Reed Morano was an accomplished cinematographer and indie director, but getting the opportunity to come aboard “The Handmaid’s Tale” as an executive producer and director of the first three episodes was both a big break and new experience. With “Meadowland” – Morano’s feature directorial debut – she pushed the boundaries in what is a dark, atmospheric, and personal film. Initially, she wasn’t clear to what degree she could push the boundaries in establishing the visual language of the new Hulu series.
“They obviously had faith in me if they hired me, but they were like, ‘Make sure that it has scope and we know when we’re in a flashback,'” said Morano. “You basically have a lot of people standing over you… I imagine it’s similar to what it would be like to direct a studio feature, with the studio looking over you shoulder all the time saying,...
“They obviously had faith in me if they hired me, but they were like, ‘Make sure that it has scope and we know when we’re in a flashback,'” said Morano. “You basically have a lot of people standing over you… I imagine it’s similar to what it would be like to direct a studio feature, with the studio looking over you shoulder all the time saying,...
- 8/23/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
“Fargo” is more than a place; it’s a Midwest state of mind. Mention as much to Carrie Coon, a Midwesterner from the eastern end of the region (Ohio) now living in its heart (Illinois), and she’ll rattle off an impressive list of accurate ideological descriptors.
“The ethos of that place,” she said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “That particular brand of stoicism and emotional restraint; the belief that bad things won’t happen to good people and that you have some control; this idea that we can make meanings in our lives, even though the reality is that we have very little control over anything.”
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All of these things are built into “Fargo,” but there’s one other characteristic that stands out to Coon above all the rest.
“There’s a kind of Protestant work ethic,” Coon said. “We...
“The ethos of that place,” she said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “That particular brand of stoicism and emotional restraint; the belief that bad things won’t happen to good people and that you have some control; this idea that we can make meanings in our lives, even though the reality is that we have very little control over anything.”
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All of these things are built into “Fargo,” but there’s one other characteristic that stands out to Coon above all the rest.
“There’s a kind of Protestant work ethic,” Coon said. “We...
- 8/23/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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