Adam Woodward is Editor-at-Large at Little White Lies magazine, the leading independent voice in film. Liz Seabrook is a portrait and lifestyle photographer who works around the world. Part photographer, part storyteller, the warmth of her pictures asks the viewer to sit down and join in the conversation with whoever sits opposite her lens. She works across editorial and advertising for a range of clients including The Guardian, Marie Curie and Conde Nast Traveller.

• Foreword by Robert Yeoman, cinematographerForeword by Laura Wilson, photographerIntroduction + Things to Consider Before You BeginChapter 1. Bottle Rocket (1996): How to use natural lightChapter 2. Rushmore (1998): How to use colourChapter 3. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001): How to use God’s-eye viewChapter 4. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004): How to use a wide-angleChapter 5. The Darjeeling Limited (2007): How to shoot group portraitsChapter 6. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): How to use a low-angleChapter 7. Moonrise Kingdom (2012): How to shoot close-upsChapter 8. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014): How to create symmetryChapter 9. Isle of Dogs (2018): How to use first-person POVChapter 10. The French Dispatch (2021): How to use propsChapter 11. Asteroid City (2023): How to shoot buildingsRecommendationsFilmographyIndex

Adam Woodward is Editor-at-Large at Little White Lies magazine, the leading independent voice in film. Liz Seabrook is a portrait and lifestyle photographer who works around the world. Part photographer, part storyteller, the warmth of her pictures asks the viewer to sit down and join in the conversation with whoever sits opposite her lens. She works across editorial and advertising for a range of clients including The Guardian, Marie Curie and Conde Nast Traveller.

• Foreword by Robert Yeoman, cinematographerForeword by Laura Wilson, photographerIntroduction + Things to Consider Before You BeginChapter 1. Bottle Rocket (1996): How to use natural lightChapter 2. Rushmore (1998): How to use colourChapter 3. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001): How to use God’s-eye viewChapter 4. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004): How to use a wide-angleChapter 5. The Darjeeling Limited (2007): How to shoot group portraitsChapter 6. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): How to use a low-angleChapter 7. Moonrise Kingdom (2012): How to shoot close-upsChapter 8. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014): How to create symmetryChapter 9. Isle of Dogs (2018): How to use first-person POVChapter 10. The French Dispatch (2021): How to use propsChapter 11. Asteroid City (2023): How to shoot buildingsRecommendationsFilmographyIndex