#7 - Grant Major: Set Designing The Lord of The Rings & King Kong, Working With Jane Campion, Advice From Peter Jackson, and New Zealand’s 1980s Wild West

This week Mike sits down with Oscar-winning Lord of The Rings set designer, Grant Major! Grant eloquently tells of his journey from young graphic designer to one of the world's leading Hollywood creatives, what he learned from Peter Jackson and how it feels to have influenced culture with his set designs. Grant's 'book that everyone must read' - 'Sapiens' by Yuval Noah HurariYou can support the show by signing up for a 2 month free trial of online course database Skillshare with this link. Skillshare is a creative's dream with courses on all manner of pursuits from photography, video production, musical instrument lessons and hundreds more. If you want to start screenwriting Mike even has a top-rated course for professional scriptwriting software Final Draft!If you like the podcast, it would be awesome if you could leave a short review on Apple podcasts! It only takes 30 seconds and really helps us win over interesting guests for you to hear.Follow Mike on Instagram or Linked InFollow Red Carpet Rookies on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Youtube. Note: Red Carpet Rookies guests are recorded over Zoom. All efforts are made to get the best quality possible but we are victim to the connection! Links above are affiliate