Curated by the IndieWire Crafts team, Craft Considerations is a platform for filmmakers to talk about work we believe is worthy of awards consideration. 


Netflix
The Oscar-nominated cinematographer tells IndieWire about shooting Clint Bentley’s period piece with natural light and capturing images that would have never worked on celluloid.

'One Battle After Another'
Kulukundis discusses mixing movie stars, rising talent, and non-professional actors to create the most compelling and wide-ranging ensemble of Paul Thomas Anderson’s career.

'Étoile'
Watch cinematographer M. David Mullen, production designer Bill Groom, and choreographer Marguerite Derricks break down the world-building of “Étoile.”

Kathyn Hahn as Agatha Harkness in 'Agatha All Along'
Creator Jac Schaeffer, costume designer Daniel Selon, and songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez tell IndieWire about journeying through genres and musical styles to achieve something magical for the Disney+ series.

Matt Murdock (Charlie Vox) in the Daredevil mask on top of a building in 'Daredevil: Born Again'
Production designer Michael Shaw and cinematographer Hillary Fyfe Spera tell IndieWire how they created a realistic, character-driven style on the Disney+ series.

Cristin Milioti and Colin Farrell in 'The Penguin'
The team behind the HBO crime drama discusses how they expanded Oz Cobb’s origin story for the small screen.

'House of the Dragon'
Watch how showrunner Ryan Condal, VFX supervisor Dadi Einarsson, VFX producer Tom Horton, and production designer Jim Clay expanded Westeros’ battlefields in Season 2.

'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'
Watch how “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” team brought the terror of Sauron to the second season of the Prime Video series.

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'One Battle After Another'
Craft Considerations
Kulukundis discusses mixing movie stars, rising talent, and non-professional actors to create the most compelling and wide-ranging ensemble of Paul Thomas Anderson’s career.
Netflix
Craft Considerations
The Oscar-nominated cinematographer tells IndieWire about shooting Clint Bentley’s period piece with natural light and capturing images that would have never worked on celluloid.
Jordan (Derek Luh), Emma (Lizzie Broadway), Marie (Jaz Sinclair), and Annabeth (Keeya King) escaping from a prison in Season 2 of 'Gen V'
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Watch how showrunner Michele Fazekas, director Steve Boyum, and visual effects supervisor Karen Heston bring the language of superheroes to the messy emotions of growing up.
Mark Ruffalo in 'Task'
Craft Considerations
Watch how the “Task” costumes, production design, makeup, and hair styling brought creator Brad Ingelsby’s nuanced characters to life. 
HEDDA, from left: Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss, Imogen Poots, 2025. ph: Parisa Taghizadeh /© Amazon MGM Studios /Courtesy Everett Collection
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Costume designer Lindsay Pugh, production designer Cara Brower, and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir tell IndieWire how they turned Nia DaCosta’s adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen play into a riot.
Owen Cooper as Jamie in 'Adolescence'
Craft Considerations
Watch how director Philip Barantini, cinematographer Matthew Lewis, casting director Shaheen Baig, and supervising sound editor James Drake constructed the Netflix series.
'Étoile'
Craft Considerations
Watch cinematographer M. David Mullen, production designer Bill Groom, and choreographer Marguerite Derricks break down the world-building of “Étoile.”
Bradley Cooper in 'The Righteous Gemstones'
Craft Considerations
Director Danny McBride, cinematographer Paul Daley, and editor Justin Bourret tell IndieWire how they kept the spirit of their comedy series while branching out in new directions to create an epic season premiere.
Kathyn Hahn as Agatha Harkness in 'Agatha All Along'
Craft Considerations
Creator Jac Schaeffer, costume designer Daniel Selon, and songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez tell IndieWire about journeying through genres and musical styles to achieve something magical for the Disney+ series.
Matt Murdock (Charlie Vox) in the Daredevil mask on top of a building in 'Daredevil: Born Again'
Craft Considerations
Production designer Michael Shaw and cinematographer Hillary Fyfe Spera tell IndieWire how they created a realistic, character-driven style on the Disney+ series.
Cristin Milioti and Colin Farrell in 'The Penguin'
Craft Considerations
The team behind the HBO crime drama discusses how they expanded Oz Cobb’s origin story for the small screen.
EMILIA PEREZ, Zoe Saldana, 2024. © Netflix /Courtesy Everett Collection
Craft Considerations
The team behind the Netflix musical tells IndieWire about navigating the shifts and changes within Jacques Audiard’s movie to tell its singular story.
'House of the Dragon'
Craft Considerations
Watch how showrunner Ryan Condal, VFX supervisor Dadi Einarsson, VFX producer Tom Horton, and production designer Jim Clay expanded Westeros’ battlefields in Season 2.
'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'
Craft Considerations
Watch how “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” team brought the terror of Sauron to the second season of the Prime Video series.
X Men 97
Craft Considerations
Watch how head director and supervising producer Jake Castorena shaped the animation of “X-Men ’97” to fit a ’90s style in HD.
'True Detective: Night Country'
Craft Considerations
Watch how “True Detective: Night Country” cinematographer Florian Hoffmeister, costume designer Alex Bovaird, and VFX supervisor Barney Curnow brought the show’s story through the Arctic Circle.
'Winning Time'
Craft Considerations
Find out how the Emmy-nominated director, cinematographer, costume designer, and visual effects supervisor brought their A-games for the star-studded affair.
'Only Murders in the Building' Season 3
Craft Considerations
How the Hulu comedy’s team swooped in to create an entire Broadway musical, from original song and dance to costumes.
'Mary & George'
Craft Considerations
Watch how cinematography, costumes, and hair and makeup helped turn a true story into a ravishing period piece.
Tokyo Vice
Craft Considerations
For its second season, the Max drama became even more expansive in recreating Tokyo in the 1990s.
'3 Body Problem'
Craft Considerations
Production designer Deborah Riley, visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier, sound designer Paula Fairfield, and composer Ramin Djawadi share how they crafted a consequential threat to human existence.
Hoa Xuande in The Sympathizer, shown here standing in a cell with wooden walls, wearing a plain brown uniform
Craft Considerations
Watch how the cinematography, production design, and costume design of the HBO limited series all create a world in which The Captain cannot rest.
Walton Goggins as the noseless Ghoul on Fallout Prime Video
Craft Considerations
Director Jonathan Nolan, composer Ramin Djawadi, and cinematographer Stuart Dryburgh tell IndieWire how they achieved both the intimate and the epic on the Prime Video series.
Fallout on prime Video
Craft Considerations
Inside building the post-apocalyptic world of Prime Video’s drama with production design, VFX, and prosthetics.
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