In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by Vanja Cernjul to discuss the cinematography of "House of The Dragon" as well as his experience filming "Crazy Rich Asians".

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Guest: Vanja Cernjul

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In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by the host of the new comedic web series The Perfect Parfait, Hunter Cope. Vic and Hunter talk about growing up in LA, going to high school with McLovin' (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), his web series, and the struggles that comedies are facing in the film industry.

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Guest: Hunter Cope

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In this episode, Vic is joined once again by Lorcan Finnegan, the director of "Nocebo", "Vivarium", and now "The Surfer" starring Nicolas Cage.Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigvicmedia/Follow 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: Lorcan FinneganFollow Lorcan on IG: https://www.instagram.com/lorcanfinnegan/?hl=en

In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by Timothy Hautekiet, the director of "Me Myself and The Void" (2024) to discuss how Timothy filmed a movie in a black void as well as getting the film funded and distributed.

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Guest: Timothy Hautekiet

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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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Guest: Mayou Trikerioti

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

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