Ida Random

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Ida Random (born April 2, 1945 in Scotland ) is a British film architect with a long career in Hollywood .

Life

Ida Random spent her childhood in South Africa and Liberia . She later moved to Vancouver with her parents . From there she went to Los Angeles and made contact with film. She did her first work as an assistant to the film architects Richard Sylbert and Terence Marsh . As Sylbert's colleague, Ida Random received her first mention in 1982 as a film architect for the artist biography Frances .

Immediately afterwards, the Scot began her work as the sole responsible chief designer. From then on, Ida Random designed the film structures for mostly high-quality entertainment films, including Brian De Palma 's Death Comes Twice , the Western Silverado and Wyatt Earp - The Life of a Legend and the tragic comedy The War of the Roses . In 1989, Ida Random received an Oscar nomination for her sets for the autistic drama Rain Man .

Filmography

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 407.

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personal data
SURNAME Random, Ida
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film architect
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Scotland