Nora Fingscheidt On Being 'Drafted' to Direct a Large Scale Feature
Nora Fingscheidt shares what it\u2019s like to be plucked from German filmmaking to direct a Netflix feature film starring Sandra Bullock\u2026\n\nIn this episode, we talk about\u2026\n\nHow Nora skipped \u201cDevelopment Hell\u201d and got hired for The Unforgivable\xa0\n\nShifting from System Crasher to a commercial film with a massive Hollywood set\xa0\n\nHow the core work of directing remains the same regardless of film types\xa0\n\nWhat it\u2019s like to work with giants of cinema and dealing with the unexpected challenges of filmmaking\xa0\xa0\n\nHow COVID interrupted production and impacted casting, locations and filming\xa0\n\nConversations about the story being told and the power of silence in Unforgivable\xa0\n\nWhat the research process entailed and making it feel like an American story\xa0\n\nExamining the life of an incarcerated woman and acknowledging different perspectives on racial experiences\xa0\n\nAdvice for new filmmakers to experiment, be as a radical as possible, stay true to your own voice and give yourself time\xa0\xa0\n\n\nLinks to Resources:\xa0\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/antihero-definition-examples\nFind No Film School everywhere:\n\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\xa0\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\xa0\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nGet your questions answered on the podcast by emailing editor@nofilmschool.com!\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices