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Ruth De Jong on Ancient Worldbuilding for Auteurs
Production designer Ruth De Jong explains how to craft timeless worlds for directors like David Lynch and Terrence Malick.
In brief
Production designer Ruth De Jong explains how to craft timeless worlds for directors like David Lynch and Terrence Malick. Production designer Ruth De Jong shares how to build ancient worlds for auteurs including David Lynch and Terrence Malick. Originally reported by IndieWire.
Ruth De Jong's Worldbuilding Goal
Ruth De Jong aims to create authentic worlds for auteur directors like Paul Thomas Anderson and Terrence Malick.
Charlottesville Connection
De Jong's high school friend Schuyler Fisk's father suggested she work on Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 film There Will Be Blood instead of art school.
Mentorship Influence
Jack Fisk, a legendary production designer, told De Jong he saw his younger self in her and shared that the world needs mentors like him.
Here's the gist
Production designer Ruth De Jong shares how to build ancient worlds for auteurs including David Lynch and Terrence Malick.
