Core Concepts explores a single aspect of a film or TV series, and how that concept has impacted the medium, why I think it is worth exploring.

This time we take a quick look at the most recent vampire phenomenon, Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's What We Do in the Shadows. How is it that something that began as a neat little compound short film combining Gothic horror with This Is Spinal Tap ended up with two spin off shows. Now Taika Waititi can add his name to the rather short list of filmmaking legends to come out of New Zealand, largely in part thanks to this pet project.