Within Bathervas
Estonian director of "Witches, Witches, Witches, and a Bunch of Witches"
Highlight Bits & Quotes
9The Niche World of Frame.io and Estonian Math
Within Bathervas and Jack Craftsman clash over cultural differences in math and the extremely niche use of Frame.io for time-coding horror films, leading to a discussion about Cynthia's bizarre remake of Carrie.
"It's rude to make an old man do math. I don't know what happens in your country, but in America we let our old men rest."
"I import it into Frame.io."
"The first 17 minutes was just credits and songs."
The Censorship of Single Women and Scary Wind
Jack Craftsman describes the 1970s struggle of CGI-ing wedding rings onto victims to satisfy sensors, while Marty Frank reveals her film was rated R simply for the presence of 'scary wind.'
"Only married women should be killed. That's what the sensor said."
"My movie was rated R for a scary wind blowing by."
"I saw wind in Up and I went, 'Oh my God, they are giving these kids a lot to swallow.'"
The Half-Second Attention Span and Frog Passes
Cynthia explains her directing style involves 'frog passes' and jump scares to accommodate children with half-second attention spans, while Jack describes his 'American Idol' style process for selecting kills.
"I am trying to write and direct films for kids whose attention span is a half a second, Marty."
"I write 300 kills for every movie and then I pick the best kills. It's like American Idol that way."
"I did a frog pass."
The Sound Guy Cleo and Estonian Geckos
Within Bathervas warns against being scared of the camera or the sound guy, Cleo. He reveals his Estonian heritage and a childhood condition where his goosebumps are so large they levitate his shirt.
"Don't be scared of the sound guy. This guy his name Cleo, he's so scary."
"In Estonia we do not have geckos, we just have lizards."
"Your shirt is levitating half a centimeter. Goosebumps!"
The Great Marijuana Misunderstanding
Jack Craftsman tries to discuss 'joints' (marijuana), but the other panelists insist he is talking about baseball bats. Jack eventually has a breakdown when he realizes he is the only one who knows what weed is.
"I need our security to be armed with huge fatty joints."
"There's no freaking way you guys call bats joints."
"Am I the only person on this whole panel who's heard of weed?"
Witches, Witches, Witches and a Bunch of Witches
Estonian director Within Bathervas discusses his A24-acquired hit, while the other directors project deep social meanings onto a film that is primarily about witches.
"It is called witches witches witches and a bunch of witches."
"The artist does not intend but sometimes the art takes over the intention."
The Fred Franklin Cinematic Universe
Jack Craftsman brags about the commercial success of Fred Franklin, including a water polo helmet costume and an upcoming theme park land.
"Fred Franklin land is a land in Mischief Night world."
"The fact that he wears a water polo helmet is so scary."
The Mud Footprint Prank
Jack Craftsman discovers a mud footprint on his backpack, leading to a confrontation about whether Cynthia Natalie is trying to scare him to test his horror mettle.
"Is that why there was a big mud footprint on my backpack?"
"Nothing is more scarier than a big mud footprint on a backpack."
The Spooky Season Roundtable Roll-Call
The panel of horror directors introduces themselves through the lens of their most terrifying creations, ranging from a principal with an exploding throat to a single crow.
"It is the scariest creature you could imagine. It is a single Crow."
"I would put my signature serial killer Fred Franklin."