Andrew Haigh's Lean on Pete shares DNA with the films of Kelly Reichardt: both filmmakers deromanticize tired western tropes. This is the fifth feature in our …
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Sean Bobbitt: ‘You have that big screen. You must use it.’
On Chesil Beach DP Sean Bobbitt discusses collaboration, composition, and his strong opinions on the anonymity of coverage. Read the rest of our On Chesil Beach …
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Nick Fenton on film editing: ‘You are that first audience’
On Chesil Beach’s editor discusses his role and how, no matter the style or genre, everything he does stems from the actors. Read the rest of our On Chesil …
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Interview: On Chesil Beach avoids cliched period costumes
Costume designer Keith Madden discusses working with the script and the actors, his collaboration with production designer Suzie Davis, and how the clothing of …
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Interview: Colour reveals character in LOP‘s set design
Lean on Pete production designer Ryan Warren Smith discusses how he created rich, detailed environments that subtly reveal character. This is the third feature …
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Behind the Lens: Lean on Pete DP Magnus Jønck
DP Magnus Jønck approached Lean on Pete as a modern western, keeping the focus solely on character and de-romanticising the landscape. This is the second …
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A hitman more helpless than heroic
You Were Never Really Here traps us inside hitman Joe’s mind — but he’s an unreliable narrator who is far more helpless than he realises. This is the sixth …
Making YWNRH was a ‘crazy fever dream’
Producer Jim Wilson details the wild journey from pre-production to Cannes involved in making You Were Never Really Here. This is the fifth feature in our …
Interview: Editing for ’emotional time’ in YWNRH
Editor Joe Bini discusses how he helped craft a visually striking, subjective film by experimenting in the edit. This is the third feature in our Special Issue …
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Interview: How YWNRH sounds like ‘a head full of broken glass’
Sound designer Paul Davies discusses crafting a subjective mix that sounds like the inside of a PTSD-stricken head. This is the second feature in our Special …
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