COSTUME DESIGNER HOLLY REBECCA DESIGNS THE NEW KFC SPOT!
The new KFC commercial CHICKEN TOWN has been released! Directed by Sam Pilling and Produced by Pulse the costumes were designed by the brilliant Holly Rebecca. Go check it out!
AMAZON SERIES "HANNA" OUT NEXT FRIDAY 29TH MARCH!
Following it’s premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February, all 8 eps of the Amazon Series HANNA will now be released next Friday (March 29th)! Look out for brilliant editing by echo’s Morten Højbjerg and Dan Roberts on episodes directed by Sarah Adina Smith and Jon Jones.
TBT: PRODUCTION DESIGNER MORGAN KENNEDY’S INTERVIEW ON "BLACK MIRROR: CROCODILE"!
We are throwing it back to BLACK MIRROR: CROCODILE. You can learn more about echo’s Production Designer, Morgan Kennedy’s brilliant work here!
COSTUME DESIGNER, JANE PETRIE IS PREPPING ON HBO'S "THE NEVERS"
Costume Designer, Jane Petrie, is currently prepping on new HBO series THE NEVERS. The sci-fi series will be written and directed by Joss Whedon and is due to start shooting this summer!
KAVE QUINN BEGINS SHOOT ON "EMMA"!
Autumn De Wilde’s new adaption of Jane Austen’s EMMA starts shooting this week! Echo’s fantastic Production Designer, Kave Quinn is on board and Anya Taylor-Joy will will play the title roll alongside Johnny Flynn as the male lead.
"MUGHAL MOWGLI" BEGAN SHOOTING THIS WEEK!
Hair + Make-Up Designer, Bean Ellis is now in the midst of the shoot on MUGHAL MOWGLI! The first feature from Bassam Tariq, which he co-wrote with Riz Ahmed, follows British Pakastani rapper on his first world tour. Ahmed will also produce and star in the film! (Tariq’s short film THESE BIRDS WALK, pictured)
"APOSTASY" PREMIERES ON SKY TONIGHT!
One of our favourite films of last year, APOSTASY, premieres on Sky Cinema tonight at 6.20pm! A fabulous feature debut from Director Dan Kokotajlo and cut by echo’s Napoleon Stratogiannakis. Hurry home to catch it!
"BORDER" NOW IN UK CINEMAS!
Ali Abbasi’s BORDER is finally out in the UK! We’ve spoken a lot about the film since it’s premiere in Cannes last year - shot beautifully by echo’s DoP Nadim Carlsen, you’ll see this unique and charming feature was worth the wait!
"RAY & LIZ" IN CINEMAS TODAY!
Richard Billingham’s RAY & LIZ is out in UK cinemas today! With Hair + Make-Up designed by echo’s new client My Alehammar - this brilliant feature debut about Billingham’s early life is an echo favourite of the year.
BONNIE ELLIOTT, ACS WRAPS ON "THE HUNTING"!
New echo Director of Photography, Bonnie Elliott, ACS has now wrapped on Australian mini-series THE HUNTING! The four-part drama is Directed by Sophie Hyde and Ana Kokkinos and (Hyde’s feature 52 Tuesdays, pictured).
"MOTHERFATHERSON" AIRS ON BBC TWO TONIGHT!
The new drama, MOTHERFATHERSON, starring Helen McCrory, Richard Gere and Billy Howle airs tonight on BBC Two at 9pm! Look out for the brilliant Costume Design from echo’s Jo Thompson!
RTS NOMINATIONS 2019!
RTS Nominations 2019 are out and we are pleased to say that PEAKY BLINDERS is nominated for Best Drama Series and THE CRY for Best Mini-Series. Huge Congratulations to Loz Schiavo, Hair + Make-Up Designer and Dan Roberts, Editor who both worked on PEAKY BLINDERS and also to Al Reid, Editor on THE CRY. The Award Ceremony takes place in London on the 19th March!
DICK LUNN BEGINS SHOOT ON SEASON 2 OF "END OF THE F***ING WORLD"!
END OF THE F***ING WORLD Season 2 begins shooting this week! Production Designer Dick Lunn will be designing the series for Directors Destiny Ekaragha and Lucy Forbes. The highly acclaimed drama will see both Alex Lawther and Jessica Barden return to our screens as James and Alyssa!
TBT: “I AM NOT A WITCH”!
Our Throwback today is to an image taken on the set of I AM NOT A WITCH from Costume Designer Holly Rebecca! Shot by David Gallego, ADFC and Art Directed by Malin Lindholm - if you still haven’t caught the BAFTA winning first feature from Rungano Nyoni, it’s available on Netflix now!
COSTUME DESIGNER, GUY SPERANZA WRAPS ON "DEVS"!
Alex Garland’s new TV series, DEVS, wraps this week with echo’s Costume Designer, Guy Speranza having designed the whole series. The cast includes Karl Glusman, Nick Offerman and Sonoya Mizuno (pictured here rehearsing). We are looking forward to seeing the finished show!
TBT: MICHAEL PALEODIMOS' INTERVIEW WITH VANITY FAIR AFTER THE 2016 OSCARS!!
In aid of the Oscars on Sunday our TBT this week is to echo’s DoP Michael Paleodimos’ interview with Vanity Fair at the 2016 Academy Awards. Check out his reaction to STUTTERER, the film he shot, winning Best Live Action short here.
On that note - we would like to wish Michael and Costume Designer Sharon Long - who both worked on nominated short BLACK SHEEP - the very best of luck for Sunday night!!
ANDREW COMMIS, ACS NOW FINISHED ON FEATURE FILM "BABYTEETH"!
Director of Photography, Andrew Commis, ACS has wrapped on Shannon Murphy’s first feature BABYTEETH! Shot in Australia, the bittersweet comedy stars Ben Mendelsohn, Essie Davis and Eliza Scanlen. (Murphy’s short Kharisma, pictured)
NEW FEATURE "THE FRIEND" BEGINS SHOOTING!
Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s new feature THE FRIEND is now shooting with echo’s Director of Photography Joe Anderson at the helm. The movie has an all star cast including Dakota Johnson (pictured in Suspriria), Casey Affleck and Jason Segal.
"A PRIVATE WAR" RELEASED IN THE UK TODAY!
Matthew Heinemann’s A PRIVATE WAR is out in the UK today! With production design by the fabulous Sophie Becher, the Golden Globe nominated movie stars Rosamund Pike, portraying real-life war correspondent Marie Colvin. Go check it out!
BRITISH ARROW NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED!
We are very proud to congratulate our clients on their British Arrow nominations; Jon Henson is nominated for Best Production Design for his work on CONFUSED.COM, directed by Aoife McArdle and Director of Photography Sean Price Williams who is nominated for his work on Clayton Vomero’s ZOZO.
Congratulations also go to Production Designer Kave Quinn who worked on Steve Roger’s Amazon Prime Video commercials for VIKINGS, JACK RYAN, OUTLANDER + LUCIFER which are all nominated in three categories; Natalie Humphries designed costumes on Department For Education, EVERY LESSON SHAPES A LIFE, directed by 32 which is also nominated in three categories; Costume Designer Holly Rebecca designed Fréderic Planchon’s Cadbury’s MUM’S BIRTHDAY which is nominated for two awards; Costume Designer Michelle May worked on the BBC Christmas campaign WONDERLAND has a further two nominations. Finally congraulations go again to Jon Henson who worked on the Nike China spot, SORRY BILL, which is nominated for Best International commercial.
The award ceremony takes place on the 27th March in London! Good Luck all!