‘I Practically Kill People for a Living’ Blood, Gore & Creative Alchemy with Stephanie Davis
This week on StudioZer0: Beyond Survival, we sit down with filmmaker, producer, and special-effects artist Stephanie Davis — the brilliant mind behind Somedae Pictures and StudioZer0’s own “Boss Gal.”
From silicone gore to on-set chaos, from indie filmmaking hustle to the bizarre things she’s asked to make bleed… Stephanie brings humour, heart, and a wildly entertaining honesty about the world of practical SFX.
We also go behind the scenes of how she creates hyper-realistic wounds, the emotional toll of storytelling through violence, why practical effects beat CGI for human connection, and what it means to make art that shocks, disturbs, heals — and sometimes tastes like corn syrup.
✨ Paired Recipes:
This episode’s High-Tea spread includes dishes with a touch of “cinematic carnage” — sweet, sticky, crimson, crunchy… perfect for an SFX-themed episode.
* Beyond Survival Podcast
* Stephanie Davis
* Special Effects Makeup
* Indie Filmmaking
* Practical Effects
* StudioZer0 Arts
* Creative Process
* Australian Filmmakers
* Behind the Scenes
* Art and Culture
