Chris Richmond is a British film and television

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. He started his career in the

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in 1998 as an art department runner on the

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drama 'Births, marriages and deaths'.

Career

Richmond started his career in the

in 1998 as an art department runner on the

drama 'Births, marriages and deaths', starring

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and Phil Davis. He was promoted to the standby

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and worked on a number of award-winning films and television dramas including ''

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'', '' Endgame'' and '' The Queen's Sister''. During his career, Richmond has worked with a number of notable directors, including

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, Saul Metzstein, Carol Morley and Matt Hope. He rose to the position of

in 2007, working on the third series of the interactive drama ''

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''. He has since worked on a number of feature films as

. In 2010, Richmond served as a designer on the feature film '' The Veteran'' starring

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and Brian Cox. He got praise for his work, with a "Contactmusic.net" review describing it as "fiercely stylised production design adds an intriguing layer to this gritty, twisty London thriller." Richmond is a

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at the

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in film and television production design. Chris Richmond designed the feature-length drama documentary, ''Dreams of a Life'', nominated for the Grierson Award at the 55th

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Filmography

Production designer

* Twenty8k (film)(2012) * Dreams of a Life (film) (2011) * Eight Minutes Idle (film) (2011) * Magic Boys (film) (2011) * '' The Veteran (film)'' (2011) * Edge (film) (2010) *

(film) (2008)

Art director

* ''

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'' (TV movie) (2009) * '' Endgame'' (film) (2009) * '' A Boy Called Dad'' (film) (2009) * ''

'' (film) (2007) * ''Almost Adult'' (film) (2006) * '' The Queen's Sister'' (TV movie) (2005) * A Very Social Secretary (TV movie) (2005) * Reach For The Moon (TV mini series) (2000) * City Central (TV series) (1998)

Art department

* Heroes and Villains (film) (2006)(Video Graphics Designer) * Bloodlines (TV movie) (2005)(Graphics Designer) * Birthday Girl (film) (2001)(Art Department Assistant) * Births, Marriages and Deaths (TV series) (1999) (Art Department Runner) *

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(TV series) (1995)(Set Designer)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richmond, Chris British film designers Living people Academics of the London College of Communication Alumni of Newcastle University Year of birth missing (living people)