From Europe to the U.S., Richard Holland is an established and highly- respected Production Designer for Film, TV and Animation. With over 25 years of experience, spanning productions from Russia to the outer reaches of Antarctica, Richard’s credentials show a consistency of unbridled creativity and keen insight into selecting, managing, and guiding great art departments here and around the World. From art directing / set designing on Last of the Mohicans, Princess Bride, Labyrinth, Indiana Jones Temple of Doom, and Dark Crystal; to production designing the newly revived Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise and the successful animated live action film, HOP, Richard is known for his work on some of the most visually dynamic and iconic films of this generation.
Selected credits
date | production | director / producer / production co |
feature films: | ||
2015 | ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP | Walt Becker / Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman / Fox 2000 Pictures |
2011 | ALVIN 3 CHIPWRECKED | Mike Mitchell / Neil Machlis / Fox |
2011 | HOP | Tim Hill / Michelle Imperato, Chris Meledandri / Universal |
2011 | BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA 2 | Alex Zamm / David Hoberman, Brad Krevoy / Disney |
2009 | DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION (as Visual Consultant) | James Wong / Stephen Chow / 20th Century Fox |
2007 | ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS | Tim Hill / Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman / Fox |
2006 | THE ESCAPE CLAUSE: SC3 | Michael Lembeck / Jeffrey Silver, Brian Reilly / Disney |
2005 | A SOUND OF THUNDER | Peter Hyams / Karen Baldwin, Moshe Diamant / WB |
2004 | AGENT CODY BANKS 2 | Kevin Allen / David Nicksay, Dylan Sellers, Mark Morgan / MGM |
1999 | END OF DAYS | Peter Hyams / Bill Borden / Universal |
2000 | CSI Pilot | Danny Cannon / Jerry Bruckheimer, Jim Hart, Jonathan Littman |
As Art Director: | ||
2005 | THE ISLAND | Michael Bay / Ian Bryce, Laurie MacDonald, Walter Parkes / WB |
1997 | BATMAN AND ROBIN (as Superv. Art Dir.) | Joel Schumacher / Peter Macgregor-Scott / WB |
1997 | THE PHANTOM (as Supervising Art Dir.) | Simon Wincer / Alan Ladd Jr, Robert Evans / Paramount Pictures |
1996 | CONGO (as Supervising Art Dir.) | Frank Marshall / Kathleen Kennedy, Sam Mercer / Paramount Pictures |
1993 | THE THREE MUSKETEERS (Superv. Art Dir.) | Steve Herek / Ned Dowd, Joe Roth / Disney |
1992 | LAST OF THE MOHICANS (as Superv. Art Dir.) | Michael Mann / Hunt Lowry / 20th Century Fox |
1992 | SHADOW OF THE WOLF (as Superv. Art Dir.) | Jacques Dorfmann / Claude Lger / Films du Nord |
1989 | LICENCE TO KILL (as Asst. Art Dir.) | John Glen / Barbara Broccoli, Tom Pevsner / MGM-UA |
1988 | WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT | Robert Zemeckis / Steven Spielberg, Kathleen / Kennedy / Touchstone Pictures |
1987 | THE PRINCESS BRIDE | Rob Reiner / Steve Nicolaides, Norman Lear / Castle Rock |
As Set Designer: | ||
1987 | LIONHEART | Frank Schaffner / Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Schwartzman |
1986 | LABYRINTH | Jim Henson / George Lucas, David Lazer, Eric Rattray |
1985 | RETURN TO OZ | Walter Murch / Paul Maslansky, Colin Michael Kitchens, Gary Kurtz |
1984 | INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM | Steven Spielberg / George Lucas, Kathleen, Kennedy, Frank Marshall / Paramount Pictures |
1983 | NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN | Irving Kirschner / Michael Dryhurst, Jack Schwartzman / Warner Bros. |
1983 | SUPERMAN III | Richard Lester / Pierre Spengler, Robert Simmonds / Warner Bros. |
1982 | DARK CRYSTAL | Jim Henson / Bruce Sharman, David Lazer, Gary Kurtz / Universal |
1987 | MICHAEL COLLINS | Michael Cimino |
Lectures: Institute of the Arts Hollywood,Art Center Pasadena,Montana University and AFI Hollywood. |