Tag Archives: Ron Howard

373. Cast Away

Superficially, Cast Away asks whether modern man can survive alone on a desert island. But Robert Zemeckis’ best film is really about destiny vs. free will.

353. Gravity

For a film that requires so many special effects in order to create the feeling of weightlessness, how did Alfonso CuarĂ³n still keep Gravity so grounded?

The Application of Colour in Production Design

This extended video-essay examines the application of colour in production design from A Voyage to the Moon and Ben-Hur through to Avatar and Gravity.


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