Hard Craft

Close-up of an elderly man's face, with a serious expression and wrinkled skin.
Hard Craft

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.
Hard Craft

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.
Hard Craft

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.

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