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How did you start as a Production Designer? I was taken to see a production of Verdi’s Macbeth at Leeds Grand Theatre when I was 14 years old, and within a second of the curtain going up I knew what … Continue reading →

How did you get started as a Production Designer? My first job as Production Designer was on a series of Children’s Film Foundation films, some thirty years ago, for Saturday morning cinema, where I was single-handedly Location Manager and the … Continue reading →

How did you start your career? I moved to London after being offered a placement at a fashion trend company. Knowing no one in London it was definitely a case of “Bright Lights, Big City”. After finishing my placement I … Continue reading →

How did you get started as a Production Designer? As a child I was taken to theatre, ballets, galleries etc… My mother who was in the haute couture fashion industry was forever taking me to fashion shows. There I was … Continue reading →

How did you start as a production designer? I was fortunate to have been surrounded by a family working within the film industry with my greatest inspiration coming from my grandfather, an SFX Technician and Prop Maker, who spent over … Continue reading →

How did you get started as a lighting designer? Partly by mistake and partly by good fortune. I had an interest in photography as a teenager, which I got from hanging around my Mum’s darkroom. I was a great film … Continue reading →

How did you get started as a Production Designer? My first Production Design jobs were on some short films in Los Angeles. After Art Directing on ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’, I started to design commercials here in London. … Continue reading →

How did you get started as a Production Designer? I started doing pop promos, which was a great training ground as every job only lasted a week from start to finish, and you could more or less do what you … Continue reading →