In all of her films, Joanna Hogg uses spaces to structure her characters’ relationships, often finding them trapped by their own privilege and complacency in safe spaces; the characters need to step outside their comfort spaces to grow and develop. This essay appears in the new Seventh Row ebook Tour of Memories: The Creative Process […]
Book Preview — Tour of Memories
Here you will find a free preview of Seventh Row's book Tour of Memories: The Creative Process Behind Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir.
About the book
This is the first book ever to be written on Joanna Hogg's films and her process. The book includes a primer on Hogg, a look at our favourite scenes across her films, an essay contextualizing The Souvenir within her oeuvre, and an essay on narrative POV techniques in the film.
To give you the trademark Seventh Row 360-degree view of Hogg's filmmaking process on The Souvenir, we've interviewed Hogg's collaborators, several of whom have been working with her since her first film, Unrelated.
Inside, you'll find interviews with Joanna Hogg herself, cinematographer David Raedeker, editor Helle Le Fèvre, costume designer Grace Snell, production designer Stephane Collonge, and sound designer Jovan Ajder.
Approaching center frame in The Souvenir
In The Souvenir, Joanna Hogg demonstrates Julie’s development from a shy observer to the main character in her own story through the way Julie occupies the room and the frame. This essay is a sneak preview of the new ebook on the film, Tour of Memories: The Creative Process Behind Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir. Get […]
Three Favourite Scenes from The Souvenir
This is an excerpt from the list “Joanna Hogg’s 10 best scenes” in Seventh Row’s new book Tour of Memories: The Creative Process Behind Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir. We’ve analysed three of our favourite scenes from The Souvenir. Get the book here.
Ep. 14: The Souvenir and the films of Joanna Hogg
This episode is the perfect companion piece to our ebook Tour of Memories. We discuss the film in depth and explore the insights gleaned from the in-depth interviews in the book.
5 reasons we’re grateful for Joanna Hogg
In anticipation of our book on The Souvenir and Joanna Hogg, we reflect on all the reasons why this British director is one of the best. In the meantime, sign up to our Joanna Hogg challenge! Joanna Hogg helped give us Tom Hiddleston Hogg saw talent in Tom Hiddleston long before most of the film […]