CLAIRE OAKLEY'S "MAKE UP" HEADING TO SXSW 2020!
After being nominated at the London Film Festival last year, Claire Oakley’s MAKE UP is heading to SXSW Festival! The debut feature from Oakley was shot by echo’s DoP Nick Cooke and cut by Sacha Szwarc!
ALEX GARLAND'S "DEVS" TRAILER IS OUT!
Alex Garland’s series DEVS first trailer has been released and is getting us very excited for the show to drop! We can’t wait to see echo’s Costume Designer, Guy Speranza’s work - let’s hope for a UK release date soon!
THE NEW SNOH AALEGRA PROMO!
Snoh Aalegra’s promo for her new single WOAH came out a few weeks back - in case you missed it - check out these brilliant stills from the video! The promo was shot by echo’s DoP Noel Schoolderman and designed by Costume Designer Larissa Bechtold!
"MUSTANG" AVAILABLE ON BBC iPLAYER!
Bafta and Oscar nominated movie, MUSTANG is available on iPlayer until the end of the month! Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven, and shot beautifully by echo’s Director of Photography David Chizallet, AFC, it is definitely worth checking out!
TBT: DOP STUART BENTLEY, BCS' WORK ON "THIS IS ENGLAND '90"
We are throwing it back to echo DoP Stuart Bentley, BSC’s imagery from THIS IS ENGLAND 90’ - shot from a low loader at dusk and looking pretty brilliant!
DIRECTORS THIRTYTWO NEW DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION SPOT!
Directors ThirtyTwo have made a companion piece for last years Department For Education commercial EVERY LESSON SHAPES A LIFE, with new film TUESDAY. The new spot focuses on a single teachers perspective. Look out for costume design by echo’s Jo Thompson!
CHERNOBYL WINS "BEST LIMITED SERIES" AT THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS!
Johan Renck’s CHERNOBYL won Best Limited Series at last night’s Golden Globe Awards! Congratulations to Editors Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith who cut the series.
TBT: DOP JOE ANDERSON INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER MAG!
Throwback to Director Of Photography Joe Anderson’s interview with Filmmaker Magazine about his work on THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN. Click here to read more about Joe capturing Robert Redford’s last on screen performance.
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "CHERNOBYL"!
And here it is…echo’s number 1 Film/TV show of the year is Johan Renck’s CHERNOBYL! The haunting and thought-provoking series has sweeped the awards across the board and is one of the best pieces of TV for a long time…and it goes without saying the work of echo’s amazing Editors Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith is legendary!
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "SUCCESSION"!
Our very deserving number 2 in echo’s Best of 2019 list is SUCCESSION! This brilliant second series didn’t disappoint and had us hooked all over again. The performances are brilliant and the writing is sharp and darkly funny! If you haven’t watched it yet, now is the time.
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "WHEN THEY SEE US"!
At number 3 is WHEN THE SEE US, the astonishing retelling of the Central Park Five! Ava DuVernay’s mini-series had the world heart broken all over again at the injustice of the five boys' stolen destinies. A must-watch!
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "PARASITE"!
Bong Joon-ho’s, Palme d'Or winner, PARASITE is at number 4 on our Best Of 2019 list! The South Korean film has united critics with it’s witty and brilliant social satire and we definitely didn’t disagree!
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "MOFFIE"!
Half way through our countdown and it’s Oliver Hermanus’ MOFFIE! So much more than a war movie, the film is set in the brutal apartheid-era in South Africa and is the story of young gay desire on the war front. The incredible cinematography and music, beautiful yet claustrophobic, contribute to the intensity of the film!
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE"!
Today’s choice is PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE! Céline Sciamma’s Golden Globe nominated film has has been racking up noms and awards since it’s premiere at Cannes this year and was a firm echo favourite at LFF!
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "DIVINE LOVE"!
DIVINE LOVE is number 7 in our list! Gabriel Mascaro’s film, described as “disco-dystopian”, screened at Sundance, Berlin and LFF this year and is a brilliant piece of cinema with particuarly beautiful cinematography!
ECHO'S BEST OF 2019: "A WHITE, WHITE DAY"!
A WHITE, WHITE DAY is number 8 on our Best Of 2019 list! Nominated for the Critic Week Grand Prize at Cannes this year, Hlynur Palmason’s film also screened at TIFF and was beautifully shot by echo’s Director of Photography Maria von Hausswolff.
ECHO’S BEST OF 2019: “FOR SAMA”!
At number 9 of our countdown is FOR SAMA! No surprise this critically acclaimed and award winning doc features in our best of list. Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts’ powerful and important story about the Syrian War is a film that everyone should see!
ECHO’S BEST OF 2019: “BABYTEETH”!
Another great year for Film and Television - and we will be counting you down through our Top 10 list over the coming days!
At number 10 is Shannon Murphy’s BABYTEETH! The remarkable debut feature from Murphy screened at both London and Venice this year and we loved it - not to mention it’s shot by echo’s brilliant DoP Andrew Commis, ACS!
"RESPONSIBLE CHILD" AIRS ON BBC TWO TONIGHT AT 9PM!
The BBC’s one off drama, RESPONSIBLE CHILD, airs tonight on BBC Two at 9pm! The drama, directed by Nick Holt and shot by echo Director of Photography Nick Cooke, is based on a true story of a 12 year old child being tried for murder as an adult.
A CLOSER LOOK AT JON HENSON'S WORK ON THE SAINSBURYS XMAS AD!
We love how Production Designer Jon Henson managed to sneak in his own take on the famous “plug boy” into the 2019 Sainsbury’s Christmas ad! His drawings featured in the commercial and also as part of a print campaign in the Metro!