The world of Westeros owes much of its look to William Simpson, who has used pencil and paper to bring to life everything from Jon Snow discovering his direwolf to the Battle of the Blackwater.
Because of Hader’s fully established conception of the show and his desire for meticulous composition, shooting Barry involves a healthy amount of preparation.
Ben Davis has shot 26 feature films, and has rarely gone a year without having two or three of his movies released. This year, he’s already seen two come out in the same month.
The latest breakout hit for Netflix combines authenticity with fantasy — a mix that’s especially apparent in the distinct look of the show. To incorporate the surreal into the actual world, the primary means became color.
Editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis is deeply philosophical about his craft. The artistic rigor he brings to filmmaking is something he shares with ‘The Favourite’ director Yorgos Lanthimos.
Immersing us in another place and time is one of the major accomplishments of “Roma.” It also wouldn’t be possible without the film’s wonderful costume design.
Spike Lee films have always stood out for their pacing. “Oftentimes, there isn’t a frame of open space,” says Lee’s longtime editor Barry Alexander Brown. He calls it getting rid of “the business.”
Making a movie about a controversial figure like Dick Cheney is no easy prospect. “It was a very conscious decision that we weren’t going to demonize him visually,” says Fraser.