Welcome to our special Emmy Awards SHOOT>e.dition, which includes all 14 feature story installments thus far of SHOOT’s “The Road To Emmy” Series, as well as other related coverage.
The weekly "Road To Emmy" Series began back in May, with an Emmy preview published in April. This series so far has shared insights from assorted Emmy contenders and/or nominees, including:
- Directors Johan Renck (Chernobyl), Thomas Kail (Fosse/Verdon), Greg Yaitanes (Castle Rock), Janet Mock (also producer/writer, Pose), Ken Olin (also EP, This Is Us), Jennifer Lynch (American Horror Story: Apocalypse, 9-1-1)
- Showrunners/series creators Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective), Gregg Araki (Now Apocalypse), Hugo Blick (Black Earth Rising), Jed Mercurio (Bodyguard), Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House), Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch (GLOW), Robert and Michelle King (The Good Fight), Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld (High Maintenance)
- Showrunner Chris Mundy (Ozark)
- Cinematographers Tony Miller (Fleabag), Chris Manley (The Romanoffs), M. David Mullen (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Gary Baum (Will & Grace), Chris Teague (Russian Doll), Ben Richardson (Yellowstone), Jamie McPherson (Our Planet), Ben Kutchins (Ozark), Neville Kidd (The Umbrella Academy),
- Editors Laura Weinberg (Russian Doll), Cindy Mollo and Heather Goodwin Floyd (Ozark), Neena Erb (Insecure), Kate Sanford and Tim Streeto (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
- VFX supervisors Erik Henry (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), Everett Burrell (The Umbrella Academy)
- Composer Steven Price (Our Planet),
- Music supervisors Susan Jacobs and Jackie Mulhearn (Maniac)
- Production designers Bo Welch (A Series of Unfortunate Events), Mark Hutman (The Hot Zone), Alex DiGerlando (Maniac, Fosse/Verdon), Michael Bricker (Russian Doll), Drew Boughton (The Man in the High Castle), Anastasia White (Homecoming)
- Writer/EP Eric Newman (Narcos: Mexico)
- Casting director Aisha Coley (When They See Us)
This e.dition compendium of Emmy Awards season coverage also spans Chat Rooms, Cinematographers & Cameras feature stories, even a Spring Directors Series profile. These different elements connected with such artisans as:
- Director Adam McKay (Succession).
- Cinematographers Germain McMicking (True Detective), Dana Gonzales (Hanna), Darren Lew (Maniac), Arlene Nelson (This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy)
- Composers Jeff Beal (House of Cards), Nicholas Britell (Succession)
- Editor Steve Singleton (Bodyguard)
Plus this special e.dition contains our Emmy Awards Preview and Nominations announcement coverage, as well as stories on the primetime commercial Emmy Awards nominees and observations on those nominated spots from John Leverence, sr. VP of awards for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
So read on and enjoy. And remember, there’s more Emmy content to come, including the final two installments of "The Road To Emmy" Series, and SHOOT’s coverage of the Creative Arts Emmy and Primetime Emmy Awards ceremonies.
Be sure to check out SHOOT's 2019/2020 16-part "Road to Oscar" Series Calendar. The Series will kick off on October 18th.
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More