Show Notes
In 1997, Christopher Miller lucked his way into a meeting with Disney’s TV Animation Department - and he turned them down, because he had to study for midterms. But when he finally did go to LA and meet with Disney, he brought along his best friend, Phil Lord.
Twenty years later, Lord and Miller were chosen to direct Solo: A Star Wars Story, after a meteoric rise from writers of oft-cancelled sitcoms to one of the most well regarded directing teams in Hollywood. They would not finish the film, but the marks they left on it would be deep, and unexpected, and many of them would involve Robert Altman’s McCabe and Mrs Miller.
CLIPS:
Team Deakins Podcast Episode 78: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
Bronte Sisters Power Dolls
Rewriting Collective Insights: Phil Lord at TedXCoconut Grove
22 Jump Street (Song Pictures)
21 Jump Street Deleted Scenes
The Directors Cut Episode 52: Rogue One A Star Wars Story with Gareth Edwards and Chris Miller
Team Deakins Podcast Episode 90: Bradford Young
MUSIC:
“Cool Rock", “Dirt Rhodes", "Hot Pursuit", “Sneaky Adventure", “New Direction", “Screen Saver”, "Klockworx", “Too Cool", “Cut Trance", “Bleeping Demo", “Crowd Hammer", “Invariance", “Industrial Cinematic”, “Floating Cities", "Anamalie", “Martian Cowboy", “Slow Burn” & “Alien Restaurant"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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“Suspended Animation" & "Quiescent In Time" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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