Overview
- SlashFilm published an interview with editor Brian Philip Davis that details how a key scare in Hokum came together in the edit.
- Davis said he treated the set piece like an action sequence to keep the rhythm tight and the stakes clear.
- He and director Damian McCarthy chose to hide most of the witch on screen, citing the Alien playbook of showing less to make it scarier.
- The team tried multiple versions of the first half of the scene and tested speed changes, including ramps, before locking the final pacing.
- Davis previously cut McCarthy’s Oddity, and Hokum is now playing in theaters.