The No Film School Podcast Breaking Down the Color of Horror with LatinXorcists’ Ricardo Martinez
Ricardo Martinez is a multi-hyphenate Editor, Writer, Director. He is known for his award-winning documentary, The Wall, which won the 2010 SF Latino Film Festival and screened on PBS. If we had to describe Ricardo’s work, we would say he is an expert at “finding the horror and beauty in the reality” of everyday life.
In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins speaks with filmmaker Ricardo Martinez to discuss:
- The LatinXorcists - a group made of latino screenwriters who love horror
- Why he was inspired to create the documentary film, The Wall
- Creating a horrifying video trailer for The Bloodstone
- What we need to know within the first 5 pages of a script
- What makes a good monster story
- Exploring the horror in our everyday human fears
- Why Ricardo loves using Black Magic tools
- Color correction tips and tricks
- Our suggestions for some of the scariest movies
Memorable Quotes
- “I think there’s beauty in horror as well.” [18:25]
- “Making sounds yourself is actually a lot of fun and a cheap way to boost up production costs.” [23:45]
- “Every good monster story is not about the monster. The monster means something, it represents something.” [31:49]
- “That dread is part of the joy of horror.” [32:48]
- “Horror can be so many different things. That’s the joy of horror. There’s such a wide spectrum of types of horror.” [41:12]
Resources:
Find No Film School everywhere:
On the Web
https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool
https://twitter.com/nofilmschool
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool
https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool
Send us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices