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Without fail, one of the first questions I always get asked
when someone finds out I worked on Dahmer - Monster:
The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
is, "How did you handle that
subject matter?" Even for people who work in this industry,
in sound, the top question hasn't been about anything
technical, "what mics did you use?" or "how did you film
all the driving work?" People have been more curious about
how I and the rest of the crew survived six months working
on a relatively accurate show about one of the most prolific
serial killers in the United States. With good reason, as at
times, the subject matter did get very dark, the scenes very
intense, and the prop food very … realistic. It was also a
grueling shoot in terms of locations, night shoots, and
multiple units shooting simultaneously.
(L-R) Shaun J. Brown as Tracy Edwards, Evan Peters
in episode 101. Photo courtesy of Netflix ©2022
Richard Jenkins as Lionel Dahmer, Molly Ringwald as
Shari Dahmer, Penelope Ann Miller as Joyce Dahmer in
episode 108. Photo courtesy of Netflix ©2022
