Das is a Melbourne based designer who creates environments for audiences to experience through film, theatre and installation. He has a knack for the genre Australian Frontier, sci-fi and high concept design, and is capable of achieving ‘light and bright’, ‘monochrome’ and ‘dark and atmospheric’ commercial looks with stunning results.

Das is a journeyman of the “No Film School” alumni, drawing on experience from a range of design industries while working locally and abroad. Early in his career Das cut his teeth in theatre and immersive performance therefore his approach to filmmaking can be quite ‘lateral’ or ‘outside the box’. At the forefront of his mind, it is not just about the final outcome for the audience, but importantly providing a genuine, immersive environment for the talent. He believes that creating a solid collaborative environment between director, talent and designer elevates the overall design and performance.

As a hands-on designer Das loves to build, make and paint that allows him to muck in when necessary. More importantly, he understands processes and challenges and is always pragmatic in his approach. Being hands on also means when on set it's never “set and forget”, every frame is nuanced to create the best composition between background and talent.

Credits include working with Green Room Award winning Four Larks Theatre and London's Secret Cinema and The Other Cinema. Das art assisted on Australian Productions The Dressmaker and Holding the Man. Design credits include the short film Cherokee that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival, the rebranding of Disney TVC for Australian audiences while art directing the dramatic reenactments for the four part Foxtel series Lawless: The Real Bushrangers.

Das production designed the feature film The Legend of Ben Hall that was nominated in best "Set Decoration for a Feature Film" by the Australian Production Design Guild awards 2017.

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