Interview

Cinematographer

“Saltburn” Cinematographer Linus Sandgren on Creating a Fluid Painting for Emerald Fennell

The comic drama Saltburn from director Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) is as beautiful as it is macabre. It’s 2006, and Oliver (Barry Keoghan), an awkward, lonely student at Oxford, finds his place within the scenic confines of his university by becoming friends with Felix (Jacob Elordi), who is everything Oliver is not — handsome, ...

By Susannah Edelbaum  |  December 12, 2023

Interview

Production Designer

How “Saltburn” Production Designer Suzie Davies Imbued a Palatial Estate With Sinister Detailing

Like so many of us, production designer Suzie Davies loved Emerald Fennel’s debut, Promising Young Woman. When she heard that the actress-turned-director planned a sex-drenched thriller called Saltburn as a follow-up to her debut feature, Davies, Oscar-nominated for designing Mike Leigh’s lush period piece Mr. Turner, threw her hat in the ring. “I was like, ...

By Hugh Hart  |  November 30, 2023

Interview

Production Designer

How “Saltburn” Production Designer Suzie Davies Outfitted the Vast Estate in Emerald Fennell’s Thriller

Like many who worked on Saltburn, production designer Suzie Davies signed a contract promising not to reveal the location of the sprawling country house where much of the movie was shot. Writer/director Emerald Fennell wanted a centuries-old estate unidentifiable to audiences, and she found one in the English Midlands that had never been used onscreen. ...

By Matthew Jacobs  |  October 25, 2023