Episode 31A Notes: The feel of the episode, director/writer & production context

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If the Fire Walk With Me schedule continues, the illustrated companion for these episodes will be active here on Saturday, May 14 at 8 am: https://www.lostinthemovies.com/2022/05/lost-in-twin-peaks-31-fire-walk-with-me.html (scroll to the bottom for links to my podcasts from the past 4 1/2 months)

0:00 INTRO

5:24 HOW I'LL PRESENT FIRE WALK WITH ME & THE MISSING PIECES OVER 2 WEEKS

7:35 UPDATE: MY PODCASTS FROM THE PAST 4 1/2 MONTHS

14:20 THE FEEL OF THE FILM

21:11 DIRECTOR & WRITER: David Lynch & Robert Engels

26:38 EARLY IDEAS FOR TWIN PEAKS FILMS

28:59 WHY A PREQUEL?

34:28 PRE-PRODUCTION

35:35 READING THE PRODUCTION DIARY

47:58 POST-PRODUCTION

My Journey Through Twin Peaks video essay series is on YouTube (in 36 chapters as of now) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIHlB-wesGPVETlNFLsGCKL-SFjW8wrJf & Vimeo (in 5 parts as of now) https://vimeo.com/showcase/7281266

EPISODE LINKS

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Official Shooting Diary by Charlotte Fraisse, transcribed by Adam Harding (Dugpa) http://dugpa.com/features/twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me-official-shooting-diary/

MY PREVIOUS DIRECTOR/WRITER LOST IN TWIN PEAKS EPISODES:

Pilot https://www.lostinthemovies.com/2021/10/lost-in-twin-peaks-1-pilot-s1e1.html / S1E3 https://www.lostinthemovies.com/2021/10/lost-in-twin-peaks-3-s1e3-zen-or-skill.html (directed by David Lynch - more links will be added to this list when seasons 2 & 3 are made public)

S1E5 https://www.lostinthemovies.com/2021/10/lost-in-twin-peaks-5-s1e5-one-armed.html (written by Robert Engels - more links will be added to this list when season 2 is made public)

OTHER COMMENTARY ON THIS DIRECTOR & WRITER... (the following links may contain Twin Peaks spoilers)

...MY COVERAGE of other David Lynch work https://www.lostinthemovies.com/p/twin-peaks-david-lynch.html

..from MY OTHER PODCASTS Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/after-dark-my-sweet-code-name-emerald-losing-isaiah/id1521758273?i=1000531707162 & Wiseguy on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/33432782 (written by Engels)

...from MY VIDEO ESSAYS clips from Lynch's other work in David Lynch & Mary Sweeney: Dream Souls https://vimeo.com/430539967 + Journey Through Twin Peaks chapter 27 w/ spoilers for Blue Velvet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAG5FHHT9OY + clips of Wiseguy & Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher in Journey Through Twin Peaks chapter 34 - A Candle in Every Window ...