How Justin Tipping Blended Sports & Horror in HIM

Writer/Director Justin Tipping (KICKS, THE CHI) joins IN PROXIMITY podcast host Paola Mardo to break down the making of his new film HIM, produced by Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw Productions. He reveals how grief and greatness shaped his bold mix of sports and horror, how Hitchcock and Busta Rhymes inspired the film’s genre-bending score, and how growing up Filipino (Ilocano, Visayan) and Scandinavian (Danish, Swedish) in the Bay Area informed his perspective as a filmmaker. Learn more and read the transcript of this conversation at ProximityMedia.com.

(02:14) Being the G.O.A.T.

(04:00) Working with Jordan Peele on HIM

(08:38) How grief and greatness inspired HIM

(14:48) Filming the training scene, football, and body horror

(19:04) The invisible killer

(22:17) HIM Score: Sampling CAT scans and MRIs with Bobby Krlic, Guapdad4000, Busta Rhymes, and Hitchcock

(26:51) HIM Soundtrack: AIGHT? with Carl Angelo

(28:27) Voice Memo from Tyriq Withers: How does being from the Bay set you apart?

(31:12) Editing and setting the tone with a lookbook

(34:17) Prox Recs

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Host/Director/Producer: Paola Mardo

Executive Producers: Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian

Theme Song and Additional Music: Ludwig Göransson

Co-Director and Director of Photography: Patrick Epino

Sound Designer and Mix Engineer: Ken Nana

Editors: Patrick Epino, Brittani Brown, Ken Nana

Motion Graphics Designer: Apollo Baldoz

Production Assistants: Isabella Miller, Devin Saddler

Sound Production Assistant: Isabella Miller

Post-Production Coordinator: Celine Mendiola

Social Media Coordinator: Alexandria Santana

Production Intern: Jun Sawada