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Writer/Director David Bruckner made a name for himself with 2007's The Signal. Now, as one of the directors of V/H/S - a film that breathes new life into the stagnant found footage genre - he's able to explore his fascination with the sociological repercussions of technological immersion in deeper, more horrific, areas.
I spoke with Bruckner recently about his interest in media, V/H/S, his new short, and what's coming up next for him.
In the film, "When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for."
Hit the jump to check out the interview!
How did you get involved with the project?
“I heard through a good friend of mine, Jacob Gentry who worked on The Signal with me, that the producers were looking for filmmakers for a found footage anthology. And that is probably the only kind of anthology right now that I think can work.”
Without giving too much away, what were the visual influences for you short?
"I saw Enter The Void last year. I saw it once and I don't think I need to see it again. There's a filing cabinet in the back of my brain that's got ‘Enter The Void' in it if I want to go there. And I thought found footage, especially POV, was a really exciting idea. You could role play with a central character and literally be forced to be them no matter what kind of situation they got into. I knew that I wanted to do something like that and I quickly threw them a treatment of what I was thinking.”
The Signal was a solid flick...did not know he did that one. Definitely on the 'watch' list
