About this episode
Writer/Director Justin Tipping (KICKS, THE CHI) joins IN PROXIMITY podcast host Paola Mardo to break down the making of his new film HIM, produced by Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw Productions. He reveals how grief and greatness shaped his bold mix of sports and horror, how Hitchcock and Busta Rhymes inspired the film’s genre-bending score, and how growing up Filipino (Ilocano, Visayan) and Scandinavian (Danish, Swedish) in the Bay Area informed his perspective as a filmmaker. Learn more and read the transcript at ProximityMedia.com Shop our Prox Recs at Bookshop.org Watch/Listen to IN PROXIMITY on YouTube , Apple Podcasts , Spotify Follow Proximity Media on Instagram , TikTok , ProximityMedia.com (02:14) Being the G.O.A.T. (04:00) Working with Jordan Peele on HIM (08:38) How grief and greatness inspired HIM (14:48) Filming the training scene, football, and body horror (19:04) The invisible killer (22:17) HIM Score: Sampling CAT scans and MRIs with Bobby Krlic, Guapdad4000, Busta Rhymes, and Hitchcock (26:51) HIM Soundtrack: AIGHT? with Carl Angelo (28:27) Voice Memo from Tyriq Withers: How does being from the Bay set you apart? (31:12) Editing and setting the tone with a lookbook (34:17) Prox Recs IN PROXIMITY IS A PRODUCTION OF PROXIMITY MEDIA Host/Director/Producer: Paola Mardo Executive Producers: Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian Theme Song and Additional Music: Ludwig Göransson Co-Director and Director of Photography: Patrick Epino Sound Designer and Mix Engineer: Ken Nana Editors: Patrick Epino, Brittani Brown, Ken Nana Motion Graphics Designer: Apollo Baldoz Production Assistants: Isabella Miller, Devin Saddler Sound Production Assistant: Isabella Miller Post-Production Coordinator: Celine Mendiola Social Media Coordinator: Alexandria Santana Production Intern: Jun Sawada