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 feature in our Special Issue on You Were Never Really Here.
[Read more…] about A hitman more helpless than heroicProducer Jim Wilson: 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 an excerpt from the ebook You Were Never Really Here: A Special Issue which you can purchase here.
[Read more…] about Producer Jim Wilson: making YWNRH was a ‘crazy fever dream’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 an excerpt from the ebook You Were Never Really Here: A Special Issue. Get your copy of the book here.
[Read more…] about Interview: Editing for ’emotional time’ in YWNRHInterview: 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. Davies discusses his ongoing collaboration with Director Lynne Davies and how they created a disorienting soundscape in You Were Never Really Here. This is an excerpt from the ebook You Were Never Really Here: A Special Issue. Get your copy now here.
[Read more…] about Interview: How YWNRH sounds like ‘a head full of broken glass’Lynne Ramsay: ‘Beautiful images cancel each other out’
In this interview, Lynne Ramsay talks subverting hitman archetypes with gentleness, humour, and beauty. Ramsay discusses collaborating with cinematographer Tom Townsend, Editor Joe Bini, and Sound Designer Paul Davies to craft a dense and complex film in record time. This is an excerpt from our ebook You Were Never Really Here: A Special Issue which can be purchased here. [Read more…] about Lynne Ramsay: ‘Beautiful images cancel each other out’
Interview: Youth is ‘a dark fairytale’ in Kissing Candice
Music video director Aoife McArdle discusses her narrative feature debut, Kissing Candice, which marks her as a bold new visual stylist.
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