The Art of Racing in the Rain‘s Makeup Department Head on Working With Dogs, Kids, & More

Director Simon Curtis’s The Art of Racing in the Rain is based on Garth Stein’s beloved novel. Curtis (Goodbye Christopher Robin) and screenwriter Mark Bomback (War of the Planet of the Apes) have adapted the film, about a race car driver, his philosophical dog (yes, you read that correctly), and the growing family they both love. The film stars Milo Ventimiglia as Formula One race car driver Denny Swift,

Production Designer Brent Thomas on Building the Emotional The Art of Racing in the Rain

With a career spanning 25 years in film and television, Brent Thomas can trace his love for the movies to the first time he saw plays as a kid. From that young age, he became captivated by live theatre, particularly the production design involved. In short, he was hooked.

“I went to school for theatre design at the University of Alberta, that’s where I started until movies called out. I think the reason I went into theatre design;