For our camera moves, we used an old Ikan slider. This meant that while I operated the camera, Alex had to turn off the practical lamp as well as our IntellyTech lights. Another shot where we dollied from Katie to the Switch, we had a light gag. I was whipping the camera and Alex was not only pulling focus but also closing the drawer with his foot off camera. This was extremely difficult for two people. For one of our shots, we had to have a drawer close on it and a whip pan to Katie’s reaction. Alex rigged a desk lamp to look like our moonlight using party gels. Katie’s key light was the actual light from the Nintendo Switch. We mostly used practicals to light the scene. I used a Black Magic 4k Pocket Cinema Camera along with a Sigma 18-35mm zoom lens. That made things very difficult and we had to get really creative. The short was made with no budget and only the gear that we had in the apartment at the time. How did you put this together from a technical viewpoint? Some of my favorites who inspire me today are Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, and Brad Bird. I recreated every scene and wanted to do that for the rest of my life. When I was a child, I was obsessed with JURASSIC PARK and JAWS. One of my biggest inspirations was Steven Speilberg. Who are some of your creative inspirations? Any particular filmmaking talent or movie that inspired you? Even though times were stressful, we still found a way to come together as artists and do what we love, make movies! The Covid19 Pandemic was a historcally tragic time and it was hard on all of us. When I watch this short, I don’t see a film, I see a time capsule of the months I spent in lockdown with Alex and Katie. In the end, it feels like more than a short. Since all the filming was MOS, we were able to play creepy music on set which made filming a lot of fun and gave the space a haunted house feel. Katie even had to light her own face with the light from the Nintendo Switch giving her an extra challenge on top of selling the performance. None of this would have sold without Katie’s performance. He worked as a gaffer, assistant camera as well as producer, and even appeared as the monster Zozo! Between the light gags and practical effects, it made it very difficult for two people behind the scenes to do. We have a good shorthand and it leads to really good looking shots. Alex has been a partner of mine since working at BuzzFeed together. I used a lot of my cinematography skills from the past to frame and light it. I was lucky enough to have Alex, who owns a Black Magic 4k Pocket Camera and two lights. The only rule for the short was working with what we had in the apartment at the time. We made sure to work within our constraints while still making the short the best it could be. We made sure to emphasize the claustrophobic feeling of something in your own bedroom haunting you. One night while playing Animal Crossing, I actually creeped myself out and thought it would be a fun way to scare an audience with something that we trust and know well. We were all feeling a little bit claustrophobic and directionless. I was in lockdown with my roommate, Alexander Anderson and girlfriend, Katie C’etta who are both filmmakers as well. Tell me about the idea behind DON’T PEEK and getting it made! ![]() I’m still blown away that we were chosen. ![]() Katie truly believed in and submitted the short. I have always been a fan of SXSW, but never expected to see my own work included. My girlfriend, co-producer and star of the film, Katie C’etta chose SXSW. How did you first hear about SxSW and wishing to send DON’T PEEK into the festival? Premiering in the Midnight Shorts section, we speak with filmmaker Julian Terry from DON’T PEEK. While playing a video game, a young woman comes across a creepy character who wants to be let out.
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