Film Production

Pigeon wrangling and prototype synths – designing discomfort for a very British chiller.

Lincoln, Braveheart and Magnolia make-up artist Lois Burwell explains how she created some of her most iconic looks, as part of a BAFTA Masterclass.

Producer Stephen Woolley discusses the inspiration behind The Company of Wolves.

The composer of The Lives of Others, The English Patient and Betty Blue on intimacy and experimentation.

The acclaimed production designer talks about her work on Billy Elliot (2000), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and The Imitation game (2014).

Recorded in 2014, award-winning director of photography Anthony Dod Mantle gives an overview of his career.

Toyah Willcox and Stuart Hopps share their memories of working on Derek Jarman's 1979 production of The Tempest, with access to a remarkable collection of notebooks, photos, scripts and designs from the film.

BFI's curator of silent film Bryony Dixon, composer Simon Dobson and Lieutenant Colonel Nick Grace OBE from the Royal Marine Band Service discuss the challenges of scoring the restored Great War film.

Interview with Pam Cullen who at 97 boasts an incredible career spanning over fifty years in the Indian film industry.

Panel discussion on Jackie Chan's 1985 action classic Police Story, with Chase Armitage, Sam Mak and Jadey Duffield.

The stars of Horrible Histories and Yonderland discuss Bill, their 2015 feature film about Shakespeare’s ‘Lost Years’.

A compelling account of the struggle to recreate the Victorian legend of The Elephant Man from the film's makeup creator, Christopher Tucker.

Producer Bonnie Arnold, author Cressida Cowell and director Dean DeBlois discuss the How to Train Your Dragon movies and 20 years of animated innovation.

A mixing and recording masterclass breaking down the soundtrack of Tom Hooper's acclaimed musical drama.

Director Robin Hardy and various musicians consider the complex story behind the cult soundtrack for The Wicker Man.

Actor Oscar Isaac and executive music producer T-Bone Burnett discuss the music of Inside Llewyn Davis, The Coen brothers’ melancholic elegy to early 1960s folk music.

Members of the creative team dissect the techniques behind the BAFTA and Oscar-winning sound mix for Les Misérables.