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Exclusive Interview – Sound Designer Steve Fanagan on Normal People

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Revered sound designer Steve Fanagan took the time to chat recently with Martin Carr about his involvement with break out drama Normal People…. How did you first become involved with Normal People? I am fortunate enough to be able to say that this is my fifth collaboration with Lenny Abrahamson in ten years, who directed […]

Snowpiercer Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Prepare To Brace’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Snowpiercer… There are metaphorical and literal meanings underpinning that tagline as we delve into episode two of TNT’s flagship series. Snowpiercer as a programme has already superseded its feature film predecessor, by defining its two opposing protagonists within the narrative. Daveed Diggs brings an easy charm to Andre […]

Exclusive Interview – Snowpiercer Production Designer Barry Robison

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Martin Carr recently talked to production designer Barry Robison about bringing the long anticipated adaptation of Snowpiercer to our screens. A production which has historically made headlines, is burdened by a feature film forerunner of iconic status, and has yet emerged unscathed… Considering the protracted history behind Snowpiercer how did you first get involved? Through […]

Exclusive Interview – Senior VFX Supervisor Jon Cowley on Snowpiercer

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Jon Cowley is Head of Studio and senior VFX supervisor at FuseFX. He recently took time out to talk to Martin Carr about TNT’s adaptation of Snowpiercer… How did you first get involved with Snowpiercer? I’m very fortunate that a lot of VFX work is about relationships, so the client side VFX supervisor Geoff Scott […]

Snowpiercer Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘First, The Weather Changed’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Snowpiercer… Based on the feature film adaptation by Boon Joon Ho and Kelly Masterson, Snowpiercer comes to screens following a protracted gestation period. Using elements from Le Transperceneige written by Jacques Lob, Jean-Marc Rochette and Benjamin Legrand it is a post-apocalyptic tale of class division, civil unrest and […]

Exclusive Interview – Upload VFX Supervisor Marshall Krasser

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Martin Carr chats with Upload VFX Supervisor Marshall Krasser… VFX veteran Marshall Krasser has helped propel Amazon’s Upload into the public eye, through a combination of understated cutting edge affects which enhance the story telling process. He has worked with Steven Spielberg and through his time at ILM been involved in projects which included Avatar, […]

Killing Eve Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘Are You From Pinner?’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Killing Eve season 3… Memories, menace and dysfunction prevail in an episode which pulses with unresolved issues. Absent fathers, resentful matriarchs and half measure siblings plug the gaps, while harvest festivals clash with violent outbursts. Elsewhere moments of extreme disconnection, childish overreaction and emotional drama balance this homecoming […]

Quibi Review – Reno 911!

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Martin Carr reviews the Reno 911! revival… Championed by Danny DeVito, Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg who will be familiar from their involvement with Quentin Tarantino, Reno 911! ran for six years on Comedy Central. Following the day to day running of a Reno police department, it was created by Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney and Robert […]