Sarah Shachat
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Monkey Business
The VFX team behind 'Better Man' details the unusual demands of creating the prime(mate) version of Robbie Williams in this exclusive making-of video.
Making Up Is Hard To Do
Makeup department head Sarah Milk tells IndieWire about going even bigger for the FX show's final season.
The Sound of Music
Composer Kris Bowers tells IndieWire about the work the music does to elevate key scenes and the scenes where it wasn't needed at all.
That Applejack Mood
Sound designer Bobb Barito tells IndieWire about crafting hundreds of audio gags for this not-so-silent comedy.
Ecce Papa
Composer Volker Bertelmann tells IndieWire about creating an air of political paranoia in his fifth collaboration with director Edward Berger.
From weird little critters to weird little Michael Keatons to papal gossip, the IndieWire Craft team picks the film scores that have moved us most this year.
Here are the TV shows with the best scores and music according to IndieWire editors.
Liches Get Stitches
Costume designer Laura Montgomery tells IndieWire about leaving every style and time period on the fields of Staten Island for the FX show's final season.
Filmmaker Toolkit
On the Toolkit podcast, Heller tells IndieWire about the care required to direct toddlers and respect her audience — and about being wary of good-intentioned notes that could muddy the film's throughline.
Craft Considerations
Watch how showrunner Ryan Condal, VFX supervisor Dadi Einarsson, VFX producer Tom Horton, and production designer Jim Clay expanded Westeros' battlefields in Season 2.
Planetary Bodies
Production designer Tom Meyer tells IndieWire about the lore that went into designing the Bene Gesserit base on Wallach IX — including Anirul.
Getting Animated
Director Gints Zilbalodis and sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas tell IndieWire about maintaining the momentum of the animated animal adventure through sound.
