In this bonus episode for premium subscribers, John hosts a Q&A with Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairnes to discuss their new film 1917. They discuss writing a war film without exposition, turning psychology into behavior, and portraying emotional processing in real-time.
They also answer audience questions on having a separate technical script and the challenges of editing a single-shot film.
Happy New Year!
Links:
- 1917
- 1917 Behind the Scenes
- Krysty Wilson-Cairns
- Sam Mendes
- Krysty Wilson-Cairns on Twitter
- John August on Twitter
- Craig Mazin on Twitter
- John on Instagram
- Outro by Michael Karman (send us yours!)
- Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli
Email us at ask@johnaugust.com