating S2 E4 of House of the Dragon 1:43 The details given to the dragons 5:40 Storyboard and budget 6:18 Watching the final result 6:56 Vagar the dragon 8:54 Rules for the camera during a dragon fight 10:51 Storyboarding on a whiteboard 12:55 Storyboarding for a specific location 15:12 Storbboarding the director’s vision 15:40 Lens considerations in a storyboard 16:40 Deciding what’s in focus 17:13 What makes a good storyboard artist 19:53 Being 1 of 2 storyboard artists on S2 E4 20:34 Juggling House of the Dragon and Blue Eye Samurai 22:23 Jane’s experience on set 23:59 Working with Alan Taylor 24:18 What makes Storyboarding harder? 25:56 Jane’s new role on Blue Eye Samurai 27:52 New Blue Eye Samurai lead character designer 29:20 Reassembling the Blue Eye Samurai team 29:51 Taking other jobs while on Blue Eye Samurai 30:44 Jane’s future with Blue Eye Samurai 32:08 What to expect from Blue Eye Samurai S2 33:10 What inspire Jane today 40:11 Outro Psycho-Cinematic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Listen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2Id Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia Guest: Jane Wu Follow Jane on IG: https://www.instagram.com/janewu_626/?hl=en

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by Valerie Armstrong to discuss her work creating, writing, producing, and directing "Kevin Can F**k Himself".

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic sits down with Jane Wu, the supervising director of "Blue Eye Samurai" (2023) to discuss the show.

Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:47 Jane’s background and journey to Blue Eye Samurai 13:17 Combining live action and animation 16:07 What are the rules of storyboarding? 19:09 How early do you start storyboarding? 22:43 Communicating as a supervising director 27:21 Will Blue Eye Samurai be adapted into live action? 28:33 Would you want to direct the live action Blue Eye Samurai? 29:00 How many seasons will it take to tell Mizu’s story? 30:15 Season 2 status and will the band get back together? 31:49 What’s the day to day of a supervising director? 34:35 Do you over see the voice acting? 35:15 How do you manage being spread so thin? 37:26 Was this your first time as a supervising director? 38:20 Would a live action version require a larger budget? 40:50 Live action Mulan not going to theaters 43:05 Godzilla Minus One 43:51 Advice to aspiring storyboard artists and animators 47:35 Do you need to be in LA to do what you do? 49:10 What happened to your comic book store? 50:31 Which martial arts do you know? 51:45 Jane’s experience on Game of Thrones 56:55 Outro Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Listen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2Id Follow Jane on IG: https://www.instagram.com/janewu_626/?hl=en Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia

In this episode I discuss "Tales of Halloween" (2015).

In this episode I discuss M. Night Shyamalan's "Knock at the Cabin" (2023).

In this episode, I sit down with Jeff Ryan (Director of "Mean Spirited") to discuss indie films, film budgets, and much more.

In this episode I discuss "The One I Love" (2014) directed by Charlie McDowell. You can watch the video version of this podcast here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sza0nPqVIoA&list=PL_-66e0YsLr_MbcERlEC3sW2Fm2xaMT0Y&index=6

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by tv and film director, Alan Taylor. Alan shares his experience directing a couple episodes of season 2 of "House of the Dragon" and shares stories from his insane career. Alan has worked on everything from "The Sopranos" to "Game of Thrones". Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:50 Addressing S2 E1 of “House of the Dragon” 2:18 Did Alan read “Fire and Blood” 3:58 Alan’s background 6:21 Alan’s film heroes 7:49 Alan’s preference on TV or film directing 10:10 Alan pushing to make 3 films 10:50 Discerning good from bad writing 12:48 Alan turned down “Arrival” 13:23 Seeing the best in a story 15:04 Enhancing writing with directing 16:45 Directing the final scene of “A Son for a Son” 22:25 Learning every character as director 23:36 Preparing to direct a second season 25:34 Directing multiple episodes 27:22 The locations of ”House of the Dragon” 28:55 Work load of “House of the Dragon” 30:00 How much control does a director get on a show full of directors 33:08 TV show direction consistency 34:38 Directing a “Blue Eye Samurai” episode 38:33 Getting star struck directing actors 41:54 Rough experience on “Terminator Genisys” 43:47 How Alan would approach filmmaking if he started over 46:20 Working on “House of the Dragon” S2 E4 Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia?igsh=MWVvd3c5c2dyODN1ag%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigvicmedia?_t=8nLBsEUZy0c&_r=1 Psycho-Cinematic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Listen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2Id

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by Luca Pizzoleo, the director of "O.C.D." (2024) to discuss the viral short film starring Steven Ogg and Raz Fritz.

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In this episode of the Psycho Cinematic podcast, Vic is joined by actor, Ricky He (Kenny on "From") to discuss "From", jiu jitsu, and his career in the film industry.

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In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic Vic is joined by Caleb Phillips, the director of "Other Side of the Box" (2018) to discuss the film. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:40 Caleb’s background 1:39 The minimalist nature of the film 2:40 What was the film’s budget? 5:44 Was the film inspired by Doctor Who’s weeping angels? 7:44 How does the box work? 9:34 Do you want to make this a full length feature? 10:10 Did the success of this film give you more budget power? 11:40 Talking other film scripts 13:11 Upcoming film “Play Me” 13:52 Relationship with the Alter YouTube channel 14:50 Getting millions of views on a short film 17:20 How do you feel about spoilers on your film? 19:36 Alice in Chains ‘Man in the Box” connection? 21:35 Wet foreshadowing? 22:23 Strategic filmmaking question 24:34 Was the man in the box a practical effect? 26:14 Are you currently working on a film? 27:30 How do you make a film budget? 30:56 Fine tuning a script Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Follow Caleb on IG: https://www.instagram.com/caleb.j.phillips/?hl=en Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, I sit down with rapper and producer, Denaun Porter, to discuss music production for films. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:27 Denaun’s background 7:14 The Slim Shady LP and fame 10:29 Being a rapper with a gospel singing father 11:26 Every self employed person needs to hear this 15:12 Making music for 8 Mile 17:17 Making music for Shark Tale and Indie Films 21:27 Scoring the Straight Outta Compton trailer and working with Dr. Dre 24:03 Using D12’s “Bane” song for a Batman spin off 24:57 If a D12 movie was made, who would you want to play you? 25:45 Did you get offered a roll in 8 Mile? 26:18 The difficulties of scoring a trailer 28:21 Pairing music with visuals 30:46 Making music for Fast Five 32:59 Do you aspire to make your own film? 33:17 Using ChatGPT to help you write a film 34:42 What brings you more pride, rapping or producing? 35:27 Do you get nervous performing at massive shows? 37:10 Is freestyling nerve-racking? 38:59 Advice to rappers and producers looking to make it 41:51 Eminem Easter eggs in Barbarian 44:00 Talking Aliens 44:41 Outro Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/sho... Listen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRyg... Follow Denaun on IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamdenaun/?... Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia

In this episode I discuss "The Black Phone" (2021) directed by Scott Derrickson. Watch the video version of the podcast here https://youtu.be/vFxrFuQr6Hw

In this episode I discuss "The Night House" (2020) directed by David Bruckner. You can watch the video version of this podcast here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhbIpk9RE60&list=PL_-66e0YsLr_MbcERlEC3sW2Fm2xaMT0Y&index=2

In this episode, I review and discuss A24's "Ex Machina" (2014) directed by Alex Garland. You can watch this on YouTube here https://youtu.be/7yEYLkkurmE

In this episode I discuss "The Good Son" (1993) directed by Joseph Ruben.

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic I discuss "The Tragic Death of a Frenchman" (2024) with director Luca Pizzoleo.

In this episode I discuss and review "The Invitation" (2022) directed by Jessica M. Thompson. Watch on YouTube here https://youtu.be/FuMybbF9nF0

In this episode of the Psycho-Cinematic podcast, Vic is rejoined by director of photography, Zach Kuperstein to discuss his work on "Woman of the Hour" (2023) directed by Anna Kendrick. Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia?igsh=MWVvd3c5c2dyODN1ag%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigvicmedia?_t=8nLBsEUZy0c&_r=1 Psycho-Cinematic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Listen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2Id

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by Carlos Rosario, the costume designer on FX's "Shōgun" (2024). #shogun #tvseries #costumedesign Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:44 Carlos’ background 3:00 The role of Costume Designer 4:52 The costume count in “Shōgun” 5:54 The time it took to create the costumes 8:27 Costume alterations while filming 9:51 Dressing actors for violence 11:46 Symbolism in clothing 15:24 The colored armies 17:57 What happens to the costumes after filming 19:38 Researching Japanese culture 22:15 Outro Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Listen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2Id Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia Guest: Carlos Rosario Follow Carlos on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thecarlosrosario/?hl=en

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by writer Conor Patrick Walsh to discuss all things writing. Conor wrote "O.C.D." (2025) directed by Luca Pizzoleo.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:41 How Conor got into writing

3:55 Moving to Los Angeles

5:07 Working as a paid writer

7:57 Different ways Luca elevated Conor’s writing on “O.C.D.”

9:25 How Conor feels about improv

11:30 Writing with an actor in mind

12:50 Directing your own writing

14:16 Conor and his O.C.D.

17:13 What Conor is most proud of in “O.C.D”

19:47 Conor’s writing process

25:48 Character driven stories

29:40 Writing comedies

33:02 Good dialogue vs bad dialogue

35:06 The importance of reading as a writer

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In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, writer Terry Hayes sits down with Vic to talk about "Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior" (1981) and "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (1985) as well as his new book "The Year of the Locust" which is now available. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:40 Long movies and books 2:38 Terry’s background 4:50 How Terry landed Mad Max 2 8:21 The quality difference between Mad Max and Mad Max 2 11:07 Approaches to writing movies 13:07 Writing a movie with almost no dialogue 16:45 Australian gun control in the context of Mad Max 19:30 Terry Hayes on encountering Max’s interceptor 20:57 Writing large scale action sequences 24:40 Did Terry get offered to write the new Mad Max Movies? 26:09 Creative writing 28:37 Doing research for your writing 31:22 Terry’s horrific pandemic story 37:00 Books have a longer shelf life than movies 40:49 Terry’s next project Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Listen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2Id Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia

In this episode I sit down with Sheree Abate to discuss Parasite (2019) directed by Bong Joon Ho. You can watch the video version of this podcast here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT34Xa15U1o&feature=youtu.be

In this episode I sit down with the director of "Vivarium" (2019) to discuss the film. Follow Lorcan on IG: https://www.instagram.com/lorcanfinnegan/?hl=en

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic sits down with Carlos Rosario to discuss his work designing the costumes for "Alien Romulus" (2024) directed by Fede Alvarez.

In this episode I discuss the Hulu original, "Fresh" (2022). Watch the video version of this podcast here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy1MOxGFMo4

In this episode I discuss "Malignant" (2021) directed by James Wan. You can watch the video version of this podcast here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK-jTHfVWsM&list=PL_-66e0YsLr_MbcERlEC3sW2Fm2xaMT0Y&index=4

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic uses "2001: A Space Odyssey" the book, written by Arthur C. Clarke to help explain "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) the movie, directed by Stanley Kubrick. Vic also discusses the differences between the book and the movie. Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:39 Arthur C. Clarke’s foreword 4:14 The dawn of man 10:59 Life in the book in 2001 12:30 The space station 17:43 Space born 18:07 HAL 9000 19:40 Jupiter and our solar system 21:26 Trouble on the Discovery ship 26:10 Why HAL sabotaged Poole and Bowman 28:09 HAL vs Bowman 29:03 The aliens and TMA-1 30:50 The worm hole 34:26 The hotel room 35:09 Returning to earth as a baby 35:52 Outro Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirtListen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2IdFollow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia

In this episode, I discuss "Calibre" (2018) written and directed by Matt Palmer.

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In this episode I discuss "Scream" (2022) directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillet. You can watch the video version of this podcast here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vpEkekZvhg

In this episode I discuss "Old" (2021) directed by M. Night Shyamalan. You can watch the video version of this podcast here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHON6BOogiA&list=PL_-66e0YsLr_MbcERlEC3sW2Fm2xaMT0Y&index=1

In this episode I discuss and analyze the movie from A24 "The Lobster" (2015) co-written and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.

In this episode I review and discuss "Infinity Pool" (2023) written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg.

In this episode I discuss "Berlin Syndrome" (2017) directed by Cate Shortland. Watch the video version of the podcast here https://youtu.be/zcJcQnYwWJE

In this episode I discuss and review "The Perfect Host" (2010) directed by Nick Tomnay. Watch on YouTube here https://youtu.be/eoF0g4EluPI

In this episode I discuss "Candyman" (2021) directed by Nia DaCosta. You can watch the video version of the podcast here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hvh33-Y3No&list=PL_-66e0YsLr_MbcERlEC3sW2Fm2xaMT0Y&index=3

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by Michael Lukk Litwak, the director of "Molli and Max in the Future" (2023). Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:15 Tackling the VFX as a director and DP 5:17 The aesthetic of the film 8:02 Complimenting the aesthetic 9:10 The metaphor of the sex cult 10:35 Finding and building the miniatures 14:33 Shooting on an LED stage 20:24 There how many VFX shots?! 22:15 The time it took to make the film 25:46 Funding the film 27:32 Making a movie with only 12 people on set 29:26 Hiring a Stop-motion artist on Fiverr 33:28 Michael’s next film 34:31 Molli and Max release date 36:00 Outro Follow Michael on IG: https://www.instagram.com/michaellitwak/ Follow Vic on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Follow Vic on TikTok: @bigvicmedia Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Listen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2Id

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, I share my thoughts on "Goodnight Mommy" (2015) directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala as well as "Goodnight Mommy" (2022) directed by Matt Sobel.

In this episode, Vic is joined by the VFX Supervisor of "Shogun", Michael Cliett to discuss his work on the series. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:28 Michael’s background 2:16 Becoming a VFX supervisor on Shogun 3:41 Shogun’s significance to Michael 6:17 Going to school for VFX 7:06 Shogun’s invisible VFX 13:00 On set VFX supervisor 13:41 How long did the effects take to make? 14:52 Nine months of prep 16:19 The canon scene in Ep. 4 21:15 Is the fog CG? 23:14 Making blue screen look real 23:50 What movies impress Michael   26:40 What Michael wants to work on next 28:24 Is AI the next CGI? 31:52 Advice to beginner VFX artists 33:22 Outro Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia Guest: Michael Cliett Follow Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelcliett/?hl=en

In this episode, Vic is joined by former U.S. Navy SEAL Sniper and now New York Times Best Selling Author, Jack Carr, to discuss his "The Terminal List" book and tv series. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:44 A look at “Red Sky Mourning” 1:24 The word count on “Red Sky Mourning” 2:51 Book writing vs screen writing 5:37 Writing one book a year 7:15 Jack’s writing schedule 8:35 Creating “Dark Wolf” 12:14 Writing with the tv show in mind 13:50 Writing with the audiobook in mind 18:12 Jack practicing and writing jiu-jitsu 23:34 BUDS vs becoming a NY Times Best Seller 25:22 A “Terminal List” misunderstanding 26:34 Dungeons and Dragons and “The Terminal List” 28:25 Does Jack know James Reece’s Ending? 31:01 Will Jack write more spin-offs? 35:00 Alice the quantum computer 37:48 Writing torture scenes 40:31 The capsaicin torture 42:48 Developing bad guys 44:45 “Red Sky Mourning” 46:58 Letting current events influence writing 51:43 Jack changing book titles 53:34 Jack and “007” 57:15 Outro Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Listen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2Id Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia Guest: Jack Carr Follow Jack on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jackcarrusa/?hl=en

In this episode, Vic is joined by Academy Award winner, James Price who was the production designer on "Poor Things" (2023) directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:17 James’ background 7:04 Is college necessary for production design? 9:41 The role of a production designer 16:26 Using an LED Screen as a backdrop 17:45 Using miniatures 18:13 Working with two production designers 21:32 What James learned from his coproduction designer 22:47 What would you call this set style? 25:02 Did you refer to the novel for setting descriptions? 27:30 Set design for a fish eye lens 32:26 Cruise ship symbolism 34:25 Phallic windows 35:06 Set changes during production? 36:08 James’ role when filming starts 37:55 Baxter’s oversized furniture 38:36 Set design for black and white and then color 41:29 Problems while making Poor Things 46:42 Filming in actual locations 48:35 Actual locations vs fabricated sets 50:03 Martial arts and staying present 51:53 Work post Academy Award 52:40 When did you work on The Iron Claw? 55:25 Releasing Poor Things and The Iron Claw in the same month 57:30 Outro Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia Guest: James Price Follow James on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamesroberternestprice/?hl=en

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, I compare and discuss the book "The War of the Worlds" written by H.G. Wells and the movie "War of the Worlds" (2005) directed by Steven Spielberg.

In this episode I discuss "Last Night in Soho" (2021) directed by Edgar Wright. Watch the video version of the podcast here https://youtu.be/tLSwRxXwiow

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, I discuss and review the movie "The Menu" (2022) directed by Mark Mylod.

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by actor, Raz Fritz, to discuss his journey as a young actor in Hollywood.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:02 Raz’s interest in acting

2:30 Befriending Luca Pizzoleo

3:55 The short film that elevated Raz’s career

7:20 Actor & director aspirations

8:36 Opportunities from successful short films

9:47 The audition process

14:19 Nudity boundaries as an actor

15:55 Working with Steven Ogg 

17:44 Gauging progress as an actor

20:57 Your most recent work is your best work

22:25 How Raz gets into character

25:52 How Raz memorizes his lines

27:49 Implementing direction while filming

29:11 Good vs bad day on set

32:24 Giving effective direction 

33:40 What’s next for Raz

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Guest: Raz Fritz

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In this episode, I discus "The Rental" (2020) directed by Dave Franco. You can watch the video version of this podcast here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sD4OZ1dNVQ&list=PL_-66e0YsLr_MbcERlEC3sW2Fm2xaMT0Y&index=5

In this episode of Psych-Cinematic, Vic is joined by Eriko Miyagawa, one of the producers on "Shogun" who's role it was to bridge the gap between the two languages and ensure the efficient process and authentic portrayal of Japan. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:28 Eriko’s role as producer 1:59 Working on “Kill Bill” 6:58 Reading the “Shogun” novel 8:24 Will any of James Clavell’s other books be turned into a series? 9:06 Eriko’s role on set and in post 10:44 Why film in Canada rather than Japan? 12:44 How many Japanese cast and crew members were there? 15:01 Translating the script 17:43 Japan’s reception of “Shogun” 19:12 The Japanese food on set 21:04 Did the Japanese actors need to be bilingual? 22:28 Visit “Shogun” sites in Japan Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Listen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2Id Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia Guest: Eriko Miyagawa Follow Eriko on IG: https://www.instagram.com/eriko_miyagawa_/

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by the director of Photography for "Barbarian" (2022), Zach Kuperstein. Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:30 Zach’s background 9:10 Landing the DP position on Barbarian 11:09 Zach’s role as Director of Photography 16:12 Filming in Bulgaria 18:15 Building the street set 19:52 Building the tunnel set 23:54 Lighting and blocking a scene 27:06 Zach’s preferred light bulbs for practicals 27:31 Working with the costume designer 28:15 Location scouting 30:24 Filming with low-key lighting 37:22 The camera rig for Barbarian 38:55 Lighting the tunnel 43:02 Camera operating with a spotter 44:41 Using wide angle lenses 45:45 Eminem Easter eggs? 47:00 Other potential Barbarian Easter eggs 48:53 Zach’s next films 49:53 Outro Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Follow Zach on IG: https://www.instagram.com/zachkuperstein/?hl=en Zach's Website: https://zachkuperstein.com Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia Listen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2Id

In this episode, I discuss and review A24's "The Witch" (2015) directed by Robert Eggers.

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, I compare "Rosemary's Baby" written by Ira Levin, with "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) directed by Roman Polanski.

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic Vic is joined by Brandon Alinger, The COO of Propstore, to discuss the world of collecting movie props as well as their Blader Runner 2049 prop auction.Check out the Auction here until Feb 20, 2025: https://propstoreauction.com/auctions/catalog/id/444Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia?igsh=MWVvd3c5c2dyODN1ag%3D%3D&utm_source=qrFollow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigvicmedia?_t=8nLBsEUZy0c&_r=1Psycho-Cinematic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirtListen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2IdGuest: Brandon AlingerFollow Propstore on IG: https://www.instagram.com/Prop_Store/

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic I discuss "Save Yourselves!" (2020) directed by Alex Houston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson. Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Listen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2Id Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined once again by director Mike Pecci to discuss his latest short film "Come Home" (2023) as well as his journey as a director trying to break through in Hollywood.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:28 The driving force for “Come Home”

9:36 How the Hollywood machine works

21:10 How the film festival circuit works

27:53 Raising a film budget through sponsors

34:16 Filming with an underwater tank

35:51 Cigarette continuity in “Come Home”

37:41 Creating the monster in “Come Home”

42:55 Filmmaking trick - lens whacking

47:30 Most intriguing guest on Mike’s podcast

49:54 I made “12KM” go viral

50:43 Intriguing guest continued

52:53 The worst guest on Mike’s podcast 

01:01:30 Film festival circuit continued

01:10:19 Directing sucks

01:14:35 The Kevin Smith strategy

01:21:58 Making genuine friends is key

01:35:34 Outro

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Guest: Mike Pecci

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In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, I review and discuss "1BR" (2019) written and directed by David Marmor.

In this episode I compare "Hallowe'en Party" Written by Agatha Christie to the movie adaptation "A Haunting in Venice" (2023) directed by Kenneth Branagh.

In this Episode I discuss the movie "Signs" (2002) directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Watch the video version of the podcast here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhxT0zVPX6s

In this episode I discuss and review "Barbarian" (2022) directed by Zach Cregger. Watch on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv4pm0Xkjac&t=212s

I discuss and and review the movie "Black Bear" (2020) directed by Lawrence Michael Levine.

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by director,  @mikediva  Mike discusses his directing career from making music videos to working at Saturday Night Live. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:53 Mike’s Doja Cat music video 2:12 Mike’s filmmaking background 4:49 Working with Lonely Island 6:05 My reaction to Mike skipping college 7:02 The impact of Lonely Island 8:08 The challenge of making a music video for a video game 11:06 The wildest way to reach out 12:28 Cyberpunk D&D 12:55 How many SNL pre-taped directors are there? 14:29 SNL’s crazy turnaround time 17:57 What happens if you don’t meet an SNL deadline? 19:51 Mike’s SNL schedule 22:17 Mike’s aspirations to make a movie 23:18 Mike’s crazy themed birthday parties 25:50 Mike’s advice to aspiring directors Psycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirt Follow Mike on IG: https://www.instagram.com/mikediva/?hl=en Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/ Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia Listen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2Id

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by the Costume Designer on "House of David", Mayou Trikerioti.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:27 House of David getting a season 2

1:33 Mayou’s background 

3:57 Theater vs film costume design 

5:54 Transitioning from short films to full length films and tv 

8:43 Season 2 House of David

9:51 How much time Mayou had to design Season 1

10:50 The size of the costume department 

11:51 How many costumes were made?

13:42 The hand stitching

16:05 Researching 1000 BC clothing

19:53 Color theory in the dyes

21:56 Designing the costume for Goliath

22:48 Aging the costumes

24:46 Collaborating with other departments

27:24 The costume jewelry 

30:02 Using scripts and descriptions to begin the designs

32:46 Reading the Bible in preparation 

34:13 Costume designers are irreplaceable

38:28 Outro 

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In this episode I discuss and review "Don't Worry Darling" (2022) directed by Olivia Wilde. Watch on YouTube here https://youtu.be/om3CqcfT_MQ

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, I discuss and review A24's "Hereditary" (2018) written and directed by Ari Aster.

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic I review "The Immaculate Room" (2022) directed by Mukunda Michael Dewil. 

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic sits down with Toby Wilson, the production designer of "Blue Eye Samurai" (2023) to discuss the show.

Chapters 0:00 Intro

0:45 Toby’s background

3:23 Blue Eye Samurai in trouble

6:44 Web design for The Lord of the Rings

8:08 Designing video games vs animation

9:38 Thoughts on video games today

11:25 Relationship with animation studios

13:17 Pay as an animation union member

15:45 Downtime between projects

17:33 Role as a Production Designer

23:37 Collaboration with different software

24:45 Blue Eye Samurai render requirements

26:01 Blue Eye Samurai storage space

27:14 Background painting vs matte painting

30:13 Designing massive sets in CG (world build)

33:49 Animation compositing

36:36 Simulation and hand animation

39:05 Camera motion

41:51 Son of a Dungeon

42:45 Advice to aspiring animators

45:44 Do you need to go to college?

48:12 Blue Eye Samurai season 2

49:00 Outro

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In this episode, I compare "Psycho" the book, written by Robert Bloch, to "Psycho" (1960) directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by Production Designer Matt Likely to discuss his work designing the sets on "From". Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:52 Working on Robert Eggers’ “The Lighthouse”

2:51 Working on “Hobo with a Shotgun”

3:50 The film industry in Halifax

6:16 How Art Director and Production Designer differ

7:36 The Art Department on “From”

9:35 Victor’s art

11:07 Telling the story through the set

14:10 Creating sets before a season

15:51 Building the town in “From”

21:31 Where’s the Motel?

22:58 The workload on “From”

25:16 Building the caves

29:20 Matt’s “Making Of” Videos

34:23 Filming in the RV

36:45 Creating the lighthouse lens

37:16 Collapsing Jim’s house

39:06 The homes in “From”

41:18 The spiderwebs in the forest

41:57 Building the lighthouse

44:00 The challenges of filming in the snow

48:16 Using scale models of the sets

50:44 What’s next for Matt

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In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by Scott McCord who is the actor who plays Victor on"From" to talk all things "From".

In this episode, I discuss and review "Significant Other" (2022) directed by Robert Olsen. You can support this podcast by subscribing on YouTube at https://youtu.be/GK8jOhKjSAU

In this Episode I discuss the movie "The Invitation" (2015) directed by Karyn Kusama. Watch the video version of the podcast here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhxT0zVPX6s

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic I discuss "Suspiria" (1977) directed by Dario Argento and "Suspiria" (2018) directed by Luca Guadagnino. Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:53 Cinematography in the original 5:03 The score in the original 6:14 The practical effects in the original 6:37 The symbolism in the original 8:25 What I didn’t like about the original 9:17 Remake Cinematography 9:56 What I liked about the remake 10:37 Foreshadowing in the remake 11:10 Suzy and Mother Suspiriorum 11:54 Helena Markos is a SpongeBob character 12:15 Three interesting things I learned 14:43 Outro

In this episode I discuss and review "Bodies Bodies Bodies" (2022) directed by Halina Reijn. Watch on YouTube here https://youtu.be/PlP48iGeQH4

In this episode I discuss "Nope" (2022) directed by Jordan Peele. Watch the video version of this podcast here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHqXkJqw-AQ

In this episode, I'm joined by Steven Gerald Warkel, the writer and director of "Hair-Trigger" (2022). Watch Hair-Trigger here: https://youtu.be/P3rlvvvGDdk Steven's IG: https://www.instagram.com/stevengerald_w/ Watch my analysis and review of Hair-Trigger here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqgk15urE4

In this episode, I'm joined by the director of "Sputnik" (2020) Egor Abramenko.

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In this episode I review "In The Valley Of The Moon" (2023) and discuss the film with the writer and director, Luca Pizzoleo.

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In this episode I review and discuss the indie film called "Hair-Trigger"(2022) directed by Steven Gerald Warkel.

In this episode I discuss and review "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" (2023) directed by Rhys Waterfield.

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In this episode I discuss a movie called "Mob Land" (2023) with the writer and director, Nicholas Maggio. "Mob Land is in theaters August 4, 2023.

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by guest, Brian Kesinger, the lead character designer of Netflix's "Blue Eye Samurai" (2023). Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:55 Working for Disney

2:58 Working on “Tarzan” and the rise of CG

4:38 How did you learn CG animation?

7:10 How long did CG animation take 20 years ago?

8:46 Landing job with Disney while in high school

10:16 Being lead character designer on “Blue Eye Samurai”

13:08 How long did it take to design the characters?

15:02 How the budget works

16:05 Making Mizu subtly masculine

20:27 Adapting animation from a historic time periods

22:03 Variants of Mizu

25:40 How to make 3D animation look 2D

28:38 How “Blue Eye Samurai” chose an animation team

30:44 Brian’s reaction after watching the show

32:50 Fan reactions

33:50 Why “Blue Eye Samurai” worked so well

36:20 This show was “woke done right”

40:20 Working on mature content vs Disney

43:59 When is season 2 coming out?

45:48 Why the last episode is in a wide screen format

47:19 Have you worked on any nightmare projects?

49:35 Where to start if you’re getting into animation today

51:34 What software should an aspiring animator check out?

54:29 Thoughts on the rise of AI and AI art generators

In this episode, I analyze discuss and review "Vivarium" (2019) directed by Lorcan Finnegan.

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, I review and discuss the movie, "M3GAN" (2023) directed by Gerard Johnstone.

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic sits down with director, Dylan Clark, to discuss his viral short horror film "Portrait of God". Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:43 Viral films and videos 4:22 Being a young filmmaker 4:52 Dylan’s body of work 5:52 Films vs movies 7:56 Dylan’s background 10:14 How to improve as a filmmaker 11:59 Actors and dialogue 13:49 Prepping for the film 15:43 Using a projector 19:57 The creature’s eyes 21:02 The creature behind the screen 23:03 How the creature was made 24:28 Deadlights inspiration? 26:27 iPhone timer significance 27:55 Film school 28:43 How Dylan makes a living 29:33 Full length feature? 30:39 Short film budget 33:11 Recording dialogue audio 36:52 Dylan’s dream feature 39:37 AI in film 42:47 Outro Listen to the podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychocinematicPsycho-Cinemtaic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirtFollow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/Follow me on TikTok: @bigvicmedia Guest: @dylanclark Follow Dylan on IG: https://www.instagram.com/dylanmcclarkus/

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic I review the short film "12KM" "12 Kilometers"  (2016) directed, written, and produced by Mike Pecci. If you're interested in watching this short film, the director has to grant you permission. On Instagram, DM him your top 3 horror movies @mikepecci to request permission. Support this podcast on YouTube by subscribing here https://youtu.be/d8qj05ySrOU

In this episode, I discuss and review "Scream VI" (2023) directed by Tyler Gillet and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin. Psycho-Cinemtaic Hat and Other Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/psycho-cinematic-hat

In this episode, I discuss the weirdest movie I have ever seen - A24's "Beau Is Afraid" (2023) written and directed by Ari Aster.

In this episode I discuss "Honeymoon" (2014) directed by Leigh Janiak.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:33 Things that stuck out to me

6:36 My theories and deeper meanings

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In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by filmmaker and YouTuber, Danny Gevirtz to discuss his new feature film called "I Think I'm Sick" (2024).Chapters0:00 Intro1:11 Danny’s role on the film1:40 Location scouting2:38 Filming at a high school6:04 Asking strangers to film in their house7:20 Danny’s relationship with YouTube and filmmaking12:08 Jiu Jitsu13:18 “The Art of Self Defense” and “Dual”14:10 How many drafts were written of “I Think I’m Sick”16:42 Revising the script19:10 Where Danny got the idea for the film21:04 Blending dark tones with lightheartedness25:01 Anti-escapism movies26:12 Letting the audience make discoveries31:07 The reasons behind the film being set in 201133:48 The sequence of events of making the film37:24 Playing your film in select theaters39:10 Crowdfunding a film41:49 What Danny took away from this film44:14 What’s next for DannyFollow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia?igsh=MWVvd3c5c2dyODN1ag%3D%3D&utm_source=qrFollow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigvicmedia?_t=8nLBsEUZy0c&_r=1Psycho-Cinematic Merch: https://www.bigvicmedia.com/store/short-sleeve-t-shirtListen to Psycho-Cinematic on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jeNRygaQjsC8eCJBIr2IdGuest: Danny GevirtzWatch "I Think I'm Sick": https://itisfilm.com Follow Danny on IG: https://www.instagram.com/dannygevirtz/

In this episode I discuss and review "Mean Spirited" (2022) directed by Jeff Ryan.