Andrew Haigh's Lean on Pete shares DNA with the films of Kelly Reichardt: both filmmakers deromanticize tired western tropes. This is the fifth feature in our …
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Lean on Pete: A Special Issue eBook
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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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Contents
Alex Heeney interviews director Andrew Haigh
Orla Smith interviews cinematographer Magnus Jønck
Orla Smith interviews production designer Ryan Warren Smith (MEMBERS ONLY)
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
Looking for home in the films of Andrew Haigh
In Lean on Pete, Charley’s search for home moves the plot, but the emotional journey to find home is at the heart of all Andrew Haigh’s …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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Andrew Haigh: ‘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 …