HeyJaredIn Love with the Process Podcast
Join the thrilling journey of film director Mike Pecci as he fearlessly dives into the realm of chasing his dreams. Buckle up and get ready for the exhilarating ride as he embarks on the adventure of preparing for his very first Hollywood feature film!
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EP411 | THE LAST DRIVER: Cars, Comics & Fighting for the Future (w/ Sean Murphy) (opens the original)
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This week on In Love with the Process , Mike Pecci sits down with one of his favorite comic book artists and writers, Sean Murphy , the punk rock creative force behind Batman: White Knight , Punk Rock Jesus , Tokyo Ghost , The Wake , Joe the Barbarian , Chrononauts , Zorro: Man of the Dead , and more. Sean's new book, The Last Driver , checks pretty much every box Mike has. Awesome cars. Anti tech rebellion. Big action. Incredible artwork. And cinematic storytelling designed in a widescreen form
EP410 | The Most Important Directing Skill Nobody Teaches You (w/ Mike Pecci) (opens the original)
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Mike Pecci takes a quick break from prepping They Like the Dark for another real time check in from the trenches of making his first feature film. This week Mike digs into a directing skill that almost nobody teaches you: how to talk to people. Over the years, Mike has learned how to sit across from another artist, whether it's on Zoom, over coffee, or in a production office, and figure out how they see the world. How do you listen instead of waiting for your turn to speak? How do you ask the ri
EP409 | Why BACKROOMS Feels So Different (w/ Editor Greg Ng) (opens the original)
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This week on In Love with the Process , Mike Pecci dives back into the editing room with one of the most exciting editors working in horror today, Greg Ng, CCE , editor of Backrooms , Keeper , The Monkey , and Longlegs . Mike is a huge fan of Backrooms , especially its voice, pacing, atmosphere, and willingness to be scary without constantly falling back on the same tricks we've seen in countless horror movies. A huge part of creating that feeling happened in the edit, so Mike wants to know: How
EP408 | They Like the Dark: When Your Dream Movie Meets Reality (w/ Mike Pecci) (opens the original)
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The They Like the Dark journey continues, and this week Mike Pecci is deep in the realities of prepping his first feature film. Mike talks about one of the hardest parts of directing: watching the movie in your head change as it collides with the realities of production. The ideas started with unlimited imagination, then became storyboards, and now those boards have to survive the real questions. How many days do we have? How much money? How much crew? What scenes have to go? Can three shots bec
EP407 | They Like the Dark: How a Director Builds the Right Film Crew (w/ Mike Pecci) (opens the original)
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The They Like the Dark journey continues! On today's In Love with the Process , director Mike Pecci checks in from the middle of pre production on his first feature film and catches us up on where the movie stands, what he's working on, and what he's learning as the team comes together. This week Mike goes deep into one of the most important jobs a director has: building and inspiring your crew. How do you find incredible artists and technicians? How do you convince talented people to take a cha
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