Sam Mendes

Director Sam Mendes discusses his new film, Empire of Light, with fellow director Karyn Kusama in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, Mendes speaks about directing (recreating) scenes from his life, making films audiences can connect to, and relaying the cinematic experiences. Set on the South coast of England in the 1980s, the film follows Hilary, a lonely woman who works at a seaside movie palace and is engaged in a boring affair with her married boss, Donald. When Stephen, a young new theater employee arrives on the scene, Hilary senses something kindred in him and they fall into a tenuous romance. Please note: spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2023/January2023/EmpireOfLight_QnA_1222.aspx

In part two of Jonathan's conversation with Sam Mendes about his life in theatre, we hear the story of his stewardship of the Donmar Warehouse, the loneliness of the director, what his secret weapon is (according to the late Natasha Richardson), Mike Nicholls and the little man on his shoulder - and the end of that anecdote about Jonathan competing for Sam's favour with Tom Hollander for the part of Cyrano de Bergerac. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The titan of theatre that is Sir Sam Mendes joins Jonathan for a waltz through his stellar career and their 35 year friendship. In part one of this enlightening chat, Sam reveals who promised his 9-year-old self to 'see you later, big boy', the unfortunate reason the apples that feature in The Ferryman were forever glistening, why he needs to channel his inner David Essex, and which production of a classic play transformed his creative outlook in the most profound of ways. Jonathan also manages to cock-up the technical side of things at a crucial moment in an anecdote about hoping Sam would give him the leading role in a student production - and how the Legend of Mendes was born in the way he handled it, This - ahem - now appears in part two! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack is an extraordinary actor whose worked across stage and TV with some of the best people in the business. We discuss his involvement in Sam Mendes' epic global touring production of Shakespeare's Richard III. How he approaches Shakespeare's text, how to find the meaning, and important it is to actors. As Jack says, keep yourself fit with Shakespeare! Also his experience working alongside Sam Mendes, how he conducts the rehearsal room, and how he works with actors to bring his image to life. In addition, we also touch on his involvement in the brilliant 2014 production of The Crucible directed by Yael Farber. Alongside Adrian Schiller who has also been on the show, he talks about Yael's rehearsal process, and the rewards and challenges of playing Danforth. Such a pleasure talking to Jack as I have admired his work in The Crucible since I first saw it, now he's taking a route into directing, it would be great to see what projects he'll be working on in the future. Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @ollietheuncensoredcritic For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com Please Like, Download and Subscribe ✍️ Thank you all for your support!

This week’s very special guest is Sir Sam Mendes; Oscar-winning director of films such as American Beauty, 1917, Skyfall, but mainly a huge cricket fan. Enjoy a glorious hour of fascinating conversation covering everything from 007 to T20. Twitter @middleplease Instagram @middlepleaseumpire Email middleplease@hotmail.com Podcast Sponsored by Cricketers Gin. www.cricketersgin.com/ For a special discount, just use the code CRICKET (Over 18 only) Produced by Electric Sports & Playback Media Engineered by Leon Gorman Copyright 2020 Playback Media Ltd - playbackmedia.co.uk/copyright Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back in 2020, we joined Spike Lee and Sam Mendes for a fantastic online Da 5 Bloods Q&A. Spike and Sam treated us to a fascinating discussion of the different cinematic elements employed in Da 5 Bloods, from aspect ratios to soundtrack, performance to script. This was a whirlwind tour of a fantastic new film — available to watch on Netflix now.

With wins at the Golden Globes and the DGA Awards, Sam Mendes' 1917 is a roaring success. We were thrilled to be able to host a special event for members with Sam, and who better to discuss the film's stunning technical achievement than Oscar-winning master Alfonso Cuarón. Sam spoke to Alfonso about the amount of preparation that was required for such long takes, the continued relevance of the First World War, and why you shouldn’t be sat there wondering where the cuts are. We hope you enjoy the podcast! Music: Loyalty Freak

Jane Crowther, Matt Maytum and Jack Shepherd discuss 1917, Uncut Gems, BAFTA nominations and 2020 preview – as well as talking to Sam Mendes about his one-shot film.

In this bonus episode for premium subscribers, John hosts a Q&A with Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns 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: * [Sign up for Scriptnotes Premium here](scriptnotes.net) * [1917](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8579674/) * [1917 Behind the Scenes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hSjs2hBa94) * [Krysty Wilson-Cairns](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4880670/) * [Sam Mendes](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005222/) * [Krysty Wilson-Cairns](https://twitter.com/WeWriteAtDawn) on Twitter * [John August](https://twitter.com/johnaugust) on Twitter * [Craig Mazin](https://twitter.com/clmazin) on Twitter * [John on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en) * [Outro](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros) by Michael Karman ([send us yours!](http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed)) * Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli Email us at ask@johnaugust.com **UPDATE 1-10-2020** The transcript for this episode can be found [here](https://johnaugust.com/2020/scriptnotes-bonus-1917-qa-transcript). The post Bonus – 1917 Q&A with Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns first appeared on John August .

Guest: Krysty Wilson-Cairns was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, then trained at the National Film and Television School in London. Her script Aether landed on the Black List, got her an agent and the attention of director Darren Aronofsky, who hired her to adapt the novel The Good Nurse . It was this script that got the attention of another director, Sam Mendes, and Krysty was hired as a staff writer on the TV show Penny Dreadful (Mendes is Exec. Producer on the show ). Mendes then asked her to co-write 1917 with him. 1917 opened in limited release on Dec. 25, and will open wide Jan. 10 and in IMAX Jan. 24. Host: Shanee Edwards graduated from UCLA Film School with an MFA in Screenwriting and is currently the film critic for SheKnows.com . She recently won the Next MacGyver television writing competition to create a TV show about a female engineer. Her pilot, Ada and the Machine, is currently in development with America Ferrera’s Take Fountain Productions. You can follow her on Twitter: @ShaneeEdwards The Script Lab: For all the latest from The Script Lab, be sure to follow us on Twitter , Facebook , and Instagram . And become a member of TSL 360 to enjoy the LARGEST screenwriting education content library, featuring masterclasses, deep-dive interviews, and lectures from Academy Award-winning screenwriters, TV show-runners, producers, literary managers, agents, studio executives, and leading educators – all in one place.