Go behind the scenes to learn from Sundance Advisors in our Conversations from the Labs series. This collection of videos will deepen your understanding of all the creative disciplines that are supported through our Labs including Feature Film Directing and Writing, TV Writing, Emerging/Interdisciplinary Media, Documentary, Producing and Film Music.
In this video, three directors—Miguel Arteta, Walter Salles and Randa Haines—share how they conceive and construct the world of their films. Each director details how they distill their vision, allow for imaginative possibilities and engage and inspire their key collaborators. Haines shares two clips from her film The Doctor, showcasing how cinematography, production design, editing and performance all worked together to communicate the contrast between the protagonist’s god-like stature at the start of the film vs. his vulnerability after receiving a cancer diagnosis. Arteta discusses his experience building the world of Beatriz at Dinner and how choices about how to showcase an actor’s performance helps to define their place in the film’s environment. Finally, Salles shares the opening sequence of Central Station, which not only sets the table for the personal journey of the main character, but invites the audience into the socioeconomic political conditions in Brazil in the midst of a military dictatorship.
Other conversations in this ongoing series include those with editors Michelle Tesoro, Joi McMillon, Teri Shropshire & Dylan Tichenor; cinematographers Stephen Goldblatt, Robert Elswit, Brad Young and Charlotte Bruus Christensen; writer/director Miguel Arteta, writer/director Walter Salles, writer/director Randa Haines and more.
