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On Set: Psycho

Stills from the production and post-production of Psycho.

Our first <span class="italic">Psycho</span> test, 16 June 2023.
Our first Psycho test, 16 June 2023.
One of our first attempts at making a silhouette.
One of our first attempts at making a silhouette.
Husam being subjected to a composition test.
Husam being subjected to a composition test.
A traditional moody close-up that we couldn&#x2019;t fit in.
A traditional moody close-up that we couldn’t fit in.
A discarded approach to the first abstract sequence. The purple is for colour keying.
A discarded approach to the first abstract sequence. The purple is for colour keying.
Dragging Jackie White&#x2019;s body (he was very small).
Dragging Jackie White’s body (he was very small).
We shot the falling cowboy using this cockroach pose.
We shot the falling cowboy using this cockroach pose.
What it&#x2019;s really like to be trapped inside the moon.
What it’s really like to be trapped inside the moon.
We got a better moon later, from Ramallah. But this celestial ghost was cool.
We got a better moon later, from Ramallah. But this celestial ghost was cool.
An abandoned approach to demonstrating being locked up.
An abandoned approach to demonstrating being locked up.
An early, zany attempt at what became the post-explosion shot.
An early, zany attempt at what became the post-explosion shot.
Another attempt, this time in the style of a <span class="italic">James Bond</span> opening sequence.
Another attempt, this time in the style of a James Bond opening sequence.
On the set of the post-explosion shot.
On the set of the post-explosion shot.
Husam making the puppet strings photogenic.
Husam making the puppet strings photogenic.
Sometimes the strings snapped during the lift.
Sometimes the strings snapped during the lift.
Getting the shadows where we needed them was tricky.
Getting the shadows where we needed them was tricky.
Keeping the subject separate was also tricky. In fact this shot looks how shooting the shadows felt.
Keeping the subject separate was also tricky. In fact this shot looks how shooting the shadows felt.
A successful take on both counts.
A successful take on both counts.
An early attempt at a convincing swimming motion.
An early attempt at a convincing swimming motion.
A more successful attempt, which led to...
A more successful attempt, which led to...
... this shot, which we just couldn&#x2019;t find the space for.
... this shot, which we just couldn’t find the space for.
We thought about using this in the last chorus. It&#x2019;s twelve copies of a guitar neck.
We thought about using this in the last chorus. It’s twelve copies of a guitar neck.
This raccoon look was to get the eyes on their own.
This raccoon look was to get the eyes on their own.
We did something similar to isolate a mouth...
We did something similar to isolate a mouth...
... to make this abandoned version of the final chorus.
... to make this abandoned version of the final chorus.

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