Hello, I’m Eirena [ eh-reh-nah ] Sapounas [ sah-pou-nas ] but you can call me Ren! I am a Greek-Australian production designer who loves telling screen stories rich with lush colours and textures. Over the past few years I have developed my craft on multiple projects and formats, identifying a passion for themes that explore culture, family, femininity and more within the contemporary Australian landscape.
It was completing the BA at AFTRS that really solidified my interest in production design, leaving me with a unique appreciation of the mechanics of film industry and what’s involved in getting a project off the ground. I dived straight into the deep end again and was accepted into the Master of Screen Arts: Production Design, completing in 2020.
As a collaborator and designer, I get excited about injecting story, history and culture into intimate, evocative spaces. I love creating rich visual story worlds in a mix of genres and want to work on projects that challenge and inspire me.
These are a few of my favourite things:
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Set Dressing
Model Making
Scenic Painting
Food Styling