Niamh Coulter, Set Decorator and Art Director (Tom & Jerry, Lady in the Van, Far From the Madding Crowd)

Season 1 - LOCKDOWN

Niamh Coulter is a Set Decorator and Art Director working across Film, TV and Commercials.  As a Set Decorator, she’s worked on films such as Lady in the Van, Far From the Madding Crowd and the UK section of Dunkirk. Art Directing commercials for clients such as Revlon and the Co-Op. 

FDP Interviewer - Max Lincoln is a Production Designer and Art Director for commercials and music videos.

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Highlights of topics discussed:

Starting in Java as a sub-editor to fashion in Jakarta / Foundation in Commercials / Utilising a History of Art Degree / Working on new period for the first time and getting right / Dressing a set / Relating spaces to characters / Set Decorating Dunkirk having never read the script! / Working out Budgets / Prop Houses / Decorating for a human vs CGI world / Sourcing Overseas / Dealing with Props Post Job / Re-using props from other shoots / Rebuilding Post Lockdown

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Credits

Guest: Niamh Coulter website  / instagram/theniamhcoulter

Show's Creator: Max Lincoln  instagram.com/maxlincolnart  /  maxlincoln.net

Intro track Composed by Sam McGrail  instagram.com/sammcgrail93
Intro track Mixed by Max Bloom  instagram.com/yuckband
Art Work by Alec Jagodzinski  instagram.com/aaaa_lec