Roger Christian is an oscar nominated set designer and academy award winner, most recognised for his work on Star Wars: A New Hope and Alien. With more than twenty years of experience in the industry he has built a successful career for himself covering many areas including set designing, directing and production designing. Interview By […]
Roger Christian, Set Decorator of Star Wars: A New Hope and More Read More »
A two-time recipient of the Art Directors Guild award for “Excellence in Production Design,” Brad Ricker has brought to life a large number of outstanding movies in his 30 year long career, including 2004’s The Terminal, 2010’s Inception, and 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. He graciously allowed Lift-Off some of his time to talk about his passion for his job, working on Inception
Brad Ricker, supervising Art Director for Inception, Spider-Man: Homecoming and More… Read More »
If the length of the title wasn’t enough of a giveaway, Alan Edward Bell has a truly huge (and impressive) credits list under his belt. Starting off as an assistant editor in the 80’s where he worked on projects such as Heathers, Alan’s been the lead editor on many of his own projects now. Most recently you
From ‘Stranger Things’ to “Mr. Robot’, Tim Ives has accumulated an impressive collection of work as a successful cinematographer. Lift-Off looked to him to find out his inspirations, hurdles he has faced and his advice for aspiring cinematographers. Interview by Lauren Macaree When did you decide that you wanted to pursue a career in cinematography and how
Tim Ives, Cinematographer of Stranger Things and More Read More »
As far as writing goes, Chips Hardy has done it all. Advertising, novels, comedy, stage, film, and TV. There isn’t really a medium left that Chips has yet to use to present his complex characters and darkly comedic themes. As such, it felt only necessary that we tap him for as much information as we
Edward “Chips” Hardy, writer and co-creator of BBC’s Taboo and more… Read More »
Robert Kurtzman is a veteran in the special effects world. In particular his notable makeup work seen in Scream, Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. He also made the move into screenwriting (From Dusk till Dawn) and directing (Wishmaster). In 2003 he founded the award-winning effects company, Creature Corps. When did you first
 Lift-Off snagged the opportunity to speak with the massively successful Producer Bruce Cohen to discuss his influences, career and his top tips for every Producer. Bruce Cohen is known for producing “American Beauty”( which won a total of five Oscars and awards at the Golden Globe, BAFTA and Producers Guild of America), “Milk” ( nominated
Jasmine Hyde has made appearances in numerous British medical dramas, and stars in upcoming psychological thriller “The Unseen“. She will also play Sister Grace in the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s “Good Omens,” which is currently filming. Interview by Sneh Rupra When did you decide that you wanted to pursue a career
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Arshad Khan is a Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker, whose recent autobiographical documentary ABU (Father) screened at the London Film Festival. He is also known for his short films Doggoned and Threadbare. His work examines the Pakistani immigrant experience in Canada, and around the world. Interview by Sneh Rupra When did you decide that you wanted to pursue
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Ollie Downey is a director of photography based in London. He is known for his work on the highly successful TV series Electric Dreams alongside Fresh Meat, Harlots , Vera and more. Ollie has also worked on feature films and a wide range of commercials for brands such as Honda , Tesco and Barclays. How
Ollie Downey Cinematographer of Philip K Dick adaptation ‘Electric Dreams’ and more Read More »
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