Mike Pecci checks in from pre production on They Like the Dark and gets real about the moment when the movie in your imagination collides with the realities of time, money, crew, and schedule. Mike talks patience, problem solving, collaboration, lighting, working with a great gaffer, cutting scenes, combining shots, and why making a movie with a team of experienced humans can lead you somewhere you never could have reached alone. Plus, Mike breaks his teeth. Just another week making a movie.

Director Mike Pecci takes you inside the pre production of They Like the Dark, explaining how directors find film crews, hire department heads, inspire creative collaborators, communicate their vision, and build the team behind a feature film.

Director Mike Pecci documents the pre production of his first feature film, They Like the Dark, including location scouting in New Jersey, hiring department heads, building a film crew, communicating a director's vision, and the realities of making an independent horror movie.