How The Weird Satanist Guy Spawned a Sundance Indie With Demon Puppets

10/18/23 • 69 min

Making a film is a laborious task that requires dedication, passion, discipline, and inspiration. Seeing the success of other filmmakers, who are more often than not in the same position as us, is not only motivational but can be a guiding light for those making their first film.

In today’s episode, No Film School’s Yaroslav Altunin speak with multi-hyphenate creative Andrew Bowser to discuss:

How Andrew came up with the Onyx character
Starting his career as a child actor before becoming a writer and director
Questioning his original script after getting some harsh notes
Why having multi-hyphenate creatives work on the film was necessary
Working with VFX and puppets and the challenges that came with it
Discovering some continuity errors they didn’t catch in the final edit
Why Andrew likes a slower editing process
Not looking down on non traditional film platforms

Memorable Quotes

“It was this revelation. I felt like I had found something to pursue creatively.” [2:23]
“I was led to writing and directing purely out of a want for more control.” [5:39]
“On indies there's not a lot of time to explore.” [40:22]
“Editing for me is such slicing and splicing.” [48:19]

Resources:

Onyx, The Fortuitous, and The Talisman of Souls

Tickets to Onyx The Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls

https://www.fathomevents.com/events/Onyx-the-Fortuitous-and-the-Talisman-of-Souls/

Andrew’s YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@BowserVids

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