Breaking Down the Color of Horror with LatinXorcists Ricardo Martinez

Published: Oct. 27, 2023, 8 a.m.

b"Ricardo Martinez is a multi-hyphenate Editor, Writer, Director. He is known for his award-winning documentary, The Wall, which won the 2010 SF Latino Film Festival and screened on PBS. If we had to describe Ricardo\\u2019s work, we would say he is an expert at \\u201cfinding the horror and beauty in the reality\\u201d of everyday life.\\n\\nIn today\\u2019s episode, No Film School\\u2019s GG Hawkins speaks with filmmaker Ricardo Martinez to discuss:\\n\\nThe LatinXorcists - a group made of latino screenwriters who love horror\\n\\nWhy he was inspired to create the documentary film, The Wall\\n\\n\\nCreating a horrifying video trailer for The Bloodstone\\xa0\\n\\nWhat we need to know within the first 5 pages of a script\\xa0\\n\\nWhat makes a good monster story\\n\\nExploring the horror in our everyday human fears\\xa0\\n\\nWhy Ricardo loves using Black Magic tools\\n\\nColor correction tips and tricks\\n\\nOur suggestions for some of the scariest movies\\n\\n\\nMemorable Quotes\\n\\n\\u201cI think there\\u2019s beauty in horror as well.\\u201d [18:25]\\n\\n\\u201cMaking sounds yourself is actually a lot of fun and a cheap way to boost up production costs.\\u201d [23:45]\\n\\n\\u201cEvery good monster story is not about the monster. The monster means something, it represents something.\\u201d [31:49]\\n\\n\\u201cThat dread is part of the joy of horror.\\u201d [32:48]\\n\\n\\u201cHorror can be so many different things. That\\u2019s the joy of horror. There\\u2019s such a wide spectrum of types of horror.\\u201d [41:12]\\n\\n\\nResources:\\nAbout the LatinXorcists\\n\\nCitadel Scavenger\\n\\nCreators of Earth\\n\\nSeed to Strain\\n\\nCheck out Ricardo's website\\n\\nThe Bloodstone Comic\\n\\nThe Handy Foundation\\nThe LatinXorcists website\\n\\nThe LatinXorcists Instagram\\n\\nRicardo's Instagram\\xa0\\n\\nThe Bloodstone Instagram\\n\\nBurden of Dreams film\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nFind No Film School everywhere:\\n\\nOn the Web\\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\\n\\nFacebook\\xa0\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\\n\\nTwitter\\xa0\\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\\n\\nYouTube\\xa0\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\\n\\nInstagram\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\\n\\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"