Take a peek inside George Jeff curating "TRiiiX" starring Odell Beckham Jr.

The duo debuted a spooky surprise on Halloween night: a beautifully shot, black-and-white short horror movie. It was influenced by the dark ambience of a house in the woods -The film was shot completely in two nights.

We got a peek behind the motion with George, who talked about the experience of having to take his first foray into the horror genre, what he was inspired by, and his working relationship with OBJ.

Tell us about the timeline.

It all came together pretty fascinatingly. Odell me and Odell were sitting at the dining table and I told Odell, "Let's do a horror film." Odell said, "Man, you don't know how to create a horror film." So I said, "Bet I'll show you!" And I locked in and made it happen along with my collaborator, Anthony Campusano.

After three weeks of this discussion with Odell Then, we pitched the concept to him and he was able to understand our concept. We got the production done super quickly. We shot two nights, from 6pm till midnight. Then we spent three days editing and one day putting in finishing touches to the score designer and sound design team.

How was the experience of shooting horror in comparison to the kind of shots you normally do?

I've not seen any horror films or horror films, and rarely go to the movies [laughs]. I'm a wimp regarding things that scare me, but I'm working on getting rid of the fear. But I'm not going on a trip to Universal Halloween Horror Nights to confront my fears!

This was a different experience from the kind of footage I usually shoot -- the same processes in different playgrounds. I needed to do more research on how to create suspense and be conscious of jump fears. I sat and read every night to understand horror so I was able to execute with ease and present a scary film in front of my own eyes.

What did you turn to for ideas?

While working on the film, I was reading about Alfred Hitchcock and Jordan Peele. I watched a bit of Psycho and was immediately enthralled by the static black and white framing.

Jordan Peele is the best. I am awed by the way the film was shot using different lenses and angles on set as a cinematographer, and musician are both amazing!

Did anything pop up during your filming session that you weren't aware of?

Yes, a lot happened during the shoot [laughs].

Very subtle things were happening, like the shadow moments that were never meant to be happening -it was all just a matter of out of the blue. My BTS photographer, Mikael, was walking outside in front of the window, and I saw how scary the scene looked. I said "Yup, we're going to use that." And we tried, and it turned out perfectly.

Another thing that came up was the person upstairs behind Odell as he was looking out the window. When we were filming my gaffer was adjusting the lighting, and I loved how it looked, so we added it to the film.

And the mystery persona behind Odell at the end of the film was initially thought to be a mask-wearing character, but I changed the character out due to it looking cheesy.

What was the hardest aspect of creating "TRiiiX?"

The most difficult part was pre-production and making sure the vision dial was set and aligning the equipment to ensure that we had checked all of the boxes that were scary and followed some rules as well as bending some of the rules.

My production manager, Jazmin, was a major player in helping me pull out my scenes and story in a way that flowed well during the shoot. It wasn't difficult, but was much it was more difficult than the majority of assignments I've completed. It's a pleasure because now I know my system and what I should do so that everything runs easily.

What was it like being able to direct Odell on stage?

I've directed him over the past 6 years, on a number of projects involving sports, but this was our first scripted production where I had the right direction, and he followed my vision.

Odell is a natural. As soon as you tell him something specific, he will never have to repeat it again. He understands, and it was super easy directing him.

We're definitely going to be working on more. I'm just now trying to get my feet wet in all honesty. In the absence of my cru the whole thing would have happened, so I am grateful to everyone who played a part.