In this essay, Alex Heeney explores looking for home in Andrew Haigh’s films: Weekend, 45 Years, Lean on Pete, and the show Looking.
Lean on Pete: A Special Issue - Book Excerpts
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Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete is one of the most spellbinding and gut-wrenching films of 2018. If, like us, you walked out of the film wanting to know how it came into being; how it fits into Haigh’s larger oeuvre; and how it engages the tropes of Western films, this compilation is for you.
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Read excerpts from the ebook Lean on Pete: A Special Issue:
Alex Heeney interviews director Andrew Haigh
Orla Smith interviews cinematographer Magnus Jønck
Orla Smith interviews production designer Ryan Warren Smith
Alex Heeney interviews editor Jonathan Alberts
Alex Heeney on looking for home in the films of Andrew Haigh
Orla Smith on Lean on Pete and the films of Kelly Reichardt as modern westerns
Modern westerns: Andrew Haigh and Kelly Reichardt are deromanticizing the west
Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete shares DNA with Kelly Reichardt’s westerns (e.g. Wendy and Lucy): both filmmakers are making modern westerns that deromanticize tired western tropes. This is an excerpt from our ebook on Lean on Pete. We will soon publish an ebook on the works of Kelly Reichardt.
Interview: ‘Cutting to amplify emotion’ in Lean on Pete
Editor Jonathan Alberts discusses the long, painstaking editing process on Lean on Pete, from screening dailies on location, to creating a sound temp track, finding the best takes, choosing minimal cuts, and finding the right rhythm. This is the fourth feature in our Special Issue on Lean on Pete, which is now available for purchase […]
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 in our Special Issue on Lean on Pete.
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 feature in our Special Issue on Lean on Pete, which is now available as an ebook here.
Andrew Haigh on Lean on Pete: ‘Blocking is everything’
Writer-director Andrew Haigh (Weekend, 45 Years, Looking) on his meticulous blocking and how he used it to express the journey of a boy searching for home in Lean on Pete. This is the first feature in our Special Issue on Lean on Pete which is now available as an ebook companion to the film.