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Sarah Shachat
Associate Craft Editor
Sarah Shachat is a writer from New Orleans, now living in New York City. She is the Associate Craft Editor at IndieWire, where she looks at the artistic choices behind building great television series and films. She also helps produce and host the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, along with other special projects focused on filmmaking.
Latest by Sarah Shachat
Getting Animated
Motion graphics designer Bill Bergen and director/editor Sam Geer tell IndieWire about the touches that give Dropout's series an extra comedic kick.
Michelle K. Sugihara, executive director of the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, tells IndieWire about CAPE's work mentoring AAPI writers and executives and consulting on big-budget series like "Shōgun."
Cinematographers with films playing at TIFF share the cameras and lenses they used for their projects.
Camera's Action
Canon's EOS C80 is designed especially for filmmakers who need to work in a wide range of lighting conditions.
2024 Emmy Awards
FX wins big with "Shōgun" and "The Bear," while Benj Pasek and Justin Paul officially EGOT'd with "Only Murders in the Building."
For production designers, creating a spaceship leads to a host of interesting challenges, from the practical to the esoteric.
Interview
Acting coach Terry Knickerbocker tells IndieWire about the preparation that went into Daniel Craig's performance in the new Luca Guadagnino film.
In honor of "Kaos," IndieWire looks at 13 wildly different takes on the Greek gods in film and television.
Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle
IndieWire asked Emmy-nominated production designers about the challenges and solutions to building sustainable sets.
Here are the TV shows with the best scores and music according to IndieWire editors.
Cinematographers with films playing at the Venice Film Festival share the tools they used to shoot their movies.
Getting Animated
Subtlety is for the weak. Storyboards are for action heroes.
