Episode #409

Patrick Magee

· 1 book mentioned

Books mentioned

  1. The Shining

    Stephen King

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:21:17

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Special-effects makeup artist Patrick Magee discusses the craft of creating creatures, props, and animatronics for film, television, music videos, and theme parks. He and Joe Rogan explore practical effects versus CGI, classic werewolf and monster films, Bigfoot footage, remakes, visual restraint, and what makes genre storytelling memorable.

What they talked about

  • Promoting Halloween comedy show
  • Critique of CGI vs practical effects in horror
  • Patterson Bigfoot footage debate
  • Werewolf transformation scenes in film
  • Classic horror movies and makeup effects
  • Planned Bigfoot horror movie project
  • Working as makeup supervisor for Grinchmas

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