Dominic Watkins Biography
Born into a family of legendary Stilton makers from the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, Dominic Watkins' early, formative years illustrate a life that seemed destined to lead anywhere but into the arena of motion picture Production Design. Indeed, as a young man Mr. Watkins flourished in the family trade, eventually earning the title, Master Cheese Maker (MCM). By his early teens, however, Mr. Watkins had grown bored of the Stilton life. After a furious argument with his beloved parents, Mr. Watkins bid adieu to his family, his town, and his trusty dog, Fromage, and ventured out into the British Mainland.
Mr. Watkins spent several years toiling unsuccessfully in a series of odd jobs; gardener, attack dog trainer, bricklayer, lawyer, exterminator, before finding steady employment as a sapper with the Royal Air Force. A brutal experience in the Falkland Isles crisis led him to rethink his life's direction and become a coal truck driver. It was behind the wheel, acutely aware that the warmth of thousands of his fellow Britons depended on the precision of his trucking schedule, that Mr. Watkins found himself. One dark night, overcome by the noxious fumes emanating from his coal trailer, Mr. Watkins crashed headlong into a performance by the world renowned art collective, L'Orange Rash.
A collaborationbegan whereby Mr. Watkins found himself designing sets for the art collective's premiere but seldom seen film, L'Orange Rash Visits the Pom Pom Gurlz. In spite of the film's commercial failure, Mr. Watkins was inspired by his new found career, and he moved to California to follow his dream. Commercial Production Design for products like Pampers and Tampax soon followed. Within a few short years, Mr. Watkins made a name for himself in his adopted homeland, a name synonymous with quality and taste.
The unique trajectory of Mr. Watkins life made him particularly well-suited for job of Production Designer on, Bad Boys 2. In this way, Mr. Watkins found himself drawing upon all of his experiences, from cheese to coal, in order to create the broad range of sets and environments required for such a dynamic motion picture. Where will Mr. Watkins life lead next? Not even he knows. However one thing is for certain, this former cheese-curdler from Scotland made good. Cheese Ahoy !
