Richard v somes biography of william

In the words of acclaimed film director Erik Matti, if Richard Somes went on a ship because he graduated a seaman, the latter might not have become a film director.

 If he listened to what his teachers said as a kid that he can only draw nipa huts, suns, and clouds,  then Somes would not have painted what’s on his mind now. 

“As a production designer and director for films, Richard Somes is a master of textures.

 If Pantera and Nine Inch Nails formed a band, the music that will come out of it would be like a Somes set design: gritty, theatrical, chaotic, metallic, in your face and uber gaudy with a double wink at humor only he and the ones who know him can fully understand,” Matti said of Somes in a curated remark.

Matti is considered by Somes as his best friend, which is kind of expected since they are related by blood and they are in the same industry.

Somes once worked as an assistant to Matti whe