FIONA CROMBIE - Production Designer
Team Deakins
James Ellis Deakins
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2026
⏱️ 68 minutes
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 184 - Fiona Crombie - Production Designer
In this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, we speak with production designer Fiona Crombie (HAMNET, THE FAVOURITE, SNOWTOWN). Despite being raised on her father's film sets in Australia, Fiona didn't enter the family business until she dropped out of law school. Throughout our conversation, we discuss Fiona's general design process, her strategies for making the most of the given resources on a film, her typical day-to-day schedule during production, and how she communicates with her fellow filmmakers. Having worked on many period films, Fiona shares with us how she balances the realities of the budget with the intended vision of a film, and she reveals how she and the crew on MACBETH justified the choices they had to make under strict limitations. Fiona later reflects on working under close watch at Hatfield House on THE FAVOURITE, and she discusses collaborating with cinematographer Robbie Ryan (Season 1, Episode 148) and living a production designer's dream: seeing the whole set in a single shot. We also discuss Fiona's work in HAMNET, and she reveals the key piece of direction she received from director Chloé Zhao that unlocked the design of the film's version of The Globe Theatre. Plus, we learn what it's like to make a movie while pregnant.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to season two of the Team Deacons podcast, a collection of informal conversations |
| 0:10.1 | between Roger and James Deacons and a guest. |
| 0:13.7 | We never know where the conversation will take us, so listen in and see where it goes. |
| 0:22.0 | This episode is brought to you by Picture Shop, whose colorists have created looks for many of |
| 0:28.6 | the world's biggest films, acclaim series, and celebrated independent and festival projects. |
| 0:35.8 | Picture Shop is proud to be a creative partner |
| 0:38.4 | to the artists behind the camera |
| 0:40.2 | who trust us to help shape their final vision. |
| 0:44.2 | Visit PictureShop.com to get in touch |
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| 1:31.9 | Today we're speaking with a production designer. |
| 1:35.9 | Her credits include Hamnet, Cuella, and The Favorite. |
| 1:39.2 | We're pleased to welcome Fiona Crombie. |
| 1:41.5 | Fiona, thank you for doing this. |
| 1:41.9 | Welcome. |
| 1:42.9 | This is great. |
| 1:43.8 | Oh, thank you. |
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