In this interview, Shola Amoo discusses The Last Tree, making a highly subjective coming-of-age tale that’s set over three distinct locations that were important to him in his own teen years. One of the best coming-of-age stories at the 2019 Sundance London Film Festival was Shola Amoo’s semi-autobiographical sophomore feature. The Last Tree tells the […]
An excerpt from our interview with Christine Blundell, Peterloo’s hair & makeup designer
Here is a preview of our interview with Peterloo hair & makeup designer Christine Blundell from our new ebook Peterloo in Process: A Mike Leigh Collaboration. To find out more and to purchase the book, click here. In our interview with Mike Leigh on Peterloo, he stated, “Ideally, you have no makeup, but that’s alright […]
Jacqueline Durran on why period costumes can never be ‘pure’
Oscar winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran discusses her longstanding collaboration with Mike Leigh and her approach to designing period costumes for hundreds of characters in Peterloo.
Peterloo in process: A Mike Leigh collaboration Foreword
Take a sneak peak at our forthcoming ebook on Mike Leigh and his collaborators, Peterloo in process, with a look at the foreword to the book.
Jon Gregory Interview: Editing a Mike Leigh film
Jon Gregory discusses the challenge of editing battle scenes in Peterloo and what he has learned from decades of working with Mike Leigh.
Production designer Suzie Davies on Mike Leigh and ‘actors surgeries’
Production designer Suzie Davies discusses how her production design plays into Mike Leigh’s rehearsal process with what she calls ‘actors surgeries.’