Jørgen Stangebye Larsen discusses crafting Oslo, August 31st's production design and creating a geographically realistic portrait of the city. This essay is …
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Costume designers, sound designers, and production designers discuss their artistic choices and explain their collaborative methods.
Cinematographer Stéphanie Anne Weber Biron’s colourful visual worlds
Stéphanie Anne Weber Biron was recently nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Nadia, Butterfly. We speak to her about shooting that film and Andrea …
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Michael O’Connor on the joy of crafting true-to-life costumes in Ammonite
Oscar-winning costume designer Michael O'Connor discusses the gorgeous period costumes in Ammonite, which illuminate character and class just as much as the …
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Cinematographer Joshua James Richards on Nomadland and the ‘magic hour hustle’
British cinematographer Joshua James Richards discusses his ongoing collaboration with Chloé Zhao, and how they captured the American landscape in Nomadland. …
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Makeup and hair designer JoJo Williams shares stories from the set of Small Axe
JoJo Williams, who led the makeup and hair department on the entire Small Axe series, shares stories about working with Steve McQueen and fitting hundreds of …
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‘The balance was found when we started to cry with each screening’: Sound editor Valérie Deloof on Proxima
Valérie Deloof on editing the sound for Proxima, collaboration in post-production, and creating an immersive soundscape. This is the third article in our …