Vanity Fair: Notes On a Scene

'Dune' Director Denis Villeneuve Breaks Down the Gom Jabbar Scene (2021x15)

Air date: Oct 22, 2021

In this episode of "Notes on a Scene," 'Dune' director Denis Villeneuve breaks down the scene where Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) is challenged to a test, the Gom Jabbar, to see if his humanity will overcomes his animal impulses. A poisoned needle is held to his neck to incentivize him to complete the test. Denis explains how he built such a tense scene with the layering of an ancient aesthetic and visual effects.