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Behind the Scenes: Conclave
Mystery, suspense and a game of thrones in the Vatican lensed by cinematographer Stéphane Fontaine.
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BTS: Wicked
Opposing colours in the same frame, 6000 lightning cues and shooting 17 sound stages - one the size of four American football fields, all merit why Wicked is the ‘latest hurrah to the golden days of epic studio filmmaking,’ writes Adrian Pennington.
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Behind The Scenes: Blitz
The director of 12 Years A Slave and Small Axe has created a historical aesthetic of a tragic and turbulent London, depicting lives subjected to a permanent black out, in Blitz, Steve McQueen’s new film based on authentic anecdotes and inspired by filmmaker archives of the era.
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Behind the Scenes: How sound and vision get under the skin in Nickel Boys
Re-recording Mixer Tony Volante and Cinematographer Jomo Fray explain how they told a drama from the perspective of its lead characters.
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Behind the Scenes: Gladiator II
In a world of green screen and AI, the sets for Gladiator II might be the last great build in movies.
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Behind the scenes - Joker: Folie à Deux
Editor Jeff Groth asks for the film to be judged on its artistic merits and explains his process with flashbacks, story cards and musical numbers.
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Behind the Scenes: Emilia Pérez
Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume explains how a transgender cartel musical is told with magical realism.
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Behind the Scenes: Anora
Semi-improvised, guerrilla-style filmmaking brings gritty realism to Sean Baker’s beleaguered love story.
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Behind the Scenes: SFX and dynamic lighting merge worlds in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Tim Burton and Michael Keaton’s return to the fantasy horror comedy hit is lensed by Greek-Cypriot cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos. Adrian Pennington reports.
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Behind the Scenes: Sharp editing gets the best from Slow Horses
The misfits of British intelligence return for a fourth outing with Robert Frost in the editor’s chair.
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Behind the Scenes - Worldbuilding in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Cinematographer Simon Duggan discusses the challenges in ensuring visual continuity for the prequel to the operatic road warrior saga Mad Max: Fury Road.
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Paris 2024: Dynamic studios and multilingual reporting to deliver games to 47 markets
Scott Young, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports, Europe, explains how on-the-ground coverage and dynamic studio setups are key to delivering Paris 2024 in 19 languages.
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Behind the Scenes: The Acolyte goes old school to capture original Star Wars grit
The Acolyte looked to capture the handmade, analogue feel of the original Star Wars trilogy in a surprising departure from LED volumes.
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Multi-format shoulder programming takes Centre Court at Wimbledon
As The Championships heads to its finals weekend, the host broadcast team reflects on providing expanded behind the scenes access, incorporating new drone footage and onboarding its first internet giant.
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Behind the Scenes: Glastonbury 2024
It’s the time of year when Britain goes midsummer mad for the festival of live music at Worthy Farm.
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Behind the Scenes: Supacell
Rapper and filmmaker Rapman tells IBC365 about making his sci-fi drama Supacell with Netflix, emulating Ryan Coogler and why “anything can happen in a Rapman show.”
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Behind the Scenes: Civil War
In Alex Garland’s action thriller cameras are a weapon of truth, writes Adrian Pennington.