Director Alex Garland, as well as stars Domhnall Gleeson and Alicia Vikander talk about their approach to bringing Ex_Machina to life in this Film4 interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TmdBVgC7zE There is a little bit of everything in the interview, but there were a couple of discussion points that I thought would definitely benefit indie directors and screenwriters.

Source: ‘You Don’t Want to Kill the Thing’: Lessons from ‘Ex Machina’ Director Alex Garland