Jeff Nichols is the director of the film, The Bikeriders, a story about a 1960s motorcycle club that turns into a menacing gang known as the Vandals. The film is adapted from Danny Lyon’s book of the same title. The complex nature of The Bikeriders, leaves us asking, “Why are we attracted to dangerous things?”In today’s episode, No Film School’s Jason Hellerman speaks with director Jeff Nichols to discuss:Feeling inspired by a photographic documentary bookDeliberately changing the film’s structure from the first hour to the second hourThe importance of character point of viewWhy the film style felt appropriate for this storyCasting and location scouting - two of the most important parts of the processUsing photos from the book for location inspirationFeeling drawn to dangerous charactersWhy he doesn’t block scenes or rehearse with actorsUsing a documentary-style editing structure When Jeff realized this story needed to be a movieMentioned The Bikeriders (trailer)The Bikeriders (book)Subscribe to the No Film School Podcast on:Apple PodcastsSpotifyGoogleGet your question answered on the podcast by emailing podcast@nofilmschool.com.Listen to more episodes of the No Film School podcast right here:This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by GG Hawkins....
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