How to Craft a Freaky Jump Scare With ‘Boogeyman’ Director Rob Savage
Crafting horror can be done in a few ways, but a jump scare will always be a classic horror tactic.
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
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This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by GG Hawkins.
