A very extended BEHIND THE LENS this week thanks to special guests CHARLEY and VLAS PARLAPANIDES who joined us live for an hour discussing Season 2 of BLOOD OF ZEUS. Plus my exclusive interview with MASTERS OF THE AIR Supervising Stunt Coordinator LEE MORRISON, and we remember ROGER CORMAN.
I’ve been teasing this week’s show for a while now and the movie gods have finally aligned. The Jersey boys are finally back with more BLOOD OF ZEUS!! Brothers, executive producers, and writers CHARLEY AND VLAS PARLAPANIDES are on hand discussing the long-awaited Season 2 of the Netflix animated hit, BLOOD OF ZEUS which dropped on Netflix on May 10th! And what a Season 2 this is as we continue the story of Heron, Zeus’ demigod son, in the waging wars over Zeus’ throne on Olympus. Executive Producers and writers of the entire series (Seasons 1 and 2).
In an extremely informative and fun conversation, Charley and Vlas give us the inside scoop on the animation process from their POV as producers and writers, including intel on the animation differences between Seasons 1 and 2 and the new animation companies who did the work for Season 2 (brighter, more vibrant, edgier, more cinematic). And we dive into voice work and casting voice actors; developing story; drawing on Greek mythology while still adding a bit of “fantasy” for executive marketability; deciding which characters to focus on within the story and how Hades became the focal point for Season 2; score, score and more score; the importance of Charley and Vlas’ Greek heritage not to mention their own upbringing; and so much more (including our combined love for the Jersey shore and tangible physical media and what stories the brothers want to tell for upcoming seasons).
BLOOD OF ZEUS Seasons 1 and 2 are streaming on Netflix.
But first, you’ll hear my exclusive interview with stunt coordinator LEE MORRISON talking about the masterful MASTERS OF THE AIR and the challenges faced (and mastered) that go beyond what you might consider “typical” stunt work.
MASTERS OF THE AIR is streaming on AppleTV.
And we kick off the show with a remembrance of the legendary ROGER CORMAN, who regular listeners will recall appearing on #BTLRadioShow as a holiday surprise in December 2022. I pulled excerpts of that appearance with Roger’s thoughts on filmmaking, streaming, his personal Corman favorites, and more that you’ll hear again here.
