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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/⁠⁠⁠

Brendan McCarthy is a concept artist and co-writer of Mad Max: Fury Road. He is also one of the most influential British comic book artists of the 1980s and early 1990s having created comics such as Freakwave, Strange Days, Skin, Paradax, and more. Brendan has also worked as a concept and storyboard artist on an unmade music video for Michael Jackson's Bad, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Coneheads, Pinocchio, Thunderbirds, Reboot, and more. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠ Connect with Brendan: https://artbrendan.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/MysticMcCarthy

What I learned interviewing actor Lachy Hulme, who played both Rizzdale Pell and Immortan Joe in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠

Lachy Hulme is an award winning actor, known for roles in The Matrix, Howzat, Power Games, 3000 Years of Longing, and most recently, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga where he played both Rizzdale Pell and Immortan Joe. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠

What I learned interviewing Gary Eck, co-writer and co-director of Happy Feet 2. Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠

Gary Eck is a prominent Australian comedian and the co-writer and co-director of Happy Feet 2. Connect with Gary: https://www.garyeck.com/ Subscribe to the Artwell newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠⁠

George Miller is an acclaimed Australian filmmaker best known for directing the Mad Max series, which revolutionized the action genre with its high-octane car chases and post-apocalyptic landscapes. His career spans over four decades, with a diverse filmography that includes the family-friendly Babe: Pig in the City and the animated hit Happy Feet, which earned him an Academy Award. This episode focuses on the writing of Mad Max: Fury Road in the late 1990s to Furiosa (2024). Connection to last season: After directing God of War II, Cory Barlog traveled to Australia to collaborate with George Miller on a potential Mad Max game. During this time, Cory regarded George as his storytelling mentor, absorbing valuable lessons that he would later bring to God of War (2018). He often credits the insights gained from George as key influences on the game's story. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ARTWELL NEWSLETTER ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jacobkelly.substack.com/⁠