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\n 21 Mar 2017 | As the 2017 IFTA Film & Drama Awards gets closer (Saturday, April 8) we continue our coverage of the ceremony by looking at the nominees of the Production Design category.\u00a0
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\n Making The Cut: ‘Room’ Editor Nathan Nugent<\/a>
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\n 15 Dec 2016 | With Oscar nominated Irish film \u2018Room\u2019 hitting cinemas on January 15th, IFTN talks to Editor Nathan Nugent about his work on the film.\u00a0
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\n Making The Cut: Piers McGrail \u2013 DoP of \u2018Glassland\u2019 and upcoming \u2018Tomato Red\u2019<\/a>
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\n 09 Dec 2016 | Probably one of the most sought after DoP\u2019s in Ireland at the minute, we chat to 2015 IFTA nominee Piers McGrail on how he got into the industry.\u00a0
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\n Making The Cut: \u2018An Bronntanas\u2019 writer\/director\/producer Tom Collins on getting into the industry<\/a>
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\n 04 Nov 2016 | Tom Collins is an IFTA-nominated writer\/director\/producer who last directed \u2018An Bronntanas\u2019 \u2013 an acclaimed Irish language Celtic Noir drama series that aired on TG4 in late 2014 and has since been acquired by French distributor Lagard\u00e8re Entertainment (LE) Rights for worldwide distribution.\u00a0
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\n Making The Cut: Art Director of \u2018Frank\u2019 and upcoming \u2018Sing Street\u2019<\/a>
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\n 22 Oct 2016 | With last year\u2019s critically acclaimed musical drama \u2018Frank\u2019 and the upcoming \u2018Sing Street\u2019 under her belt, IFTN talks to art director Tamara Conboy about her work.\u00a0
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\n 11 Oct 2016 | Winner of back-to-back IFTA Awards in 2014 and 2015, editor Emer Reynolds talks to IFTN about she got into the film and television industry.\u00a0
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\n Making The Cut: Costume Designer Kathy Strachan on her career<\/a>
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\n 07 Aug 2016 | After working on two of the most watched television shows of the past six months in Ireland \u2013 \u2018Charlie\u2019 and \u2018Damo and Ivor\u2019 \u2013 Kathy Strachan talks to IFTN about her extremely diverse work on both shows.\u00a0
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\n Making The Cut: IFTA-winning Production Designer John Paul Kelly<\/a>
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\n 01 Jan 2016 | Coming off a wave of international acclaim as well as an IFTA Award for his work on the \u2018The Theory of Everything\u2019, John Paul Kelly took time out of his very busy schedule to talk us through the theory of being an award-winning Production Designer.\u00a0
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\n Making The Cut: Up and coming DoP Piers McGrail<\/a>
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\n 27 Dec 2015 | 2015 has been a pretty good year for DoP Piers McGrail with three cinema releases and an IFTA nomination under his belt.\u00a0
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\n Making The Cut: DoP John Conroy<\/a>
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\n 22 Dec 2015 | 2015 is destined to be a big year for Irish DOP John Conroy with a trifecta of impressive international television shows airing in the New Year. First up, there is the Sky Atlantic show \u2018Fortitude\u2019. Starring Richard Dormer and Stanley Tucci, the show tells the story of a violent crime occurring in the gorgeous backdrop of a quiet town in Iceland.\u00a0
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\n Making The Cut \u2013Editor John Phillipson<\/a>
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\n 09 Nov 2015 | As part of the Making The Cut series, IFTN profiles some of the countries most accomplished young graduates of the past few years to find out more about the places they first cut their teeth in the industry.\u00a0
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\n Making The Cut\u2013 DOP Blaine Rennicks<\/a>
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\n 27 Oct 2015 | As part of our Making The Cut series, IFTN profiles some of the countries most accomplished young graduates of the past few years to find out more about the places they first cut their teeth in the industry.\u00a0
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\n Making the Cut\u2013 Karen Gorman of Karen Gorman Casting<\/a>
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\n 20 Oct 2015 | As part of our Making the Cut series, IFTN has been profiling successful graduates of some of the film courses offered around Ireland.\u00a0
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\n Making the Cut\u2013 Amy Millar (Assistant Producer and Audio Editor)<\/a>
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\n 10 Oct 2015 | As part of the Making The Cut Series, IFTN profiles some of the countries most accomplished young graduates of the past few years to find out more about the places they first cut their teeth in the industry.\u00a0
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\n Making The Cut: Career advice from the cast and crew of \u2018The Fall\u2019<\/a>
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\n 01 Oct 2015 | With the CAO deadline fast approaching (1st February), IFTN has scanned the archives to gather key advice from the cast and crew of the IFTA-winning \u2018The Fall\u2019, the critically acclaimed Belfast-set police procedural starring Jamie Dornan and Gillian Anderson.\u00a0
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\n Making The Cut\u2013 Denise Fogarty (Big Mountain Productions)<\/a>
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\n 21 Sep 2015 | As part of the Making the Cut series, IFTN profiles some of the countries most accomplished young graduates of the past few years to find out more about the places they first cut their teeth in the industry.\u00a0
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\n Making the Cut\u2013 writer\/director\/editor Dave Thorpe<\/a>
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\n 20 Jan 2015 | As part of our Making the Cut series, IFTN profiles some of the countries most accomplished young graduates of the past few years to find out more about the places they first cut their teeth in the industry.\u00a0
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\n Making the Cut…Des Whelan, Camera Operator on WW2 Drama \u2018Fury\u2019<\/a>
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\n 11 Dec 2014 | Des Whelan is an Irish camera operator with international credits including \u2018Thor: The Dark World\u2019, \u2018A Good Day To Die Hard\u2019 and \u2018Sherlock Holmes\u2019, and Irish credits including \u2018Veronica Guerin\u2019 and \u2018Into The West\u2019, amongst many, many others.\u00a0
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\n Making the Cut: Career Advice from Film Graphic Designer Annie Atkins<\/a>
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\n 06 Nov 2014 | Continuing the ‘Making the Cut’ series that sees IFTN talk to industry professionals ranging from floor runners to show runners, concept artists to set designers, this week we catch up with photographer, award-winning blogger and graphic designer Annie Atkins.\u00a0
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\n Making the Cut… Donal Woods, Production Designer on ‘Downton Abbey’<\/a>
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The role of Production Designer is a hugely important one on any set. It is a role that involves a vast amount of research, intensive collaboration with the director of the piece and a level of attention to detail that has to be seen to be believed. They are the visual story-tellers of all the TV series’ and films that grace our screens. And yet, the greatest compliment they can receive is if no one knows they were there at all!<\/p>\n

IFTN spoke to BAFTA-nominee, Donal Woods, Production Designer of the hit ITV drama Downton Abbey\u00a0<\/p>\n


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