The Last Emperor Uses Color and Space to Trap and Liberate

We talk about the 1987 Best Picture and Best Cinematography winner, The Last Emperor to kick off our cinematography Oscars month.To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pagesIf you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2026 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1894865If you want to read the script for Mike's short film, Two Blue Lines: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1961119Intro - 0:00 Part 1: Pre-production - 04:48Part 2: Production - 27:08Part 3: Editing - 37:48Part 4: Studio Notes - 55:36Part 5: Dénouement - 01:23:25Part 6: Trailer - 01:34:32