About this episode

Kane Parsons and James Wan discuss their experiences in filmmaking, including personal anecdotes and creative processes.

Topics covered include: Kane's parents keeping him off the internet until age eight, pirating way too much software, the origin of the Backrooms, the purgatories we build for ourselves, meeting your heroes after early virality, building 30,000 sq. ft. of sets on a soundstage, Kane accidentally calling his film a "product" and immediately wanting to flee to the woods, shotlisting an entire feature in Blender, renting out a Vancouver theater to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey during prep, James Wan's hopeful advice for young filmmakers, Renate's spiritual curiosity, control variables, and bringing the family together for the theatrical premiere of Backrooms .

People in this episode

Guests: Kane Parsons, James Wan

Topics covered

• internet upbringing
• filmmaking process
• set design
• creative challenges
• advice for filmmakers
• theatrical premiere

Keywords

• filmmaking
• Backrooms
• James Wan
• set design
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
• internet upbringing
• creative challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Backrooms, 2001: A Space Odyssey

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