EPISODE · Aug 6, 2020 · 1H 13M
House of Fincher - 06 - Panic Room
from Houselights: A Film Director Podcast · host The Nerd Party
Three years after Fight Club, David Fincher decided to create a “smallmovie” that steered him heavily back into suspense thriller territory.Starring Jodie Foster, Panic Room situated itself in a single house,with a terrified mother and daughter, as they worked to outwit andoutlast a gang of thieves hell-bent on capturing the lost money fromthe previous owner. Despite the supposedly small scale, your hostsexplore how Fincher pushed the envelop with effects, camerawork, andperformance to create a memorable and entertaining film that helpedrefine his techniques afterward.
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Three years after Fight Club, David Fincher decided to create a “smallmovie” that steered him heavily back into suspense thriller territory.Starring Jodie Foster, Panic Room situated itself in a single house,with a terrified mother and daughter, as they worked to outwit andoutlast a gang of thieves hell-bent on capturing the lost money fromthe previous owner. Despite the supposedly small scale, your hostsexplore how Fincher pushed the envelop with effects, camerawork, andperformance to create a memorable and entertaining film that helpedrefine his techniques afterward.
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