NORMAN REYNOLDS 1934-2023

Remembering the man who got the ball rolling...

STEEPED IN WHAT PRODUCER Kathleen Kennedy called “old style craftsmanship”, art director and production designer Norman Reynolds was a key creative influence in some of the most cherished and acclaimed fantasy blockbusters.

Born in Willesden, London, he had a lifelong interest in art and architecture. A chance visit to Shepperton Studios while working for a company supplying illuminated signs convinced him the movies were his calling. “I was totally gobsmacked by the whole concept of filming on a stage,” he recalled. “I felt that I’d found what I wanted to do.”