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Psycho-Cinematic

Discussing and analyzing movies with the filmmakers who made them or by myself to learn more about the film and uncover deeper meanings.

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Ep.79 | ALIEN ROMULUS with Costume Designer Carlos...

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2024/08/21

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.

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Ep.78 | JANE WU on Storyboarding House of the Dragon...

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2024/07/10

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. Chapters0:00 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

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00:48:23

Ep.77 | I THINK I'M SICK with Director Danny Gevirtz

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2024/06/28

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

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00:48:07

Ep.76 | HOUSE OF THE DRAGON with Director Alan Taylor

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2024/06/20

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". Chapters0:00 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

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Ep.75 | THE TERMINAL LIST with Author Jack Carr

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2024/06/06

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

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Ep.74 | An Actor's Journey in Hollywood with RAZ FRITZ

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2024/05/28

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

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00:36:20

Ep.73 | 2001: A Space Odyssey (Book vs Movie)

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2024/05/17

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. Chapters0:00 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

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Ep.72 | SHŌGUN with Producer Eriko Miyagawa

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2024/04/25

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. Chapters0:00 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

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Ep.71 | SHŌGUN with Costume Designer Carlos Rosario

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2024/04/22

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

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Ep.70 | POOR THINGS with Production Designer James Price

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2024/04/12

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. Chapters0:00 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

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Ep.69 | SHŌGUN with VFX Supervisor Michael Cliett

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2024/04/05

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

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Ep.68 | PORTRAIT OF GOD with Director Dylan Clark

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2024/03/29

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

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

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2024/03/08

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

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Ep.66 | MOLLI AND MAX IN THE FUTURE with Director...

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2024/02/12

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

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Ep.65 | MAD MAX 2 and 3 with Writer Terry Hayes

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2024/02/06

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

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Ep.64 | Directing Saturday Night Live and Music...

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2024/01/31

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

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Ep.63 | SAVE YOURSELVES!

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2024/01/26

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

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Ep.62 | SUSPIRIA (Original vs Remake)

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2024/01/13

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

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Ep.61 | BLUE EYE SAMURAI with Production Designer...

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2024/01/02

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

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Ep.60 | MAKING MUSIC FOR MOVIES with Rapper and...

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2023/12/27

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

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