“Music is very dangerous and very powerful, it can change the nature of a scene very easily. He paid tribute to composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, who sadly died recently, and who Denis had worked with on Sicario, Prisoners and Arrival, recalling “I’d give him the screenplay and he’d send tracks and ideas very early on and we’d back and forth about it, it was a very exciting process and very productive.”ĭenis told the students that although he starts working on sound and music early, when he edits he likes to edit without any music. It’s a big luxury to be able to do that, but I deeply love it.” Sound design and music can feel like it is something that is rushed at the end of the filmmaking process, but I love to work on it for a long time. It is the best way to communicate – I love it.”ĭiscussing the sound design and music on Blade Runner 2049 Denis said “I brought it in very early in the creative process. I discovered the power of storyboarding because of Deakins, and it is one of my favourite processes now. “I learn so much working with Roger Deakins, every shot I am learning from Deakins.” Denis said, praising Roger for - “The strength of his storytelling as well as being a master with light”Īsked about the key to working on a VFX heavy film like Blade Runner 2049, Denis replied “It’s about communication, storyboarding. Roger was Oscar nominated for his work on two of Denis previous films - Sicario and Prisoners. I like intimacy, direct contact.”ĭenis emphasised his delight in the collaborative nature of filmmaking and the importance of those relationships, “Slowly you build a creative family.” One of Denis’ regular collaborators is NFTS graduate Roger Deakins, who won a BAFTA and is Oscar nominated for his work on Blade Runner 2049. I like to make sure everyone is working in the same direction and that was one thing I missed, being able to have as much personal connection with everyone working on the film. I was used to directing a chamber orchestra and now I was trying to direct a symphony orchestra.
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I would never have dared to pitch for Blade Runner 2049, I thought there were loads of directors who could have done it better than me, but when the script came to me I connected with it and loved it.”Īsked about the difference between making Blade Runner 2049 compared to his previous films, Denis explained “It was my first time doing a movie of that scale. Talking to NFTS director Jon Wardle, who had also collected a BAFTA the night before - for the NFTS which was awarded Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema - Denis revealed some of his processes behind creating Arrival, Prisoners, Sicario and Blade Runner 2049.īeginning by talking about Blade Runner 2049 Denis said, in reference to Ridley Scott’s iconic original Blade Runner, - “I knew I was working on sacred territory.
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The morning after his double BAFTA win for Blade Runner 2049, Oscar nominated director Denis Villeneuve gave a thrilling masterclass to students at the NFTS.