A cut above
Hair & make-up designer Lisa Parkinson takes DQ inside her Bafta-winning job on ITV true crime drama The Long Shadow and discusses working on a budget and being mentored by a Hairy Biker.
View ArticleThe sounds of Silo
Icelandic composer Atli Örvarsson reflects on his Bafta-winning work creating the soundtrack for Apple TV+ drama Silo, enhancing its themes of loneliness and isolation, and returning to the studio for...
View ArticleBecoming Eric
The unusual title star of a dark, gritty Netflix period drama set in 1980s New York just happens to be a giant puppet. DQ speaks to creature creation firm Stitches & Glue and puppeteer Olly Taylor...
View ArticleAuthentic Antigua
Baden Prince Jr tells DQ about his role as a consultant on forthcoming BBC drama Mr Loverman, an adaptation of Bernadine Evaristo’s novel of the same name that stars Lennie James as an Antiguan man...
View ArticleAccess to success
Actor turned access coordinator Julie Fernandez is leading the charge for the television industry to become more accessible for disabled creatives on and off screen. She talks about how the role has...
View ArticleTick, tick, boom
Former British Army bomb-disposal expert Joel Snarr recalls working with Vicky McClure and the team behind ITV drama Trigger Point, filming scenes in a deserted London street and balancing reality with...
View ArticleInto the Whoniverse
VFX creatives Will Cohen and Seb Barker share the secrets behind realising dramatic stunts and otherworldly creatures in the recent Doctor Who specials that heralded the arrival of Ncuti Gatwa’s 15th...
View ArticleCracking the accent code
Dialect coach Natalie Grady explains how she uses her love of accents to help actors perfect their voice for a new role, revealing the keys to learning a new accent and why practice makes perfect.
View ArticleCasting the net wide
Lucy Hellier offers insight into her role as a British casting director working overseas and how she came to work on productions such as Spain’s La Templanza (The Vineyard) and France’s Mort sur la...
View ArticlePreparing for battle
Rise of the Raven recreates the 15th century Battle of Belgrade and one warrior’s determination to protect Europe from an Ottoman invasion. Costume designer Bea Merkovits and production designer Márton...
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