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A group of teenage girls sit on a roof in the sunshine, laughing and smiling.
Hard Craft

Who gets to be on the big screen?

by Emily Maskell

Cast­ing direc­tor Lucy Pardee lifts the lid on her lat­est project, Lol­lipop, and work­ing in the cast­ing industry. 
A man, wearing a dark shirt and trousers, working at a professional audio mixing console at Abbey Road Studios. The image shows a variety of audio equipment and speakers.
Hard Craft

How Film Music Comes to Life: Inside Abbey Road

by Paul Weedon

Syn­ony­mous with film scor­ing for over four decades, Abbey Road Stu­dios’ leg­endary Stu­dio One has just under­gone a refurb. But what actu­al­ly goes on behind closed doors?
Close-up of an elderly man's face, with a serious expression and wrinkled skin.
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Baby Love: Behind the scenes with the company creating realistic maternity props

by Scheenagh Harrington

Pro­duc­ing real­is­tic baby bumps, pla­cen­tas and prop babies, Cineba­by are work­ing to improve the rep­re­sen­ta­tion of mater­ni­ty in film and television.
A long text crawl against a starry night background, containing plot details about the Empire's secret weapon, the Death Star, and plans to destroy a planet.
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Role Credits: Inside the world of Dan Perri

by Ralph Jones

Dan Per­ri, the man behind some of the film world’s most icon­ic cred­its sequences, reflects on half a cen­tu­ry of his work.
Sci-fi book covers showcasing various alien, space, and horror themes. Vibrant colours, distinct visual styles, and intriguing titles like "Alien", "Star Trek", "Terminator Salvation", "Riddick", and "The Thing".
Interviews

Inside the wild world of film-to-book novelisations

by Melita Cameron-Wood

Alan Dean Fos­ter, who has adapt­ed the likes of Alien and Star Wars for the page, explains the high­ly spe­cif­ic art of trans­form­ing sci-fi epics into page-turners.
Three men in desert attire conversing near a vintage car in a desert setting.
Interviews

A conversation with Milena Canonero, Wes Anderson’s costume designer

by David Jenkins

The four time Oscar-win­ner talks her for­ma­tive con­nec­tions with Stan­ley Kubrick and how she’s able to ful­fil Wes Anderson’s unique aes­thet­ic visions.
Three individuals wearing medieval-style clothing in a black and white image.
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How do you create a real fake language?

by Melita Cameron-Wood

David J. Peter­son, who has worked on Game of Thrones and Dune, reveals the secrets behind cre­at­ing the lan­guages which bring fan­ta­sy worlds to life.
A group of people, some dressed formally, others in party attire, crowding around a doorway and interacting with each other.
Interviews

Jaime Leigh McIntosh: ‘We weren’t stuck in this idea of what the 1920s should look like’

by Melita Cameron-Wood

The head of the hair depart­ment on Damien Chazelle’s Baby­lon explains how the team defied con­ven­tion in order to cre­ate a fresh vision of the roar­ing twenties.
A man with a beard operating a professional video camera in a forest setting.
Interviews

Ollie Laker: ‘More people have been up Mount Everest than to the rainforest canopy’

by Melita Cameron-Wood

For rope access and rig­ging expert Ollie Lak­er, film­ing high above the trees is just anoth­er day at the office.