Director Andre vredal on Mortal, Troll Hunter and The Autopsy of Jane Doe & how he makes movies

Published: Aug. 10, 2020, 11 p.m.

b"Today we welcome folklore-horror director Andr\\xe9 Ovredal to discuss his new indie horror Mortal. Known for his found-footage modern masterpiece Troll Hunter as well as the chilling The Autopsy of Jane Doe, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Andr\\xe9 chats to Giles and Andy about his craft and process from pitch to shoot, including working with other top tier horror directors like Guillermo del Toro.\\nAndr\\xe9 covers the road to his first feature Future Murder which he wrote in 8 days whilst at film school, how he used this to move to commercials in the US and Norway, before developing the concept for Troll Hunter and eventually pitching it to a producer.\\xa0\\nWe get the insight into how a found-footage faux-documentary approach re-defined the filmmaking rules for Andr\\xe9, the success of Troll Hunter before the challenges of finding the next project. Andr\\xe9 discusses receiving the script for The Autopsy of Jane Doe, pitching for it and being inspired by The Conjuring and Seven\\xa0\\nFinally, we cover the development and production of Mortal, working with a Norwegian production, chasing the daylight on a winter shoot and working on VFX whilst directing Scary Stories with Guillermo del Toro\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nWATCH THE TRAILER FOR MORTAL\\n\\xa0\\nSPREAD THE WORD WITH OUR MERCH\\nOur NEW\\xa0The Filmmakers Podcast MERCHANDISE\\xa0is now available. T-Shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Masks and Water Bottles all now available in some very cool designs. Have a look:\\xa0https://thefilmmakerspodcast.com/merch-2\\nHelp us out and Subscribe, listen and review us on\\xa0iTunes,\\xa0Spotify,\\xa0Podbean,\\xa0or wherever you get your podcasts. Tell your friends, spread the world and choose film.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nWATCH OUR FILMS\\nThe Dare Canada and USA |\\xa0Trailer\\nA Serial Killers Guide to Life\\xa0| Trailer\\nArthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot DIGITAL\\xa0https://apple.co/3gxiPX3 DVD\\xa0https://amzn.to/30dCdUa | Trailer\\n\\xa0\\nFOLLOW US\\nFollow the Podcast @filmmakerspod\\xa0\\nFollow Make Your Film @makeyourfilm20\\xa0\\nFollow Giles @gilesalderson\\xa0\\nFollow Robbie @robbiemckane\\xa0\\nFollow our Regular Hosts @DirDomLenoir @35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @dan710ths @philmblog @IanSharp1\\xa0\\nFollow our Movies @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie @Food4ThoughtDoc\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nLINKS and MORE\\nRaindance events\\xa0www.raindance.org\\nThe Filmmakers Podcast recommends\\xa0Performance Insurance\\nMusic from\\xa0musicbed.com\\nPart of the\\xa0www.podfixnetwork.squarespace.com\\nHead to\\xa0The Filmmakers Podcast\\xa0for more episodes on film-making\\nGiles Alderson's\\xa0website\\xa0\\nGet in touch? Email us\\xa0thefilmmakerspodcast@gmail.com\\n\\nHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"