David Crank is a production designer and art director who’s also a Richmond native. His resume includes design from films including Hannibal, The New World, John Adams, There Will be Blood, Knives Out and News of the World, for which he was Nominated for an Oscar for Best Production Design. We talk about:

– His experience at last year’s Oscars

– How he feels about his category getting minimized this year

– How he got into designing for film
– His work on:
The New World
John Adams
Knives Out
Greyhound
News of the World

– Plus surprise drop in Jack Fisk, a 2-time Oscar nominee for design

LINKS:
David’s website
David’s art

BONUS: If you want to watch my entire interview with Jamie Lee Curtis from 1983 during the junket for Trading Places, click here.

Note: This is just a one-camera version. The other angles were in the finished edit, which this is not. (6:34)