ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS: "MINARI"!
Lee Isaac Chung’s MINARI screens at Sundance again today! Nominated in US Dramatic Feature Competition, and shot by echo’s DoP Lachlan Milne, ACS, the film has already been very well received at the festival.
ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS: "AMULET"!
Romola Garai’s AMULET opened at Sundance over the weekend to some great reviews! The feature debut from Garai is brilliantly cut by echo’s Alastair Reid. If you’re at the fest, you can still catch it until Saturday!
ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS: "THE NEST"!
First weekend of Sundance is nearly done but still to look forward to tonight is the World Premiere of THE NEST! Sean Durkin’s latest film, starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon, features Hair + Make-Up Design by echo’s Emma Scott. We only wish we were in Utah to go see it!
ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS: "SURGE"!
Sundance is officially underway and Aneil Karia’s SURGE will have it’s world premiere on Sunday! Karia’s debut feature is nominated for the Grand Dury Prize in the World Cinema competition and was shot by regular collaborator DoP Stuart Bentley, BSC and designed by Production Designer Alexandra Toomey. The film stars Ben Whishaw, as we follow his character on a a tense and tightly wound thriller that unfolds over 24 hours…
TBT: JO THOMPSON INTERVIEW WITH DAZED ON HER INSPIRATIONS FOR THE "IN FABRIC" RED DRESS!
We are throwing it back to Costume Designer Jo Thompson’s interview with Dazed on all things IN FABRIC! Have a read about Jo’s design process here and her inspirations for THAT red dress! It did lead her to be nominated for a BIFA after all…
BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2020 LINEUP SO FAR!
Berlin Film Festival have been announcing their 2020 lineup in waves, and while the full lineup is still to be announced, so far the following client projects will screen at the fest: Bassam Tariq’s MUGHAL MOWGLI (pictured) with Hair + Make-Up design by Bean Ellis and Additional Photography by Michael Paleodimos; H IS FOR HAPPINESS, shot by Bonnie Elliott, ACS; Aneil Karia’s SURGE, lensed by Stuart Bentley, BSC and with Production Design by Alexandra Toomey; HIGH GROUND will screen in the Special Programme section, shot by Andrew Commis, ACS; and finally included in Berlin Series will be Episodes 1 + 2 of STATELESS, shot by Bonnie Eliiott, ACS; and Episodes 1-5 of TRIGONOMETRY shot by Sean Price Williams and eps 1, 3 + 5 cut by Morten Højbjerg (further eps also cut be Editor Dan Roberts).
The full festival lineup should be announced before the end of the month and the fest runs from 20th Feb - 1st March 2020.
JINX GODFREY + SIMON SMITH WIN AT THE ACE EDDIES!
Congratulations to our clients Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith who have been awarded an ACE Eddie for their work on CHERNOBYL! The well deserved win is for the final episode which they co-edited.
CLAIRE OAKLEY'S "MAKE UP" HEADING TO SXSW 2020!
After being nominated at the London Film Festival last year, Claire Oakley’s MAKE UP is heading to SXSW Festival! The debut feature from Oakley was shot by echo’s DoP Nick Cooke and cut by Sacha Szwarc!
ALEX GARLAND'S "DEVS" TRAILER IS OUT!
Alex Garland’s series DEVS first trailer has been released and is getting us very excited for the show to drop! We can’t wait to see echo’s Costume Designer, Guy Speranza’s work - let’s hope for a UK release date soon!
THE NEW SNOH AALEGRA PROMO!
Snoh Aalegra’s promo for her new single WOAH came out a few weeks back - in case you missed it - check out these brilliant stills from the video! The promo was shot by echo’s DoP Noel Schoolderman and designed by Costume Designer Larissa Bechtold!
"MUSTANG" AVAILABLE ON BBC iPLAYER!
Bafta and Oscar nominated movie, MUSTANG is available on iPlayer until the end of the month! Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven, and shot beautifully by echo’s Director of Photography David Chizallet, AFC, it is definitely worth checking out!
TBT: DOP STUART BENTLEY, BCS' WORK ON "THIS IS ENGLAND '90"
We are throwing it back to echo DoP Stuart Bentley, BSC’s imagery from THIS IS ENGLAND 90’ - shot from a low loader at dusk and looking pretty brilliant!
DIRECTORS THIRTYTWO NEW DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION SPOT!
Directors ThirtyTwo have made a companion piece for last years Department For Education commercial EVERY LESSON SHAPES A LIFE, with new film TUESDAY. The new spot focuses on a single teachers perspective. Look out for costume design by echo’s Jo Thompson!
CHERNOBYL WINS "BEST LIMITED SERIES" AT THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS!
Johan Renck’s CHERNOBYL won Best Limited Series at last night’s Golden Globe Awards! Congratulations to Editors Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith who cut the series.
TBT: DOP JOE ANDERSON INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER MAG!
Throwback to Director Of Photography Joe Anderson’s interview with Filmmaker Magazine about his work on THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN. Click here to read more about Joe capturing Robert Redford’s last on screen performance.
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "CHERNOBYL"!
And here it is…echo’s number 1 Film/TV show of the year is Johan Renck’s CHERNOBYL! The haunting and thought-provoking series has sweeped the awards across the board and is one of the best pieces of TV for a long time…and it goes without saying the work of echo’s amazing Editors Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith is legendary!
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "SUCCESSION"!
Our very deserving number 2 in echo’s Best of 2019 list is SUCCESSION! This brilliant second series didn’t disappoint and had us hooked all over again. The performances are brilliant and the writing is sharp and darkly funny! If you haven’t watched it yet, now is the time.
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "WHEN THEY SEE US"!
At number 3 is WHEN THE SEE US, the astonishing retelling of the Central Park Five! Ava DuVernay’s mini-series had the world heart broken all over again at the injustice of the five boys' stolen destinies. A must-watch!
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "PARASITE"!
Bong Joon-ho’s, Palme d'Or winner, PARASITE is at number 4 on our Best Of 2019 list! The South Korean film has united critics with it’s witty and brilliant social satire and we definitely didn’t disagree!
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "MOFFIE"!
Half way through our countdown and it’s Oliver Hermanus’ MOFFIE! So much more than a war movie, the film is set in the brutal apartheid-era in South Africa and is the story of young gay desire on the war front. The incredible cinematography and music, beautiful yet claustrophobic, contribute to the intensity of the film!