# Production Designer for “The Lost Bus”

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Podcast: [Sifter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sifter-5261861)
Published: 2025-11-19T16:00:55+00:00
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## Resource

David Crank is a Richmond-based film Production Designer. He was Oscar-nominated for “News of the World” in 2021 (there’s a link to that podcast below). His latest project was for “The Lost Bus (Apple TV),” which stars Matthew McConaughey as the bus driver who got a bus full of school children thru the horrific Camp Fire in 2018. We discuss: – The origins of his last name – Re-creating the interiors & exteriors – Using 7 busses for the shoot – Safety precautions for kids – Working with McConaughey – The real people who lived thru the fire – Meeting Bad Bunny LINKS David’s website Link to “The Lost Bus” on Apple TV Our first podcast interview from 2022 Anthony’s doc on Paul Pope My review of “The Lost Bus”

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