One of the standout films at this year’s Fantastic Fest, Shelby Oaks is the directorial debut feature by Chris Stuckmann, a popular horror YouTube film critic and leading voice in horror culture. The film, which had a unique development that spanned several years, is a fascinating horror debut that is able to find that perfect blend of frightfulness and intrigue.To bring the project to life, we spoke with cinematographer Andrew Scott Baird, who worked on the project for nearly four years and was able to work with Stuckmann to craft a visual style and colorspace that reflects their favorite horror classics, yet carves out something new and terrifyingly unique.NFS: Tell us a bit about your background in filmmaking and cinematography! How did you come to work on Shelby Oaks?Andrew Scott Baird: I had spent a lot of time making short films and stop motion animations with action figures when I was younger. I grew up in Colorado, and working in film didn’t seem like something any normal person could do, so I never really considered it. I wanted to be a psychiatrist, and was completely miserable my first year of college. One day, a friend of mine that I grew up with called and told me about a film school in Colorado. I didn’t even show up for my finals that semester and registered for film school. That was the beginning of my filmmaking journey.In 2005, I moved to Austin, Texas, to pursue cinematography. Austin has a pretty vibrant indie...
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