Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' (2017)
A look at the source story, core human themes, the challenges and process of bringing the story to the screen, casting, creating realistic characters within their fields of expertise, alien ship and being design, costumes, alien language construction, and Denis Villeneuve's work.
Director: Keith Clark
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Ted Chiang as Self |
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Eric Heisserer as Self |
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Shawn Levy as Self |
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Denis Villeneuve as Self |
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Dan Levine as Self |
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David Linde as Self |
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Aaron Ryder as Self |
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Amy Adams as Self |
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Jeremy Renner as Self |
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Forest Whitaker as Self |
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Jessica Coon as Self |
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Stephen Wolfram as Self |
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Patrice Vermette as Self |
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Louis Morin as Self |
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Renée April as Self |
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Bradford Young as Self |
| Directing | Keith Clark | Director |
| Production | Eric Stanze | Co-Producer |
| Production | Keith Clark | Producer |
| Editing | Eric Stanze | Editor |
| Crew | John Sylva | Thanks |