Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013).
For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019.
‘1917’
thehollywoodnews.comIn just a couple of weeks, 1917 will debut on the home formats and we’ll all be able to marvel in its excellence once again.
Until then, here’s a cool little video hat I stumbled across on YouTube that goes into the editing of Sam Mendes’ celebrated WWI epic.Created by Thomas Flight, the video goes into cutting a scene without editing.
This is glorious.The video description is as follows:1917 is made to look like it’s a continuous take, but just because you’re not cutting, doesn’t mean you can abandon the function that editing normally provides a film.
In this video I showcase how Director Sam Mendes and Cinematographer Roger Deakins, make up for the editing with a combination of cinematography, choreography, and set design.You can check it
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