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Director Danny McBride, cinematographer Paul Daley, and editor Justin Bourret tell IndieWire how they kept the spirit of their comedy series while branching out in new directions to create an epic season premiere.
Watch cinematographer M. David Mullen, production designer Bill Groom, and choreographer Marguerite Derricks break down the world-building of “Étoile.”
Creator Jac Schaeffer, costume designer Daniel Selon, and songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez tell IndieWire about journeying through genres and musical styles to achieve something magical for the Disney+ series.
Production designer Michael Shaw and cinematographer Hillary Fyfe Spera tell IndieWire how they created a realistic, character-driven style on the Disney+ series.
The team behind the HBO crime drama discusses how they expanded Oz Cobb’s origin story for the small screen.
Watch how showrunner Ryan Condal, VFX supervisor Dadi Einarsson, VFX producer Tom Horton, and production designer Jim Clay expanded Westeros’ battlefields in Season 2.
Watch how “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” team brought the terror of Sauron to the second season of the Prime Video series.
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Watch cinematographer M. David Mullen, production designer Bill Groom, and choreographer Marguerite Derricks break down the world-building of “Étoile.”
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Director Danny McBride, cinematographer Paul Daley, and editor Justin Bourret tell IndieWire how they kept the spirit of their comedy series while branching out in new directions to create an epic season premiere.
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Creator Jac Schaeffer, costume designer Daniel Selon, and songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez tell IndieWire about journeying through genres and musical styles to achieve something magical for the Disney+ series.
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Production designer Michael Shaw and cinematographer Hillary Fyfe Spera tell IndieWire how they created a realistic, character-driven style on the Disney+ series.
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The team behind the HBO crime drama discusses how they expanded Oz Cobb’s origin story for the small screen.
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The team behind the Netflix musical tells IndieWire about navigating the shifts and changes within Jacques Audiard’s movie to tell its singular story.
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Watch how showrunner Ryan Condal, VFX supervisor Dadi Einarsson, VFX producer Tom Horton, and production designer Jim Clay expanded Westeros’ battlefields in Season 2.
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Watch how “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” team brought the terror of Sauron to the second season of the Prime Video series.
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Watch how head director and supervising producer Jake Castorena shaped the animation of “X-Men ’97” to fit a ’90s style in HD.
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Watch how “True Detective: Night Country” cinematographer Florian Hoffmeister, costume designer Alex Bovaird, and VFX supervisor Barney Curnow brought the show’s story through the Arctic Circle.
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Find out how the Emmy-nominated director, cinematographer, costume designer, and visual effects supervisor brought their A-games for the star-studded affair.
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How the Hulu comedy’s team swooped in to create an entire Broadway musical, from original song and dance to costumes.
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Watch how cinematography, costumes, and hair and makeup helped turn a true story into a ravishing period piece.
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For its second season, the Max drama became even more expansive in recreating Tokyo in the 1990s.
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Production designer Deborah Riley, visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier, sound designer Paula Fairfield, and composer Ramin Djawadi share how they crafted a consequential threat to human existence.
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Watch how the cinematography, production design, and costume design of the HBO limited series all create a world in which The Captain cannot rest.
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Director Jonathan Nolan, composer Ramin Djawadi, and cinematographer Stuart Dryburgh tell IndieWire how they achieved both the intimate and the epic on the Prime Video series.
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Inside building the post-apocalyptic world of Prime Video’s drama with production design, VFX, and prosthetics.
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Watch how production designer Kave Quinn, costume designer Consolata Boyle, and composers Alexandre Desplat and Alex Heffes all keep the world in Kate Winslet’s thrall on “The Regime.”
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Watch how the cinematography, production design, and hair and makeup teams discuss bringing balance to the forces of animation and live action in “Ahsoka.”
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Star Tom Hiddleston, directors / executive producers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, and production designer Kasra Farahani seized new opportunities to bring fresh depth to the series.
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The VFX Oscar nominee boasts expressive and detailed animation for Rocket and Groot, plus a two-minute, single-shot, climactic battle.
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Watch costume designer Jacqueline West, cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, and production designer Jack Fisk explore the visual language of “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
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Watch cinematographer Matthew Libatique, costume designer Mark Bridges, and production designer Kevin Thompson break down the cinematic movements of “Maestro.”