5 Upcoming Production Designers on Instagram you need to follow

Want to stay updated with trends of news in the production design world? Instagram is the best place for you.

1. Emma Rose Mead

Emma Rose Mead is a production designer based in Los Angles. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, she attended Bard College where she gained a BA in Photography. She has worked on several projects, including CAM which is now in Netflix and Adopt a Highway starring Ethan Hawke. She is a member of the Art Directors Guild.

Her Instagram, as shown below, is @emmarosemead.

Emma is an upcoming production designer who’s content provides insight into the world of production design.

List of her other films:

- Blue Lips (Short Film)

- Active Adults (Feature Film)

- Feed (with Tom Felton) (Feature Film)

- Gaze (Short Film)

2. Ged Clark

Ged Clarke is a professional production designer who has been working in the industry since the early 80s. He has worked on hundreds of Pop videos and commercials for artists including Simple Minds, Elton John, The Cure and Tina Turner.

Although having been in the industry for well over twenty years, Ged has recently gotten into working on film. His most well known film is The Fall, which was released in 2006. This year, he also worked on TROM.

His Instagram, as shown below, is @gedclarkesets.

Awards include:

- Emmy Awards 2018 (Nomination) – Outstanding Lighting Direction & Scenic Design

- Honour for Best Production Design 2001 AICP for Nike - Mission

- Honour for Best Production Design 2002 AICP for Mountain Dew – Duo

- Both now included in the Permanent Collection of the Department of Film and Video, The Museum of

- Modern Art, New York (MOMA)

- Best Art Direction – Festival Della Pubblicita Anipa 1998 for Campari – Scratch

- Cannes Prix des Journalist and Gold Lion at Cannes for Smirnoff – Message in a Bottle

- Plus many other awards at Cannes, BTAA, New York Festival, CLIOS, ANDY, The One Show, ADDY, Epica 2000 and Kinsale.

List of other films:

- The Numbers Station

- Year Million

3. Ricardo Pardo

Ricardo Pardo is a Spanish Production Designer, who mainly works in theatre and opera. He has worked on performances such as Romeo and Juliet in Germany, Unborn in America for Vaults Festival London and The Medium, which was shown in the Cochrane Theatre, London.

His training includes:

- BA(Hons) in Theatre Design for performance, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.

- BA (Hons) Interior Architecture. Superior School of Architecture Polytechnic University of Madrid

- MA History of Painting. Fundacion Fernandez de Castro/Polytechnic University of Madrid.

- MSc Materials. Polytechnic University of Madrid

He has won the Phillip Lawrence Award.

His Instagram, as shown below, is @ricardopardo_productiondesign

4. The Production Designers Collective

The Production Designers Collective is a group of colleagues who share knowledge, experience and encouragement. The objectives of the organisation is to be a hub for production designers around the world, and to elevate the profession by mentoring future generations of production designers.

Founders include Inbal Weinberg, a graduate from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and Kalina Ivanov, a production designer whose work includes the Oscar-nominated film "Little Miss Sunshine".

If you want to stay updated on what's going on in the world of production design, or want to learn new tips and skills, then the Production Designers Collective is definitely worth a follow.

5. Ruta Kiskyte

Rita Kiskyte is an upcoming Lithuanian production designer. Her work is mainly featured in European cinema, however she is still very much worth following.

She has worked with directors such as Davis Silis and Matt Lambert. Her work is both visual pleasing to look at and interesting.

Her Instagram, as shown below, is @ruta_kiskyte