About this episode
Filmmaker BT MEZA discusses his debut feature Affection, exploring its themes and production challenges.
Your Boo Crew is back with an all new episode! For #472, join filmmaker BT MEZA as he discusses his extraordinary debut feature, Affection, a mind-bending sci-fi horror story starring Jessica Rothe, Joseph Cross, and Julianna Layne. We dig into the film's deeply personal origins, crafting an unreliable narrator, building layers of misdirection, working with Jessica and a phenomenal three person cast, the haunting visual language of the film, practical effects, body horror, grief, identity, memory, and the emotional core beneath the nightmare. Plus: isolated locations, unsettling camera work, the challenges of making a first feature, and bringing one of the year's most unforgettable horror experiences to life! Affection arrives on VOD June 5. Episode 472: BT Meza. Now slaying! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: BT MEZA
Topics covered
- sci-fi horror
- filmmaking
- debut feature
- emotional themes
- visual language
- body horror
- narrative structure
Keywords
- BT MEZA
- Affection
- sci-fi horror
- body horror
- emotional core
- visual effects
- narrative
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bloody FM
Books & works: Affection
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