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August/September 2018 SHOOT 3 ROAD TO EMMY Director, DP, Design, Edit, VFX, Music, Costume POVs Insights into The Handmaid’s Tale, The Looming Tower, Black Photo by Craig Blankenhorn/courtesy by Photo of Hulu Mirror, GLOW, Kraychyk/courtesy George by of Hulu Photo Godless, Versace, Leyes David by Photo Stranger Things, black-ish By Robert Goldrich, The Road To Emmy, Photo by Erica of Netflix by Parise/courtesy Photo of Netflix Ursula Coyote/courtesy by Photo courtesy of Neflix Photo by Jonathan by Prime/courtesy of Netflix Photo Part 13 For director Kari Skogland, it’s been a an incredible honor, a real validation,” tive of Offred for the first time, delving long journey to reach the destination said Skogland. “It’s no secret that as a into flashbacks from Samira. “We had of her first Emmy nomination. Over female I had to bust through a few glass to change the feel of the flashbacks, we the years, her body of stellar work has ceilings to be recognized.” needed a different quality to them,” noted spanned such shows as Boardwalk Em- And while there’s still a long way to go Skogland.