In Love with the Process Podcast

Mike Pecci is coming to you from Jersey City, where his first feature film, They Like the Dark, is deep in pre production and getting closer to cameras rolling.

On this episode of In Love with the Process, Mike jumps behind the mic for another real time dispatch from inside the making of the film.

What's it actually like to wake up every morning and prep your first feature?

Mike walks you through his day to day life as a director in p...

Welcome to Day 01 of They Like the Dark.

Mike Pecci's first feature film is officially in pre production, and he's bringing In Love with the Process listeners along for the entire ride.

Mike catches us up on where the film stands, what happens next, and some of the lessons he's already learned getting to this moment.

He talks about trusting your gut, recognizing when something isn't right, fighting for the movie you believe in...

This week on In Love with the Process, Mike Pecci sits down with one of his favorite comic book artists and writers, Sean Murphy, the punk rock creative force behind Batman: White Knight, Punk Rock Jesus, Tokyo Ghost, The Wake, Joe the Barbarian, Chrononauts, Zorro: Man of the Dead, and more.

Sean's new book, The Last Driver, checks pretty much every box Mike has. Awesome cars. Anti tech rebellion. Big action. Incredible artwor...

Mike Pecci takes a quick break from prepping They Like the Dark for another real time check in from the trenches of making his first feature film.

This week Mike digs into a directing skill that almost nobody teaches you: how to talk to people.

Over the years, Mike has learned how to sit across from another artist, whether it's on Zoom, over coffee, or in a production office, and figure out how they see the world. How do you list...

This week on In Love with the Process, Mike Pecci dives back into the editing room with one of the most exciting editors working in horror today, Greg Ng, CCE, editor of Backrooms, Keeper, The Monkey, and Longlegs.

Mike is a huge fan of Backrooms, especially its voice, pacing, atmosphere, and willingness to be scary without constantly falling back on the same tricks we've seen in countless horror movies. A huge part of creating ...

The They Like the Dark journey continues, and this week Mike Pecci is deep in the realities of prepping his first feature film.

Mike talks about one of the hardest parts of directing: watching the movie in your head change as it collides with the realities of production. The ideas started with unlimited imagination, then became storyboards, and now those boards have to survive the real questions. How many days do we have? How much m...

The They Like the Dark journey continues!

On today's In Love with the Process, director Mike Pecci checks in from the middle of pre production on his first feature film and catches us up on where the movie stands, what he's working on, and what he's learning as the team comes together.

This week Mike goes deep into one of the most important jobs a director has: building and inspiring your crew.

How do you find incredible artis...

The journey to make They Like the Dark continues, and this week Mike Pecci is searching for one of the most important creative collaborators a director can have: the editor.

Joining Mike is acclaimed film editor Josh Ethier, ACE, whose credits include Companion, Don’t Move, Orphan: First Kill, Gretel & Hansel, The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, VFW, Bliss, Mayhem, and Christmas Bloody Christmas.

As Mike prepares his fir...

For over nine years, In Love with the Process host and director Mike Pecci has promised listeners that when he finally got the opportunity to direct his first feature film, he would bring them along for the entire ride.

Well, here we go.

Welcome to the They Like the Dark journey.

As Mike moves deeper into pre production on his first feature, he takes you inside the actual process of building a movie from the ground up. No poli...

This week on In Love with the Process, Mike Pecci sits down with cinematographer James Kniest (The Haunting of Bly Manor, American Horror Stories) and Annabelle)

James joins Mike to celebrate the release of his latest film, The Devil's Mouth, arriving on Amazon this week. But this conversation goes far beyond the new movie.

Mike and James dive deep into the preparation that happens long before a camera ever rolls. They discuss ho...

On this special solo episode of In Love with the Process, Mike Pecci celebrates his 48th birthday with an honest reflection on getting older, friendship, creativity, and what it really means to live a meaningful life.

Fresh off an incredible birthday weekend spent surrounded by close friends, Mike shares why this birthday felt different than any before. From seeing The Odyssey and Backrooms, to conversations that stretched late ...

This week on In Love with the Process, we're sharing a special preview from Mike Pecci's new Director's Prep video series.

Created in partnership with Tongal, this ongoing series follows Mike as he prepares his first feature film, They Like the Dark. Each episode explores a different part of the directing process, from storyboards and character design to camera language, blocking, production design, and everything that happens b...

On today's solo episode of In Love with the Process, Mike Pecci gets personal.

As he approaches his 48th birthday and prepares to direct his first feature film, Mike reflects on the journey that brought him here. He talks honestly about the bad habits he's developed over the years, the unrealistic expectations creatives put on themselves, and why so many of us are trying to succeed in a world that has completely changed.

Mike sha...

On this inspiring episode of In Love with the Process, Mike Pecci sits down with legendary concept artist, storyboard artist, and comic book powerhouse Eric Canete.

Known for his incredible work on Absolute Batman, Skinbreaker, Chrononauts, and decades of influential work across comics, animation, and entertainment, Eric joins Mike for an unforgettable conversation about what it really takes to become a great artist.

The discussi...

Four hundred episodes.

When Mike Pecci first launched In Love with the Process, he never imagined the journey it would take him on. What began as a simple conversation about creativity grew into one of the most beloved filmmaking podcasts in the world, introducing listeners to directors, cinematographers, musicians, actors, artists, chefs, entrepreneurs, and dreamers from every corner of the creative universe

For this very sp...

On this classic episode of Right Place Right Time, hosts Mike Pecci and Lance A. Williams recount an unforgettable Hollywood story: attending a private screening of Gladiator 2 with none other than Ridley Scott himself. Invited by Scott Free to a close-knit screening for friends and collaborators, the experience was nothing short of life-changing for two filmmakers chasing their dreams. From the awe of being in the room with a cine...

On this brand new episode of In Love with the Process, filmmaker Mike Pecci sits down with professional storyboard artist Paul Angeli for a deep dive into the art of visual storytelling.

As Mike gears up for his first feature film, listeners get a rare fly on the wall experience as he meets with potential collaborators and explores one of the most important tools in filmmaking, storyboards.

Mike and Paul get into the nitty gr...

It’s a huge moment for filmmaker and host Mike Pecci.

After years of talking openly on In Love with the Process about chasing the dream of directing a feature film, the press release for Mike’s first feature has officially hit, and now the real process begins.

As promised for nearly a decade on this show, Mike is taking listeners deep behind the curtain and documenting every step of bringing a movie to life.

On tod...

On this supersized episode of In Love with the Process, Mike sits down with cinematographer Brandon Cox (Werewolves, One Spoon of Chocolate) for a deep dive into the art, craft, and chaos of filmmaking.

Brandon has built an incredible career shooting films around the world, including RZA’s new revenge thriller One Spoon of Chocolate, presented by Quentin Tarantino. The two friends talk openly about what a cinematographer a...