#26 - Joe Begos (Bliss, VFW, Jimmy and Stiggs)

About this episode

Joe Begos discusses independent filmmaking, his unique style, and the challenges of being a horror filmmaker.

Joe Begos, director of Bliss, Christmas Bloody Christmas, Jimmy and Stiggs, and more, joins us in the Crypt for a conversation about independent filmmaking, shooting on film, and carving your own path without the system behind you. Joe discusses his films, the chaos that inspires his work, his polarizing writing and visual style, and maintaining full control over his films. We get into moving to Los Angeles with nothing, skipping film school, self-funding projects, and the reality of surviving as an independent horror filmmaker. We also talk film vs digital, world-building and taking wild ideas seriously, practical effects, working with Eli Roth, and the current state of the industry. We give our thoughts on Scream 7, remakes, horror conventions, and the mindset it takes to keep making movies your way no matter what it costs. — Subscribe: youtube.com/@TalksFromTheCrypt Follow On Social Media – Talks From The Crypt: https://instagram.com/talksfromthecrypt https://talksfromthecrypt.com Joe Begos: https://instagram.com/joebegos — 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:48 - Moving to LA, Starting Out In Filmmaking, Writing Out of Necessity 00:07:35 - Joe's Polarizing Writing and Visual Style…

People in this episode

Guest: Joe Begos

Topics covered

• independent filmmaking
• film vs digital
• practical effects
• self-funding projects
• horror conventions
• writing and visual style

Keywords

• independent filmmaker
• film school
• world-building
• chaos in filmmaking
• horror industry
• self-funding
• practical effects

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bliss, Christmas Bloody Christmas, Jimmy and Stiggs, Scream 7