The vehicles were built in a workshop next to the art department and set decoration, so we could prowl around them any time. Supervising art director Charlie Revai also supplied me with information and his thoughts, such as logistics and creative decisions that he had developed. The production designer on 'Mad Max: Fury Road' - Colin Gibson - instructed me on specific vehicle and set requirements, by providing me with his sketches and ideas. Tell us how these incredible vehicles were built. When a set is ready to be filmed, then I'm almost home free. I organize drawings and modeling to communicate design work research and collate information ask questions and liaise with other departments so we all know how we fit in with each others' work and timeframes. My job as art director is to “make things happen,” so the production designer’s vision is realized - from concept to construction.

She is responsible for the look of the film's sets, environments, vehicles, props, graphics. On a film, the production designer is the head of the art department. How would you explain your job to a layman? You can use the work you did on 'Mad Max' as an example. How'd they pull this off? Abrams spoke to art director Jacinta Leong about her role in turning Miller's fever dream into a reality. Over 150 real cars were used in George Miller's latest 'Max' incarnation, creating a literally moving spectacle of vehicular mutation and mayhem. The amount of work involved is staggering.īryan Abrams of interviewed 'Mad Max' art director Jacinta Leong to find out what goes into making these wild war rigs. All those cars, trucks and dirt bikes had to be imagined, drawn, built and driven. It makes you realize how many people it takes to make a movie as visually stunning as this one. The credits for the movie 'Mad Max: Fury Road' roll on seemingly forever.

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