His Creepiness Comes From an Intellectual End

Cameron Britton reveals what it took to pull off his haunting performance as serial killer Ed Kemper in Netflix's drama Mindhunter (hint: lots and lots of David Fincher's infamous takes) by daniel j. fiknhkrc; You can't always pinpoint the moment when a show makes its big qualitative...

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Published in:Hollywood Reporter 2018-08, Vol.424, p.38-39
Main Author: Fienberg, Daniel J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actors
Auditions
Britton, Cameron
Criminal investigations
Murders & murder attempts
Narcissism
Nominations
Serial murders
Television programs
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Summary:Cameron Britton reveals what it took to pull off his haunting performance as serial killer Ed Kemper in Netflix's drama Mindhunter (hint: lots and lots of David Fincher's infamous takes) by daniel j. fiknhkrc; You can't always pinpoint the moment when a show makes its big qualitative leap, but with Netflix's Mindhunter, it's easy.Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff), an FBI agent experiencing frustration at his colleagues' antiquated approach to murder investigations, goes to prison to visit a notorious killer and comes face to face with Ed " 1 Kemper (Cameron Britton).There was more that 1 took than I left out: his level of eye contact, his way of being ahead of you in the conversation, his way of saying somethi ng and making you think you thought it up.Since the show premiered, have you developed the ability to recognize botn when people out in the street are struggling to figure out if they recognize you and when the thing actually clicks into their head where they realize what they recognize you from?
ISSN:0018-3660