The second episode of our film podcast is now live! This in-depth conversation about Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here is a great complement to our Special Issue on the film.
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From the script to the final edit, find out how Lynne Ramsay's You Were Never Really Here was made from the people who made it. Through longform essays, find out how Ramsay uses every cinematic tool at her disposal to put us inside hitman Joe’s traumatized headspace.
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Contents
Orla Smith interviews director Lynne Ramsay
Orla Smith interviews sound designer Paul Davies (MEMBERS ONLY)
Orla Smith interviews editor Joe Bini
Elena Lazic interviews cinematographer Tom Townend
Orla Smith interviews producer Jim Wilson on the wild production (MEMBERS ONLY)
Orla Smith on the film's exploration of a traumatised psyche
Elena Lazic on Ramsay's haptic filmmaking
Ramsay’s characters escape trauma through sensations
Lynne Ramsay’s features centre on characters dealing with trauma by losing themselves in sensations, not language. This is an excerpt from our ebook You Were Never Really Here: A Special Issue, which can be purchased here.
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 feature in our Special Issue on You Were Never Really Here.
Producer 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.
Behind the Lens: DP Tom Townend on YWNRH
Cinematographer Tom Townend discusses working closely with Lynne Ramsay, adapting to on-set changes, and how the job goes beyond just camera and lights. This is the fourth feature in our Special Issue on You Were Never Really Here now available as an eBook; the article is also the latest in our Behind the Lens series […]
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.