Portrait of Rufus Brennan
[04] Oddfield 27Day 1 · 11:40–12:10
Day 1 · 11:40–12:10 · The Loft
Building a room the camera only sees once

A set that costs a month to build might be on screen for eleven seconds. Rufus shows how he decides what to build properly, what to paint and what to leave out.

Set designer for film

Rufus Brennan

[02] BIOGRAPHY

In their own words, mostly

Written with the speaker and checked twice.

BASED IN

Dublin

ROOM

The Loft

STARTS

11:40

Rufus Brennan has designed sets for four feature films and more than 200 commercials. He trained as a carpenter and still builds the first prototype of every set himself.

His workshop in Dublin keeps a library of 3,000 salvaged doors, which he rents to other productions.

[03] THE TALK

Building a room the camera only sees once

A set that costs a month to build might be on screen for eleven seconds. Rufus shows how he decides what to build properly, what to paint and what to leave out.

[04] ALSO SPEAKING

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Ilse Varga
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[02]D1 · 10:20
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Tomas Holt
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[03]D1 · 11:00
Portrait of Amara OyelaranMain Hall ↗
Amara Oyelaran
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[04]D1 · 11:40
Portrait of Rufus BrennanThe Loft ↗
Rufus Brennan
Set designer for film
Building a room the camera only sees once

[05] TICKETS

One question from the floor could be yours

[13] ONE EMAIL, WHEN THE PROGRAMME PRINTS

Hear about speakers before the posters go up

Four emails a year: the first names, the full programme, the workshops and the week before the doors open. Nothing else.

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