Production Design for Film & Television

The World's Fastest Indian [Art Director]

WFI Productions Ltd. (2005) / Director: Roger Donaldson / Production Designer: J. Dennis Washington

My principal task as Art Director on The World's Fastest Indian was to recreate Speed Week 1962 on the Bonneville Salt Flats, where legendary Burt Monro (Anthony Hopkins) seeks to set a land speed record. Here is a wide shot of "The Village" we crea

My principal task as Art Director on The World's Fastest Indian was to recreate Speed Week 1962 on the Bonneville Salt Flats, where legendary Burt Monro (Anthony Hopkins) seeks to set a land speed record. Here is a wide shot of "The Village" we created.

Here is a closer view of our recreation of Speed Week 1962. We found a man who had been there as a boy and closely studied his old Kodachrome slides to be as exacting as we could be. Essentially every tent and structure was a custom-built recreation

Here is a closer view of our recreation of Speed Week 1962. We found a man who had been there as a boy and closely studied his old Kodachrome slides to be as exacting as we could be. Essentially every tent and structure was a custom-built recreation from those slides.

Detail of the observation tower and his and her's accommodations.

Detail of the observation tower and his and her's accommodations.

View of the mechanical inspection area.

View of the mechanical inspection area.

A view of "The Village".

A view of "The Village".

Another view inside "The Village".

Another view inside "The Village".

A view of the registration area.

A view of the registration area.

Burt ( Anthony Hopkins) stands in front of a huge billboard build on the edge of the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Burt ( Anthony Hopkins) stands in front of a huge billboard build on the edge of the Bonneville Salt Flats.

The exterior of "The Cooler" bar.

The exterior of "The Cooler" bar.

Another view of life at the camp of Speed Week 1962 on the Bonneville salt flats.

Another view of life at the camp of Speed Week 1962 on the Bonneville salt flats.

Burt Munro (Anthony Hopkins) and company push his motorcycle to the starting line in The World’s Fastest Indian.

Burt Munro (Anthony Hopkins) and company push his motorcycle to the starting line in The World’s Fastest Indian.

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My principal task as Art Director on The World's Fastest Indian was to recreate Speed Week 1962 on the Bonneville Salt Flats, where legendary Burt Monro (Anthony Hopkins) seeks to set a land speed record. Here is a wide shot of "The Village" we crea

Here is a closer view of our recreation of Speed Week 1962. We found a man who had been there as a boy and closely studied his old Kodachrome slides to be as exacting as we could be. Essentially every tent and structure was a custom-built recreation

Detail of the observation tower and his and her's accommodations.

View of the mechanical inspection area.

A view of "The Village".

Another view inside "The Village".

A view of the registration area.

Burt ( Anthony Hopkins) stands in front of a huge billboard build on the edge of the Bonneville Salt Flats.

The exterior of "The Cooler" bar.

Another view of life at the camp of Speed Week 1962 on the Bonneville salt flats.

Burt Munro (Anthony Hopkins) and company push his motorcycle to the starting line in The World’s Fastest Indian.