Dark Matter: Independent Filmmaking in the 21st Century

ISBN-13: 9781839023392 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 208 str.

Michael Winterbottom

Opis

What and who decides if a film gets made? How do funders influence a film's scope and content? Through a series of interviews with leading British filmmakers, director Michael Winterbottom attempts to answer these questions, and puts forward his ideas for creating a more vibrant and innovative independent film culture.

Recenzje

Seeking to understand the obstacles that even notable names face trying to finance a British film these days, Winterbottom uses the first Covid lockdown to interview an enviable list of directors, including Steve McQueen, Lynne Ramsay and Mike Leigh. There's fascinating candour. Eye-opening and addictively readable. Total Film

Spis treści

FOREWORDSDark MatterThe Starting PointMore is MoreINTERVIEWSPawel PawlikowskiDanny BoyleJoanna HoggAsif KapadiaJames MarshAndrew HaighCarol MorleyEdgar WrightSteve McQueenLynne RamsayStephen DaldryBen WheatleyPeter StricklandMike LeighKen Loach AFTER WORDSProduction Companies: A Protected SpaceSome NumbersMore NumbersBritish Cinema and Television A Note on the Author

O autorze

Michael Winterbottom is the director of award-winning films and TV series including Jude (1996); Welcome to Sarajevo (1997); Wonderland (1999); 24 Hour Party People (2002); The Road to Guantanamo (2006); The Trip series, as well as the 2019 feature Greed (2019). He is currently working on a TV mini-series focusing on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's handling of the Covid-19 crisis.