RICK HEINRICHS - Production Designer

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James Ellis Deakins

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Production designer Rick Heinrichs (GLASS ONION, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, SLEEPY HOLLOW) joins us in conversation on this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast. From doodling on his homework to drafting the fantastical worlds of Tim Burton, we cover the breadth of Rick’s career in this conversation. Rick shares with us his experience studying at CalArts and learning how to think creatively from filmmakers like Alexander McKendrick and others of his caliber. Rick later reflects on his time as a starting animator at Disney and his early work in the art department before making the full transition to working as a production designer. We reminisce about our time together working on FARGO and THE BIG LEBOWSKI, and Rick shares what it was like to initially work with the Coen brothers and bring the visions in their heads into reality. During our discussion of THE LAST JEDI, Rick shares what went into creating the relatively realistic feeling prevalent throughout the film and how everyone bought into Rian Johnson’s direction for its look. We also consider the importance of tone and the paramountcy of character under which we all ultimately labour.

This episode is sponsored by the Dallas Film Commission

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to season two of the Team Deacons podcast, a collection of
0:08.8	informal conversations between Roger and James Deacons and a guest.
0:13.0	We never know where the conversation will take us,
0:16.0	so listen in and see where it goes.
0:19.0	This episode is sponsored by the Dallas Film Commission, which is dedicated to
0:26.7	showcasing Dallas as a premier destination for productions of all sizes.
0:32.3	The Dallas Film Commission offers a wide range of
0:35.3	support with their expertise in locations, talented crews, top-notch sound stages,
0:41.6	and enticing incentives.
0:44.3	Meet the Dallas Film Commission at the Film USA Pavilion at the Khan Film Festival,
0:50.0	May 14th to the 24th.
0:58.0	Today we're speaking with a production designer. Among his credits are Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Planet of the Apes, and Glass Onion. We're pleased to welcome Rick Heinrich. Thank you, Rick, for doing this.
1:08.0	Yeah, welcome.
1:09.0	Thank you. Thank you. It's so amazing to be with you guys. I've heard many of your episodes.
1:15.0	Oh great. And it's such a great conversation in general that we all just never really get to have.
1:23.0	So thank you for doing it.
1:24.4	Yeah, yeah.
1:26.0	We'd like to start with our normal question,
1:29.4	which is, how did you get to where you are today?
1:31.8	Is this something that you always thought you wanted to do?
1:34.4	Was it something you found later? How did you come down this path?
1:38.4	Right. I never had the slightest idea of what a production designer, art director was actually probably well into my 20s.
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