Q & A with Filmmaker Matthias Hoene of Gnomes
As TV audiences in the UK brace themselves for a gnome invasion with the UK release of horror-comedy series GNOMES on Disney+, Lead Director Matthias Hoene reflects on the challenges of making horror-comedy, the joy of creating murderous gnomes and working with Obsession star Inde Navarrette. The following interview is syndicated. Gnomes has been described as a mix of Gremlins and Hot Fuzz. As the lead director, how did you approach balancing the comedy with the genuine horror of a small town being terrorised by garden ornaments? The challenge was finding the right cinematic language for two genres that often want completely opposite things. Comedy wants you to see. Horror wants to hide. Comedy thrives on action and reaction happening together, often played at speed. Horror builds through anticipation — withholding information, slowing things down and letting the audience imagine what might be lurking just outside the frame. But underneath all of that, the characters had to feel real. However
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