Journeys: production designer and master visualist Rick Carter

Beatie Wolfe interviews two time Oscar winning (and 2023 nominee) production designer, art director, world builder, painter, master visualist Rick Carter about his journey from visualising his future as a child to working with the cinematic heavyweights Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Robert Zemeckis, and J.J. Abrams (to name a few), creating and shaping worlds that have become embedded in our own. However, while few have enjoyed such an illustrious career in Hollywood, Rick lives in another dimension entirely, very much on his own terms, seeing his work as creative journeys in consciousness. Listen to this show that takes you from Oz to across the Universe via the power of minding the gap.

Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across space, science, art, health, film and technology by talking to leading luminaries from Nobel Laureates to punk publishers about their life’s work and musical DNA. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN role model for innovation and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&A Museum.

Rick Carter’s Orange Juice for the Ears

  • First song that imprinted? “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” by Judy Garland from The Wizard of Oz

  • First album that shaped who you are? Please Please Me by The Beatles - track played “There’s A Place” 

  • The music you would send into Space? “Across The Universe” by John Lennon

  • The song you would have at your memorial? “Tomorrow Never Knows” by The Beatles

  • The album you would pass onto the next generation? Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles - track played “A Day In The Life”

This show first aired live on dublab radio - tracks have been shortened for this podcast. The podcast was mastered by Dean Martin Hovey at Soundwell Studios.