In all of her films, Joanna Hogg uses spaces to structure her characters' relationships, often finding them trapped by their own privilege and complacency in …
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Blocking
Approaching center frame in The Souvenir
In The Souvenir, Joanna Hogg demonstrates Julie’s development from a shy observer to the main character in her own story through the way Julie occupies the room …
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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 work. This is the fifth …
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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 …