ANDREW COMMIS HAS BEGUN SHOOTING “HIGH GROUND”!
Shoot has begun on Stephen Johnson’s frontier Western HIGH GROUND and echo’s Director of Photography Andrew Commis, ACS is shooting the picture. Set in Australia’s Arnhem Land and Kakadu National Park, starring Guy Pearce (pictured here in PROPOSITON) and produced by Bunya Productions, the film follows a bounty hunter and a young indigenous man embarking in a manhunt, which will reveal a secret that will ultimately pit them against each other.
TIM MURRELL EDITS “17 BRIDGES”!
Editor Tim Murrell is starting today on the post-production for the feature film 17 BRIDGES. Directed by Brian Kirk and produced by AGBO, STX Entertainment and Getaway Entertainment, the film follows a NYPD detective (Chadwick Boseman, pictured here in MESSAGE FROM THE KING) who begins to undercover a big conspiracy where corrupted cops are involved into New York’s criminal empire. All of Manhattan’s seventeen bridges must be blocked over the man hunt that will follow.
"TWO FOR JOY" OUT IN UK CINEMAS TODAY!
TWO FOR JOY is a family drama about a mother (Samantha Morton) who gets depression after her husband’s death, with devastating consequences on her two children. The film was directed by Tom Beard, with Production Design by echo’s Laura Ellis Cricks and Costume Design by echo’s Sarah Blenkinsop and produced by Blonde to Black Pictures, Pretty Bird and Creative England. Out in the UK cinemas today!
UKMVA NOMINATIONS ARE OUT!
We are so thrilled for this year’s UKMVA. Very proud to say that Dua Lipa’s IDGAF, with Production Design by echo’s Morgan Kennedy and Stormzy Ft Mnek’s BLINDED BY YOUR GRACE, with Hair and Make-Up Design by Emma Scott have been nominated for “Best Pop Video”. Also nominated for “Best Pop Video” in the Newcomer category was Lightwave Empire’s TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN, shot by Nadim Carlsen. Whooop!
LYNNE RAMSAY’S UN “FEED OUR FUTURE” CAMPAIGN IS OUT!
Lynne Ramsay has directed the latest UN campaign titled “Feed Our Future”, which tackles the issue of worldwide hunger. The cinema advertisement was produced by Somesuch and Co., with costumes designed by echo’s Sarah Blenkinsop and hair and make-up designed by Emma Scott.
WORLD ALZHEIMER’S DAY, RAISING AWARENESS
Sadly Alzheimer is the most common form of dementia, the only way to beat it is through research! Jon Henson has production designed the latest Alzheimer’s Research UK campaign THE LAST BREATH, directed by Aoife McArdle and produced by Somesuch which is out today to raise awareness on the disease.
SNEAK PEAK OF "BORDER"!
SPOILER ALERT! Check out a clip for Ali Abassi's BORDER lensed by echo’s DoP Nadim Carlsen.
STREAM “SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS” TODAY!
Created by Kit Steinkellner, with costumes by Alex Bovaird and starring Elizabeth Olsen, SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS is available on Facebook Watch today. The series follows Leigh, who is left shell-shocked after the sudden death of her husband and is forced to realise that there was a lot about him she didn’t know.
“PEAKY BLINDERS” SEASON 5 STARTS SHOOTING TODAY!
Shoot has started on the fifth season of PEAKY BLINDERS, and series aficionado Loz Schiavo is back once more to take care of the Hair and Make Up design for Cillian Murphy and gang. Echo is very proud of Loz, who has earned a BAFTA Craft nomination for her work on PEAKY, good luck with the shoot!
"AMERICAN WOMAN": ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
With costumes by echo's Alex Bovaird and starring Sienna Miller, Christina Hendricks and Aaron Paul, the film tells the story of the disappearance of a child over a period of 11 years. Director Jake Scott highlights the tragedies that change a person and the life that happens in between. AMERICAN WOMAN premiered at Toronto Film Festival on Sunday 9th September.
GOOD LUCK FOR PHANTOM THREAD AT THE OSCARS TONIGHT!
The 90th Annual Academy Awards will be held tonight in LA and echo would like to wish the very best of luck to PHANTOM THREAD featuring Hair Design by Jon Henry Gordon. The film has been nominated for six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson and a Best Actor nod for Daniel Day Lewis. Good Luck!
