‘Watch closely and you see the camera operator’: seven things you didn’t know about Adolescence
From cinematography nightmares to its young star’s surprising response to emotional trauma, the hit Netflix drama’s team open up about behind-the-scenes secrets
Adolescence has dominated the UK’s national conversation over the last few days – the prime minister even referenced it in parliament – and this week it is the most-streamed Netflix show in the US. However, as well as its content, there is also widespread fascination about its technical mastery. Each of its four hour-long episodes was captured in a single take, which required meticulous planning and endless innovations on the part of its crew.
Many of the details are already out there, in a series of social media threads that went viral this week. However, last month I interviewed the key creatives of Adolescence, and they provided me with several backstage stories that I had to leave out because of a lack of space or because I didn’t want to spoil their head-spinning impact. With that in mind, here are a few leftover secrets from my conversations about Adolescence.
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