Jeff Nichols Discusses the Inspiration, Writing, and Directing of 'The Bikeriders'
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\u2019s book of the same title. The complex nature of The Bikeriders, leaves us asking, \u201cWhy are we attracted to dangerous things?\u201d\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s Jason Hellerman speaks with director Jeff Nichols to discuss:\n\nFeeling inspired by a photographic documentary book\n\nDeliberately changing the film\u2019s structure from the first hour to the second hour\n\nThe importance of character point of view\n\nWhy the film style felt appropriate for this story\n\nCasting and location scouting - two of the most important parts of the process\n\nUsing photos from the book for location inspiration\n\nFeeling drawn to dangerous characters\n\nWhy he doesn\u2019t block scenes or rehearse with actors\n\nUsing a documentary-style editing structure\xa0\n\nWhen Jeff realized this story needed to be a movie\n\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cIt was by design that the first hour would have one feeling, and the second hour would have another.\u201d [7:58]\n\n\u201cThese actors are so damn good. I just get to sit back and watch. Sometimes I forget to yell cut.\u201d [16:14]\n\n\u201cI was trying to build the script on the page to feel like it had been collected and put together like a documentary.\u201d [22:45]\n\n\n\nMentioned\nThe Bikeriders (trailer)\n\nThe Bikeriders (book)\xa0\xa0\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices