The Morning Watch: ‘Get Out’ Anatomy Of A Scene, Production Design Of ‘Shape Of Water’ & More
The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.
In this edition, writer/directorJordan Peelenarrates a scene from his Best Picture nominated horror thrillerGet Out. Plus, Oscar winnerPaul Austerberrytalks about the work he put into the production design ofThe Shape of Water, andBradley Whitfordplays an emotion stuntman who does the heavy lifting in a dramatic scene.
Even though Jordan Peele didn’t win the Oscar for Best Director, he still took home Best Original Screenplay forGet Out. And in this video, he narrates a certain scene whenDaniel Kaluuya’s character Chris has this feeling of paranoia as he gets a lot of awkward attention from the various guests of his girlfriend’s parents' cookout.
Next up, BAFTA and Oscar winner Paul Austerberry discusses his role as one of the production designers in the creation ofThe Shape Of Water. His role is take care of everything on set that appears in front of a camera, figuring what needs to come from the location or what needs to be created on a set, as well as what needs to be brought to a location or a set. This is some great insight into the job and process of production design.
Finally,The West WingandThe Poststar Bradley Whitford stars in this Funny or Die sketch as anEmotional Stuntman. No, he’s not a stuntman who has a lot of problems to deal with, but rather a stuntman who steps in to take over the more emotional scenes for actors when they can’t tap into the drama themselves.
