Bill Desowitz
Bill Desowitz, the Awards Editor, Craft & Animation at IndieWire, specializes in below-the-line, tech, and animation coverage, with a special emphasis on Oscar and Emmy Awards season predictions and analysis. Aside from in-depth making of features and influential state of the race perspectives, have additionally contributed to the site's "Influencers" and "25th anniversary" series. These include profiles of "Wolfwalkers" co-directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, and VFX guru Rob Legato on the future of the industry. Additionally oversaw the launch of the site's "Sketch to Screen" behind-the-scenes animation series with "The Mitchells vs. the Machines” . Honors include sharing third-place prize with IndieWire colleagues for the Influencers TV series Multimedia Package, awarded by the Los Angeles Press Club at the 63rd annual Southern California Journalism Awards in 2021.Prior to joining IndieWire, the Los Angeles native was founder of the "Immersed in Movies" blog devoted to crafts and animation coverage. Career highlights include serving as editor of Animation World Network (www.AWN.com) and sister site VFXWorld (www.VFXWorld.com), assignment editor at Below the Line (www.btlnews.com), and staff reporter for The Hollywood Reporter. Have contributed film features to The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Popular Mechanics, and Premiere Magazine. Author of "James Bond Unmasked" (Spies LLC), chronicling the 50-year evolution of the franchise's superspy, and featuring exclusive interviews with all six Bond actors: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig. Have moderated numerous craft and tech-oriented Q&A discussions, including the ADG Previs Summit and several at the RealTime and FMX Stuttgart conferences. Received a BA in Journalism from California State University, Northridge, and an MA in Film and TV Studies from UCLA.Can be found on Twitter (@BillDesowitz) and Facebook.
Latest by Bill Desowitz
Awards Predictions
"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is the early favorite in a battle with "Dune: Part Two."
Sounding Off
The "Day One" sound team tells IndieWire how they crafted the tense soundscape of the prequel, from alien calls to a flooded subway.
Western Garb
Costume designer Lisa Lovass tells IndieWire about the demands of costuming an epic period Western trilogy.
Awards Predictions
Pixar's mega-blockbuster "Inside Out 2" is the early favorite, but watch out for DreamWorks' original sci-fi adventure, "The Wild Robot."
Stranger Things
Production designer Anthony Gasparro turned New Orleans into a nameless city with an eccentric vibe for Yorgos Lanthimos' twisted new movie.
Cutting Remarks
Editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis tells IndieWire about cutting the anthology as alternate realities, as well as a deleted scene about Emma Stone eating her own liver in "R.M.F. Is Flying."
Cutting Remarks
Editor Philip Neel tells IndieWire about strategically cutting a family meal in the legal thriller to become a cross-examination of Jake Gyllenhaal.
Getting Animated
Laika's Travis Knight will direct an adaptation of Susanna Clarke's best-selling fantasy novel about a labyrinthian alternate reality.
Getting Animated
Pixar director Kelsey Mann tells IndieWire about visualizing Riley's Sense of Self and devising Anxiety's panic attack, where she spins fast and creates a storm.
Getting Animated
From "Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" to "Inside Out 2" to "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl," and, yes, "The Garfield Movie," the year in animated features is looking strong.
Getting Animated
ILM tackles its first animated feature since the Oscar-winning "Rango," and tells IndieWire how it created an innovative 2D look inspired by manga and anime with a marker-like finish.
Getting Animated
Pixar tells IndieWire about the retro opportunities of exploring the dog and fanny pack stars of the fictional preschool show "Bloofy's House."
