Don't touch that dial.

You're tuned in to the Dread Podcast Network.

You are now listening to Postmortem with Mick Garrus,

where the most influential voices in horror cinema

will spill their guts to the renowned horror director, writer, and producer.

Now here's your host, Mick Garrus.

From Nice Guy Productions, World Headquarters,

overlooking the glamorous San Fernando Valley,

I'm Mick Garrus, and this is Postmortem.

There are so many moving parts when it comes to the production of a motion picture.

It's a combination of practically all art forms

to create work that lives, breathes, moves, and comes to life.

Writing, acting, art direction, cinematography, music composition, editing,

all of that, and so much more.

And in our genre, the world of horror and fantasy,

it takes even more to make the magic.

Creatures.

Make-up effects and creature creation

are an important part of genre films,

and though they overlap and are often created by the same artist,

the ability to make credible monsters for the screen

goes beyond crafting believable gaur effects.

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