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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.\xa0\n\nIn this episode, No Film School\u2019s GG Hawkins and director Rob Savage discuss:\n\nRob\u2019s intention for how we wanted the film to be perceived\n\nThe themes of grief and poor communication throughout the film\n\nHow the teenage character helped to bridge two opposite perspectives\xa0\n\nRob\u2019s process for crafting scare scenes\n\nFiguring out different modes of terror for different scenes\xa0\n\nWhy you need to focus on one idea versus having too many options\n\nWhat the emptiness of the house represents\n\nGiving the actors the opportunity to move things around their set bedrooms\n\nWhat surprised him about making a studio film\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got to act like we are making a classic horror movie. We\u2019ve got to treat this deadly serious.\u201d [10:15]\n\n\u201cThe creature really represents the dark unspoken within all of us.\u201d [11:39]\n\n\u201cI\u2019m always looking for actors who are going to bring a bit of their own personality into the DNA of the movie.\u201d [18:42]\n\n\u201cThe house is kind of an extension of how the characters are feeling.\u201d [35:31]\n\n\nResources:\nThe Boogeyman is in theaters June 2\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\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