Grant Major an Academy Award-winning Production Designer (The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Power of the Dog, Mulan, & King Kong)

James Price an Academy and BAFTA-Winning Production Designer (Poor Things, The Iron Claw, The Nest)

Season 2 James Price is an Academy and BAFTA Award Winning Production Designer. His films include Poor Things, The Iron Claw, and The Nest.   FDP Host - Max Lincoln is a Production Designer for Commercials and Music Videos. ••• Highlights: From stone masonry to the art department / From Assistant to Art Director / Art Direction to Designer on SOUTHCLIFFE and working with Sean Durkin POOR THINGS: Starting POOR THINGS during COVID / Working as Co-designers and collaboration / Design through collage / Prepping in London and then Budapest / Scheduling massive builds / Composite sets / Texture across the design & creating Lisbon / Shooting in black and white / Creating Paris / Creating the Boat / Working with LED screens & the Volume / The ‘horse’ carriage / London exteriors & Baxters / Creating Alfies House / Positives of Wallpaper / How colour changes between film and digital / Keeping up moral with crazy hours and looking after your team / Set decoration on POOR THINGS / Miniatures THE IRON CLAW: The responsibility of recreating reality / The Sportatorium / Creating the Families ranch THE NEST: Creating ‘80s London Closing Questions: Coping with Dyslexia in your professional life / What he looks for in assistants / Life post-OSCAR & BAFTA ••• Credits Guest: James Price Website [https://www.jamespricedesign.co.uk/] Show's Creator: Max Lincoln instagram.com/maxlincolnart [http://www.instagram.com/maxlincolnart]  /  maxlincoln.net [https://www.maxlincoln.net] Intro Track Composed by Sam McGrail instagram.com/sammcgrail93 [http://www.instagram.com/sammcgrail93] Intro Track Mixed by Max Bloom instagram.com/maxbloommusic [http://www.instagram.com/maxbloommusic] Art Work by Alec Jagodzinski instagram.com/alec__ok [http://www.instagram.com/alec__ok] ••• Links Film & TV Talent Lists for Underrepresented Groups - Worldwide: Lookbeyondthelist.com [https://www.lookbeyondthelist.com/talentlists]

Inbal Weinberg & Kalina Ivanov, Production Designers & founders of the Production Designers Collective

Season 2 Inbal Weinberg  is a Production Designer whose projects include Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Suspiria and The Lost Daughter Kalina Ivanov is a Production Designer whose projects include The Tender Bar, HBO’s Lovecraft Country and Grey Gardens https://www.kalinaivanov.com/ FDP Host - Max Lincoln is a Production Designer for Commercials and Music Videos. ••• Highlights: Intros and immigrating to the US / Starting the Production Designers Collective / Loneliness of being a HOD / What is the Production Designers Collective? / Two Case Studies: Suspiria (2018) vs Lovecraft Country s1 / Research & working from previous IP /  Learning from your work / Lookbooks / Finding images / Working with concept artists / Finding your crew & collaborators / Budgeting / Working abroad /  What they look for in assistants / Production Designers Gather & International Production Design Week ••• Credits Guest: Inbal Weinberg Website [https://www.dadafilmdesign.com/] Guest: Kalina Ivanov Website [https://www.kalinaivanov.com/] Show's Creator: Max Lincoln instagram.com/maxlincolnart [http://www.instagram.com/maxlincolnart]  /  maxlincoln.net [https://www.maxlincoln.net] Intro Track Composed by Sam McGrail instagram.com/sammcgrail93 [http://www.instagram.com/sammcgrail93] Intro Track Mixed by Max Bloom instagram.com/maxbloommusic [http://www.instagram.com/maxbloommusic] Art Work by Alec Jagodzinski instagram.com/alec__ok [http://www.instagram.com/alec__ok] ••• Links Production Design Week [https://productiondesignweek.org/] Production Designers Collective [https://www.productiondesignerscollective.org/] Film & TV Talent Lists for Underrepresented Groups - Worldwide: Lookbeyondthelist.com [https://www.lookbeyondthelist.com/talentlists]

Grant Major an Academy Award-winning Production Designer (The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Power of the Dog, Mulan, & King Kong)

Season 2 Grant Major is an Academy Award-winning Production Designer. Designing films such as The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Power of the Dog, Mulan, & King Kong FDP Host - Max Lincoln is a Production Designer for Commercials and Music Videos. ••• Highlights: From New Zealand to the BBC & back to New Zealand / Designing LORD OF THE RINGS / Playing with perspective between Hobbits and other characters / Using miniatures & bigatures / Matte Paintings / Designing battlegrounds / Collaborating with costume on armour / Digital extras / Designing the different looks of the groups of Middle Earth / The Tower of Barad-dûr / The Mines of Moria / Creating the world of Mulan & the Tang dynasty / Designing for VFX / The throne room / Finale fight on scaffolding / Creating the fortresses / Creating the volcanic floor / Creating the look of The Power of the Dog / Designing the house / Colour: A reductionist theme / Pareidolia / Creating the jungles of King Kong / Pre visualisation and working with VFX / What he looks for in an assistant / The collaborative nature of the process / Dealing with anxiety & starting a new project / Favourite part of the job ••• Credits Guest: Grant Major IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538194/] Show's Creator: Max Lincoln instagram.com/maxlincolnart [http://www.instagram.com/maxlincolnart]  /  maxlincoln.net [https://www.maxlincoln.net] Intro Track Composed by Sam McGrail instagram.com/sammcgrail93 [http://www.instagram.com/sammcgrail93] Intro Track Mixed by Max Bloom instagram.com/maxbloommusic [http://www.instagram.com/maxbloommusic] Art Work by Alec Jagodzinski instagram.com/alec__ok [http://www.instagram.com/alec__ok] ••• Links Film & TV Talent Lists for Underrepresented Groups - Worldwide: Lookbeyondthelist.com [https://www.lookbeyondthelist.com/talentlists]

Laurence Bennett, Production Designer (The Artists, The Offer s1, In the Valley of Elah)

Season 2 Laurence Bennett is Production Designer for film and TV. Designing projects such as The Offer (season 1), The Artist and numerous TV pilots for shows such as Grey's Anatomy. FDP Host - Max Lincoln is a Production Designer for Commercials and Music Videos. ••• Highlights: Designing THE OFFER / Creating distinct looks for different worlds in the series / Recreating Paramount / Recreating THE GODFATHER / Designing Pilot Episodes / Setting the look for GREY'S ANATOMY / Designing in black & white for THE ARTIST / Coping with working away from home / Choosing real locations or set builds / Using a military advisor and working with military tech / What he looks for in assistants ••• Credits Guest: Laurence Bennett laurencebennettfilm.com [https://laurencebennettfilm.com] Show's Creator: Max Lincoln instagram.com/maxlincolnart [http://www.instagram.com/maxlincolnart]  /  maxlincoln.net [https://www.maxlincoln.net] Intro Track Composed by Sam McGrail instagram.com/sammcgrail93 [http://www.instagram.com/sammcgrail93] Intro Track Mixed by Max Bloom instagram.com/maxbloommusic [http://www.instagram.com/maxbloommusic] Art Work by Alec Jagodzinski instagram.com/alec__ok [http://www.instagram.com/alec__ok] ••• Thanks to Storyline PR for connecting us

Liz Toonkel, Production Designer (Marcel The Shell With Shoes On and Emily The Criminal)

Season 2 Liz Toonkel is Production Designer and Artist working across various mediums. Designing film such as Marcel The Shell With Shoes On and Emily The Criminal. FDP Host - Max Lincoln is a Production Designer and Art Director for Commercials and Music Videos. ••• Highlights: Starting in the arts and going to film school / Approaching design with a directors mindset / Working up to design / Learning through reality tv / What Liz looks for in a project / Designing Marcel The Shell With Shoes On: Designing live action and stop motion sets and props / Moving sets between live action and animation / Incorporating themes into the set design / Designing Emily The Criminal / Creating a ‘raw and real’ LA on a tight budget / Prioritising on a low budget / Collaborating with the director / Adapting to commercials, live events and designing other types of projects / Working with an agent / What Liz looks for in assistants / Importance of diversity on set / Dynamic Girls (linked below) ••• Credits Guest: Liz Toonkel instagram.com/liztoonkel / liztoonkel.com [http://www.liztoonkel.com] Show's Creator: Max Lincoln instagram.com/maxlincolnart [http://www.instagram.com/maxlincolnart]  /  maxlincoln.net [https://www.maxlincoln.net] Intro Track Composed by Sam McGrail instagram.com/sammcgrail93 [http://www.instagram.com/sammcgrail93] Intro Track Mixed by Max Bloom instagram.com/maxbloommusic [http://www.instagram.com/maxbloommusic] Art Work by Alec Jagodzinski instagram.com/alec__ok [http://www.instagram.com/alec__ok] ••• SHOW LINKS Finding underrepresent talent: Dynamic Girls (LA) [https://www.dynamicgirls.org/] Hue-list (UK) [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT7N_Edu9J2P8sjLwg2KQ1qpszDSU2ZM-yJrZ3u1SlzJ6-AkzTAA2w8D61Ee8gYVQq9MELlB9g-78nh/pubhtml] LGBT Film Crew Network (UK) *Please share more if you have them!