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Richard Franics-Bruce is a three time Academy Award nominated editor. He received his nominations for his work on The Shawshank Redemption, Se7en, and Air Force One. He also edited films such as Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, The Rock, The Green Mile, and Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: https://jacobkelly.substack.com/

What I learned interviewing screenwriter John Collee (Happy Feet, Master and Commander, Monkey Man) Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠ John's Website: https://www.johncollee.com/

John Collee is a screenwriter behind Oscar nominated films Master and Commander, Happy Feet, and Tanna. He also co-wrote Monkey Man, Hotel Mumbai, Lee, and Boy Swallows Universe. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠ John's Website: ⁠https://www.johncollee.com/⁠

What I learned interviewing Academy Award nominated actor James Cromwell, known for his roles in films such as Babe, L.A. Confidential, and The Green Mile. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠

James Cromwell is an actor known for films such as L.A. Confidential, The Green Mile, and Babe, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. I got the chance to sit down and speak with James (Jamie to his friends), now 84, about the lessons he has learned — and still hopes to learn — as an artist, and about making great art. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠

What I learned interviewing Mad Max: Fury Road dramaturg Nadia Townsend. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠

Nadia Townsend is a dramaturg known for her work on Mad Max: Fury Road and Thor: Love and Thunder. On her website she writes that "dramaturgy is the study of dramatic composition. Dramaturg literally means drama worker, a title more often found in the theatre. As a film dramaturg I ‘work the drama’ through the rehearsal process. It is neither, director, writer, nor acting teacher, but rather a role which works with the essential elements of the narrative and gets all the players on the same page." Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠ Connect with Nadia: https://www.nadiatownsend.com/

What I learned interviewing five time Oscar nominated cinematographer, John Seale. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠

John Seale is a 5x Academy Award nominated cinematographer for his work on Witness, Rain Man, The English Patient (which he won the Oscar for), Cold Mountain, and Mad Max: Fury Road. He also lensed films such as Dead Poets Society, Lorenzo's Oil, The Firm, The American President, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Perfect Storm, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and Three Thousand Years of Longing. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠

What I learned interviewing influential British comic book artist and Mad Max: Fury Road co-writer, Brendan McCarthy. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠