Rob Savage is a multi-award winning director and writer who is known for his films such as Host, Dawn of the Deaf, and Dashcam. His recent film, The Boogeyman, is a classic horror movie based on a short story written by Stephen King. The Boogeyman will be in theaters on June 2, 2023.
In this episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and director Rob Savage discuss:
- Rob’s intention for how we wanted the film to be perceived
- The themes of grief and poor communication throughout the film
- How the teenage character helped to bridge two opposite perspectives
- Rob’s process for crafting scare scenes
- Figuring out different modes of terror for different scenes
- Why you need to focus on one idea versus having too many options
- What the emptiness of the house represents
- Giving the actors the opportunity to move things around their set bedrooms
- What surprised him about making a studio film
Memorable Quotes
- “We’ve got to act like we are making a classic horror movie. We’ve got to treat this deadly serious.” [10:15]
- “The creature really represents the dark unspoken within all of us.” [11:39]
- “I’m always looking for actors who are going to bring a bit of their own personality into the DNA of the movie.” [18:42]
- “The house is kind of an extension of how the characters are feeling.” [35:31]
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The Boogeyman is in theaters June 2
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