STAR WARS: ANDOR | Cinematographer, Production, & Costume Designer Interview | ShotDeck: Shot Talk

Lawrence Sher sits down with DP Adriano Goldman ACS, BSC, Production Designer Luke Hull, & Costume Designer Michael Wilkinson for an in-depth discussion of the first season of the Disney Plus show "Andor". From the logistics of shooting on practical locations instead of on volumes, to how the look of Rogue One inspired their style, the trio breakdown important moments behind-the-scenes of production that helped bring the story to life.
This episode of Shot Talk is sponsored by SONY.
Watch "Andor" only on Disney Plus: www.disneyplus.com/series/sta...
Subscribe today for more content like this! Sign up for an account at ShotDeck, the world's first fully-searchable film image database: shotdeck.com/
Instagram: / shotdeck
Twitter: / shotdeck

[@gregv2k]

The production values of Andor are off the charts. Cinematic beauty from the first frame to the last. These professionals each hit it out of the park, and I’m nervous that they set the bar then blew so far past it that no other Star Wars project will measure up.

[@Spaceisprettybig]

OOooh, that's why the show is so good, it's a bunch of professionals bringing years of experiences and an unrelenting ethic to their work, all under the clear and trusting direction of deliberate leadership.

[@charlesm835]

Brilliant talk. Andor had such rich world building, getting to hear more about the creation of it was a pleasure.

[@jamesknowles.3552]

Best Star Wars content since Empire, with the series’ best cinematography to date. Love this, can’t wait until the shots are put up on the site.

[@sam_Invincible]

Thank you so much for this conversation. Huge fan of Andor and the behind the scenes talk is fantastic!

[@PhilmBlog]

Great conversation. Lovely to give the floor to production & costume designers too.

[@jamesnguyen4491]

Awesome podcast, guys! And please update more architectural shots from Andor to Shotdeck. :D Amazing works from this team!

[@jakemeyer8188]

I'm sure they were quite relieved to hear how much the fandom loved Andor...and for all the reasons these guys worked so hard to achieve. The costumes and sets were bang on. I don't remember what YT channel it was, but they made the statement along the lines of, "These guys are supposedly not necessarily Star Wars fans, but they clearly respect it". Everyone was mesmerized by the set dressing alone. It was always worth going through each set piece and just pausing it to get a good look.

[@capo3645]

Amazing discussion! I'm currently do a sequence analysis on how the themes in Andor are presented visually for my undergrad degree so this has been really invaluable thanks guys!

[@tarantofilmes]

Congratulation Lawrence! Excellent interview. Very topics and a good balance between them. Cheers

[@chrisstopka5835]

As a young aspiring Production Designer, it's really lovely to hear Luke talk about his process and how he approached designing and creating his own kind of Star Wars set. (The work he did for the HBO Chernobyl series is also incredible, by the way!) He brings so much fidelity and realism to something that could otherwise feel so otherworldly/absurd. I love that they seemed like they were wrapping up and Larry still had to pause and be like "okay, we have to appreciate this ceiling first." Just awesome work. It was a treat to watch such a great Star Wars show with beautifully designed built sets.

[@fhmconsulting4982]

Great, great breakdown of a truly breakthrough series. After nearly 50 years of sci-fi fandom to see such a perfect series is exhilerating and I cant wait to see the effect this series has on sci-fi in general and Star Wars in particular. Congratulations to everyone involved and thankyou for making such an important piece of art.

[@WildShadowsZA]

Thank you for this! I agree. Incredible resource.

[@bf110c4]

I just came across this video and really enjoyed getting a chance to hear from a few of the brilliant minds behind Andor. I've been obsessed with the show since it came out, and recently bought the Season 1 4K blu-ray. I've concluded that one of the reasons I love the show so much is it takes us so far into the dark underbelly of the Star Wars world - far more detail than anything that has come before. It's more like one of the SW Extended Universe novels which were better at creating Star Wars immersion than the movies or shows. When Blade Runner 2049 came out in 2017, I loved the gritty, brutal world-building in that movie, but I craved more and never got it. That is, until Andor season 1 dropped. This is the deep-dive into the BR-2049 dystopia that Denis Villeneuve didn't have time to give us. Thrilled to know many of the same people are working on Andor Season 2.

[@benjaminasherbowman]

It’s funny, because a few things in Marva’s house is from ikea. The wall planters are Ikea trash bag holders turned sideways. I know there is a small IKEA cart too.

Amazing resource. Post it as podcast on Spotify 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Mr_Hutt]

This was a fantastic podcast! The discussion of why a certain prop was made or how lighting is finalized for an incredible show was a great listen. Glad i listened through it all

[@mr.DorianJames]

I hope there will be a book on the process of this amazing show. I'd love to see more concept pictures and diagrams of the sets and the costumes.

[@philippwelsing5233]

More proof of how important costume design is to bring worlds to life and make it all come together visually. Great talk, thank you!

[@izzyworld8068]

Fascinating pod talk, thanks so much for getting the main creative heads in this and seeing some of the design illustrations. I wanted to know does anyone know if there will be a 'Art of..' /'Making of' book they can publish them in ??

[@rasabuca610]

GREAT 👍👍👍 CONVERSATION.LOVY TO GIVE THE FLOOR TO PRODUCTION AND.COSTUME DESIGNERS TOO 💞💞💞.

[@okedoke1234]

I wish I could ask these guys some questions......absolutely LOVED ANDOR, my most fave live action of ALL SW ......how about the use of Hexagons, heptagons (7 sided) and Octagons? All throughout the show....

[@matthewbenjamincanada]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@stuartdennis8506]

The part about shooting the Narkina interiors is so interesting

[@ethnicalbert]

Go Luke!

[@SuperMyckie]

Im not a Star wars person.. but i completely enjoyed Andor... i tried Mandalorian but dint enjoy it

[@taimosdailos8716]

Andor ist so great?!! But i really didnt like the tie, was too modern, not star wars-y enough! :)

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

The suit and tie? But it wasn't like any tie we've got, barely could even call it a tie, it was a buckle. I liked itm

[@harrykatsos]

@@pseudonymousbeing987same here