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“You Can’t Really Tell the Whole Story with an Image”: Interview with Graphic Designer Vasilis Marmatakis

Latest interview on Classiq Journal: graphic and film poster designer Vasilis Marmatakis. I’ve chatted with Vasilis about Poor Things, his working relationship with Yorgos Lanthimos, the difficulty to attach a definition to the term artistic poster and the one movie poster he has framed in his home. Read More →

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The Last Repair Shop: Interview with Cinematographer David Feeney-Mosier

In our interview, David Feesey-Mosier and I talk about The Last Repair Shop (the short documentary film nominated to the Academy Awards), a wonderful celebration of music and human connection, why they thought close-ups and darker, warmer tones were more appropriate for the film, how someone’s non-filmic life will always inform their work, and why it is important for a cinematographer to trust a director’s vision. Read More →

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March Newsletter: Hipgnosis, Joy Division and Perfect Days

The March newsletter: Hipgnosis, Joy Division and Perfect Days Read More →

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“Inspiration Comes from Doing the Work and Simply Putting the Time In”: In Conversation with Film Poster Designer Brian Hung

Brian Hung joins me today to talk all things movies, about his introduction to cinema as a kid growing up in Shanghai, why he starts designing a poster only after the movie is completed, how he orchestrates his design style depending on each film, and what his film work and his other metier – professional chef – have in common. Read More →

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Jeanne par Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne par Jeanne Moreau is a visual and written self-portrait of a legend. “So who are we?Elusive, always in the making, ephemeral like the butterfly or long-lasting like the great wines, we create dreams, we provoke those who look at us, stuck in their solitude.” Read More →

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