Rebecca Morton

Production Designer, Set Decorator, Art Director Rebecca Morton has over 25 years’ experience working in all levels of TV and film. She originally trained in Theatre Design at Wimbledon School of Art and when on to design sets and costumes for various dance and fringe productions. In 1996 Rebecca got her first break in TV becoming the design assistant for Ragdoll Productions’ Teletubbies. She was responsible for building the original card models, technical drawings and concept visuals as well as sourcing suppliers and props ahead of filming the original episodes.

Rebecca then art directed light entertainment shows for London Weekend Television at The London Studios which later became ITV. She worked on live celebrity chat and music shows such as Clive Anderson’s All Talk and Cilla’s Surprise Surprise.

She then spent 6 years as acting series designer for the long running topical daytime show This Morning. She has always regarded this as excellent training in ‘Thinking on your feet’ in a fast-paced live broadcast environment. She thrived designing and realising temporary sets for the latest bands, celebrity chats, cookery, fashion and human interest in as little as a 3-day turnaround.

Rebecca also has designed and styled for a multitude of commercials and charity appeal films including Chelsea FC, Nike, XBOX, The Body Shop, BHF, RNIB, FASD and Sky Arts.

Rebecca has also art directed and set decked for various drama and soaps such as Brothers and Sisters, Family Affairs, EastEnders and Holby City.

In the early 2000s, Rebecca launched a mural business which grew very quickly from painting private homes to entire interiors and exteriors of public buildings, schools and hospitals. She still paints and uses her experience in set design regularly employing other scenic artists and various crew to help her realise her designs. This has now branched into theming educational sensory rooms and workplace corporate clients such as ITV Rebecca has designed a multitude award winning short films. She is now in preproduction for two short films to be shot in France for DrAx productions and a feature film for LonRom Pictures based in Italy and the UK.

Rebecca loves set decorating and buying for all sorts of productions. Last year she worked on a brand new four-part, ninety-minute surreal detective series for Acorn TV and a children’s series for Sky Factual both will be aired this year. Rebecca has been lecturing in film and TV production design for about 15 years at various film schools and universities. She also is often invited to critique student’s films at the London Film School.