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Do you ever find yourself thinking about the visual world of a film long after the credits have rolled? Ever wondered what the Art Department actually does on set? Want to learn how to become a production designer but don’t know where to start?

In this session we will be joined by the Art Department team behind Saint Maud, the chilling and boldly original psychological-horror debut film from writer-director Rose Glass. The team will talk about how they worked together to design and create a bleak and unnerving world of faith, madness and obsession. They will reveal how they scouted locations, constructed sets and props, and collaborated with other departments to turn Glass’ vision into a realistic world for the big screen.

The discussion will also cover career practicalities such as the differences between various roles and responsibilities within the Art Department, the education, skills and experience required for each role, how to create stand-out portfolios and where to look for entry level roles.

Panellists
  • Paulina Rzeszowska - Production Designer, Saint Maud
  • Isobel Dunhill - Art Director, Saint Maud
  • Alannah Byrne - Stand By Art Director, Saint Maud
  • Anna Mould - Set Decorator, Saint Maud
Host: Oliver Kassman - Producer, Saint Maud

Isobel Dunhill
Isobel Dunhill received her BA in Theatre Design from Wimbledon College of Art in 2009. She went on to study Production Design at the National Film and TV School where she received her MA 2014. She is currently living in London and working as an Art Director and Production Designer.
Her Art Direction credits include The Crown 2017 (Standby Art Director), Carmilla 2019, Rocks 2019, Saint Maud 2019, The Courier 2019, The Great 2020, and The King’s Man 2021. Production Design credits for Short films include; Kitchen Tales 2021, Such Small Hands 2020, The Passenger 2019, The Tail of Wilson Snowflake Bentley 2018, Between Walls 2018, In Wonderland 2018, My Father My Blood 2017, Operator 2015 (Bafta won 2015), Intruder 2014, Mend and Make Do 2014, In T’Vic 2013. She has designed commercials for Shelter, Mothercare and Autograph Hotels.

Alannah Byrne
Alannah Byrne has been working in the UK Film and TV industry since moving to London in 2012, most recently filling roles within the Set Decorating Department as Production Buyer. Over the years she has filled various positions within the Art/Set Dec Department including Standby Art Director, Set Dresser, Petty Cash Buyer and Designer on short films, commercials and promos. Most recently, Alannah worked as a Standby Art Director on the 2019 British horror film Saint Maud.

Anna Mould
Anna originally graduated from a fashion background where her final major project took on producing a short film alongside a curated exhibition at The Horse Hospital. She took her first job in the art department soon after this where she worked on an independent horror film. She worked on music videos including for Take That, Paloma Faith, Rita Ora and Little Mix.

As she built up an established and busy career working within music, she also developed commercial and narrative experience. She art directed feature films and short projects, including recent BAFTA nominated Goldfish (Best Short Film 2019). Anna then took on the role of Production Designer and took on her HOD role on recent action packed thriller The Courier, starring Olga Karylenko and Gary Oldman. Anna has also set decorated on features and tv dramas, including Saint Maud.

Anna 's recent work includes Netflix's The Courier, BBC Studios We Hunt Together (as set decorator) and is currently working as Set Decorator on ITV Drama Stephen.

Host: Oliver Kassman
Oliver Kassman founded Escape Plan, a genre focused production company, The company’s first movie was Rose Glass’s 2019 debut feature Saint Maud, starring Morfydd Clark and Jennifer Ehle, backed by Film4 and the BFI. Saint Maud premiered in Midnight Madness at TIFF 2019 to rave reviews, selling out worldwide to A24, Studio Canal, Diaphana and Sony, going on to garner many awards nominations and wins.
Previously, Oliver was Head of Production and Development for eminent producer Michael Kuhn’s Qwerty Films. There he scouted and developed many of the company’s projects, including Stephen Frears’ Florence Foster Jenkins, starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, on which he worked as Associate Producer.
Oliver was named as one of BAFTA’s ‘Breakthrough Brits’ in 2019, and Escape Plan was granted the BFI’s ‘Vision Award’ in 2020. He is currently in post-production on The Origin, a palaeolithic horror from breakout director Andrew Cumming and writer Ruth Greenberg.

About Future Film Festival
This event is part of the 2021 BFI Future Film Festival , the UK’s biggest festival for aspiring filmmakers aged 16 to 25. This year’s festival runs from Thu 18 Feb to Sun 21 Feb, and for the first time ever, it’s free to attend and completely online.

BFI Future Film Festival is presented by the BFI Film Academy team, who run events all year round to help young people break into the screen industries.

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