{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Smarter Artist Show: Episode 21 - The $800 Movie","description":"This week Sean, Dave, and Johnny dig into the indie horror moment happening right now in Hollywood, two breakout films, Obsession and Backrooms, both made by filmmakers who came up on YouTube with almost no budget. They trace the path from Curry Barker's $800 film to a theatrical release that's earned around $250 million (at press time), and talk about why horror rewards resourcefulness in a way most genres don't. Sean talks for the first time on air about the horror script he and Dave have been developing, and the conversation he had with a friend that talked him out of a $5 million budget and into a $1 million one. It's the first public mention of a project that's going to keep coming up. Timestamps: 7:00 \u2014 Something Cools 12:40 \u2014 The topic of the week. 15:30 \u2014 Talking about Backrooms 19:00 \u2014 Horror movies being held to a different standard 22:45 \u2014 Sean\u2019s $1 million movie announcement 24:48 \u2014 Dave talks about low budget horror and the upcoming Ice cream Man movie trailer. 26:00 \u2014 Benson and Moorehead\u2019s low budget Lovecraftian movies which led to them working on Marvel shows.&amp;nbsp; 30:00 \u2014 constraints in movies versus having too big of a budget. Discussion about Christopher Nolan\u2019s work, and Dave\u2019s fave movie, The Fountain.&amp;nbsp; 41:36 \u2014 More low budget movie success stories: Halloween, Night of the Living Dead, Blair Witch, and Saw. &amp;nbsp;  Resources mentioned: Obsession (dir. Curry Barker) that\u2019s a bad idea channel \u2014&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thats_a_bad_idea  Backrooms (dir. Kane Parsons, A24) The Endless, Synchronic, Resolution (dir. Benson and Moorhead) The Ice Cream Man Redband trailer \u2014&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qiS6TWj4nV0&amp;nbsp;  Milk and Serial \u2014&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pbzGQ1lszv4 &amp;nbsp; Subscribe to the Dispatch: https:\/\/smarterartist.net\/dispatch Next week: we're talking book covers ","author_name":"The Smarter Artist Show","author_url":"https:\/\/www.smarterartist.net","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41622560\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41622560"}