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Your new movie Vic
Effects - in a few words, what's it about?
The movie is about a foley artist who gets hired to make sound effects
for a troubling movie.
Being a sound designer yourself, how much of your own experience made it
into Vic Effects,
and to what extent can you identify with your movie's lead character Vic?
A lot went into my experience with sound designing this film with work
I've done in the past for short films, and my overall love for sound design.
Other sources of inspiration when writing Vic Effects?
Documentaries and a movie called Berberian Sound Studio, which I
only discovered after writing the script for Vic
Effects. There's not
many films about foley artists, so I felt like I was bringing
something new to the horror world with this.
Vic Effects
is a film that plays with different layers of reality as well as
hallucinations and the like - so how easy or hard was it not to
(literally) lose your plot telling a story that way? For me it was easy, cause I felt like the plot was easy to follow, but
yet I like to fuck with people's heads. I always add Easter eggs for
my movies, and I hope to force you to pay attention to everything, or
you're going to miss out on something that's key to the movement of
the story, but I like when they are confused and ask questions, cause
maybe they need to rewatch it again, and that's ok with me.
Do talk about Vic
Effects' approach to horror!
A man getting his guts ripped out of his body doesn't work unless sound
is in the mix of it all. Sound effects is so important to horror films,
and this is my tribute to it. It's a horror film about horror sounds.
A few words
about your overall directorial approach to your story at hand?
I think I kept it simple, and the actors did all the heavy lifting
cause I think they were great. What can you tell us about
Vic Effects'
cast, and why exactly these people?
I've used these people on my first film
Evil Lurks which is on
YouTube now, and I'm all about being comfortable with what works for me.
Do talk about
the shoot as such, and the on-set atmosphere? When people
are locked in, this set was easy and fun to work on. We never had to do a
re-shoot, so that's key. Together
with John Mackniskas, xou were also responsible for your movie's sound
design - so do talk about that aspect of
Vic Effects and
its creation for a bit?
It was all about getting sounds and experimenting, and hearing what
worked, and what didn't. You don't go to foley school, it's all about
what works for you, and that's it. My strength is my instincts, and I
know how to translate that to John, and we go from there.
The $64-question of course,
where can Vic Effects
be seen? Vic
Effects will be available on digital and physical media on March
10th Anything you can tell us about audience
and critical reception of Vic
Effects? We've gotten positive feedback from
festivals and our screening, so hopefully it continues. From what I know,
Vic Effects was
your first film as a director - so could you ever be persuaded to return
to the director's seat? And/or any other future projects you'd like to
share? This is my first feature that I fully did everything, but I wrote and
co-directed my first feature call
Evil Lurks (2022), which is available
on Tubi, YouTube, and I have physical copies available as well. I'm
also shooting a horror drama called Hug These Bones. What got you into sound design in the first
place, and did you receive any formal education on the subject?
I love sound, so I got into it with just doing it.
What can you tell us about your filmwork prior to
Vic Effects?
Evil Lurks is my first feature, and prior to that some short films
ranging from comedy to horror. How would you describe yourself as a director, and how as a
sound designer? I try to keep things simple and chill, but yet take chances, and hopefully it works.
Filmmakers, sound people, whoever
else who inspire you? As for filmmakers, I love Paul Thomas Anderson, Kubrick, David
Fincher, the Adams Family (low-budget horror filmmakers) and Spike
Lee, and anyone that create their own energy, and not following a
trend. Your favourite movies?
The Master, Night of the Demons,
Terminator.
... and of course, films you really deplore?
Batman and Robin.
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forgotten to ask? All is well, thank you and keep on supporting indie horror! Thanks for the interview!
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