Sarah Shachat
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How ‘Creed III’ Created an L.A. Mansion Fit for the Entire Creed Family
Production designer Jahmin Assa tells IndieWire about creating a luxe L.A. mansion while shooting in Atlanta. → Read More
Why Michael B. Jordan Wanted ‘Creed III’ to Fully Integrate ASL Into Its Story
The director and star also told IndieWire about the importance of ASL to the father-daughter relationship in the franchise’s third installment. → Read More
How Michael B. Jordan’s Love of Anime Shaped ‘Creed III’ Fight Scenes
From “Dragon Ball Z” to “Naruto,” the first-time director tells IndieWire how his approach to visual storytelling was influenced by Japanese anime series. → Read More
Meet the Man Who Became the Titular Cocaine Bear
Actor Allan Henry’s long history of embodying creatures with Andy Serkis and Wētā FX prepared him for the (coked-up) role of a lifetime. → Read More
The Secret Inside Natasha Lyonne’s ‘Poker Face’ Horse Disguise
How the Peacock series’ costume designer kept Charlie Cale cool throughout Episode 8. → Read More
‘Return to Seoul’ Used Its Score to Build the Ultimate Indie Sad Girl
Composers Jérémie Arcache and Christophe Musset discuss creating a score that meets the film’s lost protagonist where she is — and where she’s not. → Read More
Fearsome Efficiency: How ‘Skinamarink’ Built Its Horror Atmosphere with Microbudget Tools
Director Kyle Edward Ball discusses how a simple sound setup helped him create a stew of atmospheric horror. → Read More
Through a Donkey’s Eye: How ‘Eo’ Created Its Singular Vision of the World
Cinematographer Michal Dymek discusses the technical choices that helped create a donkey’s perspective in Jerzy Skolimowski’s “Eo.” → Read More
‘Poker Face’ Takes Viewers on a Cross-Country Road Trip Without Leaving New York
Production designer Judy Rhee explains how “Poker Face” created Natasha Lyonne’s traveling whirlwind of capers. → Read More
How ‘The Last of Us’ Found Its A-List Guest Stars
Casting director Victoria Thomas talks about Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman, Melanie Lynskey, and the show’s swing-for-the-fences approach to guest stars. → Read More
The Vintage Vibes on ‘Poker Face’ Make Natasha Lyonne the Coolest Person In Any Room
Costume designer Trayce Gigi Field and hair department head Marcel Dagenais discuss creating an iconic look for Lyonne’s protagonist Charlie Cale. → Read More
How’d They Get ‘Skinamarink’ to Look Like That?
Director Kyle Edward Ball and cinematographer Jamie McRae discuss how they achieved the film’s entrancing and terrifying experimental look. → Read More
Sundance Camera Survey: Why Are So Many Independent Films Shot on the Alexa Mini?
The cinematographers behind “Rye Lane,” “Mutt,” and “Passages” on why the Arri Alexa Mini has become their camera of choice. → Read More
Sundance 2023 Cinematography Survey: The Cameras and Lenses Behind 22 Docs at the Fest
Cinematographers with documentary films at the festival explain the camera, lenses, and look of their films playing in Park City. → Read More
How ‘Aftersun’ Made ‘Under Pressure’ Its Own
Director Charlotte Wells and editor Blair McClendon discuss transforming the film’s final needle drop. → Read More
How ‘Corsage’ Built a World Unfit for an Empress
Director Marie Marie Kreutzer and cinematographer Judith Kaufmann discuss why “Corsage” reveals the seams that most period dramas try to hide. → Read More
How ‘Kindred’ Tackles the Problem(s) of Time
Showrunner Branden Jacob-Jenkins discusses how the first season of “Kindred” balances genre concepts and character fundamentals to adapt Octavia Butler’s novel. → Read More
Dancing in the Aisles — How ‘White Noise’ Made Its A&P Market So Super
Production designer Jess Gonchor and choreographer David Neumann discuss turning the film’s end credits sequence into a 1980s consumer nirvana. → Read More
The Best Film Scores of 2022
From Michael Giacchino to Michael Abels, a number of the best film composers working today were on their game in 2022 → Read More
The Best Cinematography of 2022
From the cockpit to the stage, in subterranean tunnels and miraculously lit stop-motion, there were no more arresting moving images than these. → Read More