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.
Genre Films
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.
Interview: 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. […]
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 […]
Cinematographer Jakob Ihre on Thelma: ‘Even in fantastical moments, the light is still naturalistic’
Cinematographer Jakob Ihre discusses adapting to shooting on itital, lighting different characters for a thematic purpose, and how production design affects his creative choices.