Psycho-Cinematic

Psycho-Cinematic

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Psycho-Cinematic episodes

  • Ep.67 | BARBARIAN with Director of Photography Zach Kuperstein

    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
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    51 min
  • Ep.66 | MOLLI AND MAX IN THE FUTURE with Director Michael Lukk Litwak

    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
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    37 min
  • Ep.65 | MAD MAX 2 and 3 with Writer Terry Hayes
    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
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    44 min
  • Ep.64 | Directing Saturday Night Live and Music Videos with Director MIKE DIVA
    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
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    30 min
  • Ep.63 | SAVE YOURSELVES!

    In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic I discuss "Save Yourselves!" (2020) directed by Alex Houston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson.

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    9 min
  • Ep.62 | SUSPIRIA (Original vs Remake)
    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
    15 min
  • Ep.61 | BLUE EYE SAMURAI with Production Designer Toby Wilson

    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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    50 min
  • Ep.60 | MAKING MUSIC FOR MOVIES with Rapper and Producer Denaun

    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
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    46 min
  • Ep.59 | BLUE EYE SAMURAI with Supervising Director Jane Wu

    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
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    58 min
  • Ep.58 | OTHER SIDE OF THE BOX with Director Caleb Phillips
    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
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    35 min

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