On Chesil Beach production designer Suzie Davies discusses researching period, creating environments that contrast with the film’s characters, and how different her process is when working with Mike Leigh. Read the rest of our On Chesil Beach Special Issue here.
Adaptation
Nick Fenton on film editing: ‘You are that first audience’
On Chesil Beach editor Nick Fenton discusses his role and how, no matter the style or genre, everything he does stems from the actors. Read the rest of our On Chesil Beach Special Issue here.
Dominic Cooke: ‘Every step toward the bed is so charged’
On Chesil Beach director Dominic Cooke discusses using his experience as a theatre director while still relishing the tools that are unique to cinema. Read part 1 of the interview here. Read the rest of our On Chesil Beach Special Issue here.
Ian McEwan on adapting his books for the screen and On Chesil Beach
Novelist and screenwriter Ian McEwan discusses the challenges and rewards of adapting his On Chesil Beach, the importance of music to his storytelling, and why he prefers to work with directors who come from the theatre. Read the rest of our On Chesil Beach Special Issue here.
Journey’s End is a thoughtful, modern screen adaptation
Saul Dibb’s adaptation of the acclaimed play sees the source material through a modern lens and makes use of the intimacy unique to the cinematic form.
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 […]