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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 →

How did you get started as a Set & Costume Designer? At Art College I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. My tutor overheard me having an argument with a friend about a theatre show we had both … Continue reading →

How did you start as a production designer? When I was in my early twenties private TV was booming in Germany and a lot of new channels were launched. I was lucky to work as a production designer on a … Continue reading →

How did you get started as a lighting designer? I was one of the last generation lucky enough to be able work myself up through the BBC Television Centre school of excellence.For my love of lighting and photography it all … Continue reading →

All photos courtesy of Simon Kimmel How did you start as a production designer? I had spent a couple of years freelancing in the film industry when one of the twelve annual holiday relief design assistant places came up at … Continue reading →

Isango’s New Home – The Fugard Theatre in District Six. Words by Mark Dornford-May Continue reading →

From the TARDIS to Trovatore. Words by Anna Solic Continue reading →