Lynne Ramsay’s features centre on characters dealing with trauma by losing themselves in sensations, not language. This is an excerpt from our ebook You Were Never Really Here: A Special Issue, which can be purchased here.
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A hitman more helpless than heroic
You Were Never Really Here traps us inside hitman Joe’s mind — but he’s an unreliable narrator who is far more helpless than he realises. This is the sixth feature in our Special Issue on You Were Never Really Here.
[Read more…] about A hitman more helpless than heroicProducer Jim Wilson: making YWNRH was a ‘crazy fever dream’
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.
[Read more…] about Producer Jim Wilson: making YWNRH was a ‘crazy fever dream’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 of DP interviews.
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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.
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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. Get your copy now here.
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