#production-design

#production-design

Stuart Craig was a softly spoken, gentle soul full of grace, tall, slender, willowy, polite and kind but despite appearances he masterfully stewarded a gigantic industrial creative machine. The art department for Harry Potter was huge, and Stuart guided teams across multiple skill sets concept artists, prop makers, construction workers, painters and decorators, plasterers and model makers to realise the fabric and architecture of JK Rowling's world.

Chaos erupts after the USCSS Maginot, a Weyland-Yutani research ship, crash-lands in Prodigy City on Neverland, leading to a clash over its terrifying cargo.

The modular, retro-futuristic production design of The Fantastic Four: First Steps features children’s drawings of flying cars, cute robots, and Technicolor space travel, which contrast with modern elements.

The production design categories are no longer just token nods to the craft departments; they're becoming predictors of overall success.

"We have multiple ICUs, we have so many patient rooms, we have multiple conference rooms, we have clinics. There's just so much."