Jeanne Noulin

Since my tender age I’m a music and movie lover.

I like to match music with video and watch how the sound can modify the visual. I always loved to question myself about the oddities of life. The weird part in every person fascinates me. In fact, I’m mesmerized about human unconscious psychological behavior. Especially when it comes to a human reacting like a wild animal. I like to film people around me in everyday situations in order to see their attitude.

Actually, I work for Condé Nast France specifically for GQ and Vogue as video editor and assistant director.

Alter Films

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Q & A

Name a Horror character you relate to on a spiritual/personal level?

Jennifer Hills in the movie I spit on your Grave

You’ve gotta go through some bad ideas to get to the good ones. Tell us one of your bad ideas. How do you get past the bad ones to find your spark?

In the beginning of writing, the kid was supposed to fell of the stairs and die at the end. We finally choose to kill of the wife instead. We decided that she would become “the masterpiece” of the artist (Louise) in the end.

Do you consider yourself part of a horror community?

Yes of course ! We are always very curious to share with each other the weirdest movies. But in the end we have a lot of similar references.

When you’re building the world of your film, where do you look for inspiration?

We thought about a lot of movies that we loved. We try to end up on the other side of the internet with weird blogs or people talking about their experiences with the paranormal. Also we gather a lot of pictures that match the mood of the film.

What would you do if you woke up inside of your film?

I would try to find a map of the house to locate myself.

Who would be on your ultimate horror villain squad?

Aaron in Creep.

Lightning round: Freddy or Jason? Stephen King or H.P. Lovecraft? Practical or CGI? Post Apocalypse or Pre Apocalypse?

Freddy / Stephen King / Practical / Post Apocalypse

How do you go about creating the props and sets for your film? How do you create objects that are relatable but unfamiliar?

We basically create everything depending on similar references we have and ideas. We love to build moodboards that can give you a glimpse of the film in 3 seconds.

What scares you, and does it inspire your storytelling?

Madness, losing control of yourself, animal instinct, things you can’t see or feel. Yes, we tried to put forward our biggest fears to spread

And finally, Ghostface would like to know ‘What’s your favourite scary movie?’

Hereditary from ARI ASTER