#110 - Ra Vincent Interview (Set Design, Hollywood, The Hobbit, Marvel, Sculpting, Labour Guilds etc.)

Ra Vincent is a New Zealand sculptor/artist/set designer and has
worked on films such as Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit, Thor
Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit. He is in the process of building
Silverlight Studios a gargantuan film facility in Wanaka, NZ for
upcoming film workers in the insustry.


SOCIAL MEDIA


TWITTER - @ra_vincent


WANAKA SILVERLIGHT STUDIO -
https://www.epa.govt.nz/fast-track-consenting/referred-projects/silverlight-studios-wanaka/


#hobbit #jojorabbit #thorragnarok


 


TIMESTAMPS


 


00:00 - Intro


01:10 - How Ra Has Managed To Stay Mellow Despite The Franticness
Of Hollywood


03:40 - Avoiding Burnout


05:12 - Labour Union Strike In America


06:20 - No Film Union In NZ/New Zealand Film Industry Vs American
Film Industry


08:45 - How NZ Film Industry Changed Over The Last Two Decades


09:55 - Difference Between Guilds In America/How Ra’s Diversified
Skillset Helped Him


11:45 - The Purpose Of The Wanaka Silverlight Studios 


14:14 - Uniqueness Of New Zealand’s Landscape


15:16 - Why The Hobbit Wasn’t Shot On Location As Much As Lord Of
The Rings


17:14 - LED Immersive Lighting Environment Technology


18:41 - Advantages Of Shooting On Locations/Using LEDILE
Technology With Location Shooting


20:40 - LED Technology Utilised With Set Design


22:21 - Why Green/Blue Screen May Still Be Needed/Hollywood
Doesn’t Have Foresight


25:47 - Every Country Has A Different Film System Of
Operation 


27:33 - Working With Dan Hennah/Lord Of The Rings And The Hobbit
Were Shot Completely Differently


29:14 - Creatives Buidling Sets Up Until The Eleventh Hour/


30:34 - Managing Creative People In The Film Industry


32:33 - Encouraging Creative People


34:43 - Working With Taika Waititi/Working With Like Minded
People


37:18 - How Marvel Operates/Thor Ragnarok/Every Marvel Film Since
Has Been Inspired By Thor Ragnarok


39:58 - The Eccentrics Of L.A.


40:38 - Ra Is Keen To Get Mentor People


43:05 - Upkeep Of Hobbiton/Making It A Tourist Attraction


45:20 - Sculpting/Longest Part Of The Process


47:20 - Timelines Of Sculpting Being Wrong/Gandalf
Sculpture 


48:50 - Working Out A Budget/Managing Pressure Of A Big Budget


50:20 - Ra Loves The Exploration Aspect Of Planning Design


51:20 - Big Bosses/Pandemic Messing With Ra’s Work


53:22 - MIQ System In NZ Is Causing NZ To Lose A Lot Of Film
Productions


54:15 - Ra Is Coming Back To NZ To Pitch For Some L.A. Work There


54:50 - NZ Government Is Really Slow


55:30 - Silverlight Studio Will Only Take 2 Years To Build


56:54 - Studio Space Shortage In NZ