Podcast: Big Fan Director Robert Siegel
Robert Siegel, recently nominated for a WGA award for The Wrestler, talks with Digital Content Producer contributor Eric Melin about bringing his directorial debut Big Fan to the screen as a first-time director. The film, starring Patton Oswalt as an obsessed New York Giants fan who gets beat up by the team’s star player, was filmed on a low budget using Red Digital Cinema’s Red One camera.
“Digital is a great thing for first-time directors,” Siegel says, “but I also wanted it to look a certain way– have that grainy, gritty vibe.”
Having written The Wrestler for Darren Aronofsky, Siegel also speaks about what he learned about casting from the iconic director, and why it is important to get that right before filming even begins.
Siegel is a big fan himself of the cinema of the 1970s, particularly Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets, though that specific touchstone may not be easy to spot in this dark comedy.
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