Ep629 - Dan Berk & Robert Olsen, Directors Jack Quaid Film ‘Novocaine’

NYU roommates Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, established a working partnership through their love for genre films. Their filmography includes the thrillers BODY, THE STAKELANDER, and the critically acclaimed VILLAINS, starring Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe. They continued their success with SIGNIFICANT OTHER and their newest action-comedy film NOVOCAINE. NOVOCAINE follows a man, incapable of feeling physical pain, who transforms his rare condition into an unexpected advantage when the girl of his dreams is kidnapped. In this interview, we talk about the making of their first films, the importance of film festivals versus online platforms like YouTube, how their directing partnership formed, the challenges and process of preparing to direct action sequences, and much more. Want more? Steal my first book, INK BY THE BARREL - SECRETS FROM PROLIFIC WRITERS right now for free. Simply head over to www.brockswinson.com to get your free digital download and audiobook. If you find value in the book, please share it with a friend as we’re giving away 100,000 copies this year. It’s based on over 400 interviews here at Creative Principles. Enjoy! If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It only takes about 60 seconds and it really helps convince some of the hard-to-get guests to sit down and have a chat (simply scroll to the bottom of your iTunes Podcast app and click “Write Review"). Enjoy the show!