Spotlight Archives | Art Departmental https://artdepartmental.com/blog/spotlight/ Because Production Design Matters | Film and Television Art Department Website Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:48:39 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/artdepartmental.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-AD-24-1-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Spotlight Archives | Art Departmental https://artdepartmental.com/blog/spotlight/ 32 32 126489768 Lady in the Lake Production Design: How JC Molina’s Team Created 1966 Baltimore https://artdepartmental.com/blog/lady-in-the-lake-production-design-jc-molina-karuna-karmarkar/ https://artdepartmental.com/blog/lady-in-the-lake-production-design-jc-molina-karuna-karmarkar/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:11:17 +0000 https://artdepartmental.com/?p=44529 From the Schwartz residence's George Stacey-inspired wallpapers to the Silver Dollar Diner's Kodachrome palette, we reveal how JC Molina and Karuna Karmarkar's Lady in the Lake sets authentically rebuild 1966 Baltimore.

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]]> https://artdepartmental.com/blog/lady-in-the-lake-production-design-jc-molina-karuna-karmarkar/feed/ 0 44529 The Crown Production Designer Martin Childs Set by Set Breakdown https://artdepartmental.com/blog/crown-production-designer-martin-childs/ https://artdepartmental.com/blog/crown-production-designer-martin-childs/#respond Mon, 02 Jul 2018 05:26:15 +0000 https://artdepartmental.com/?p=13825 Production Designer Martin Childs visually breaks down his sets to marvelous effect showcasing what was already on location and what they created from scratch on the 2nd season of The Crown on Netflix.

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]]> https://artdepartmental.com/blog/crown-production-designer-martin-childs/feed/ 0 13825 THE PRODUCTION DESIGN OF JURASSIC PARK (1993): Architecture and Materials https://artdepartmental.com/blog/jurassic-park-production-design/ https://artdepartmental.com/blog/jurassic-park-production-design/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:00:00 +0000 https://artdepartmental.com/?p=7682 Production designed by Rick Carter, the final part that ‘sells’ Jurassic Park as a working, functioning resort is the construction of the infrastructure. An abundance of raw concrete is employed, ...

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]]> https://artdepartmental.com/blog/jurassic-park-production-design/feed/ 1 7682 THE PRODUCTION DESIGN OF JURASSIC PARK (1993): Internal Information, Advertising and ID Systems https://artdepartmental.com/blog/jurassic-park-1993-part-2-internal-information-advertising-and-id-systems/ https://artdepartmental.com/blog/jurassic-park-1993-part-2-internal-information-advertising-and-id-systems/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:00:31 +0000 https://artdepartmental.com/?p=7680 Aside from the exterior corporate identity (see Part 1) of Jurassic Park, production designed by Rick Carter, there was a distinct and different internal bit of design behind the flash ...

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]]> https://artdepartmental.com/blog/jurassic-park-1993-part-2-internal-information-advertising-and-id-systems/feed/ 0 7680 THE PRODUCTION DESIGN OF JURASSIC PARK (1993): Corporate Branding, Identity and Signage https://artdepartmental.com/blog/jurassic-park-graphic-design/ https://artdepartmental.com/blog/jurassic-park-graphic-design/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:45:21 +0000 https://artdepartmental.com/?p=7678 The true brilliance of Jurassic Park’s graphic design is the cohesive branding of the theme park island that frames the film and makes it more believable. Production Designer, Rick Carter’s look ...

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]]> https://artdepartmental.com/blog/jurassic-park-graphic-design/feed/ 1 7678 An In-Depth Look at the Production Design of Prometheus and the Prometheus Rovers https://artdepartmental.com/blog/prometheus-rover/ https://artdepartmental.com/blog/prometheus-rover/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:00:02 +0000 https://artdepartmental.com/?p=6893 The production design for Prometheus surprised a lot of people when the first set stills leaked. Instead of the grungy, mechanical aesthetic of Alien, which it predates, Prometheus’ sets are clean, brightly lit, ...

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]]> https://artdepartmental.com/blog/prometheus-rover/feed/ 4 6893 Mad Men Season 4 Production Design Spotlight https://artdepartmental.com/blog/mad-men-season-4-production-design/ https://artdepartmental.com/blog/mad-men-season-4-production-design/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:00:03 +0000 https://artdepartmental.com/?p=4458 Taking place from 1964-1965, the most recent season of Mad Men Season 4, now on DVD and Bluray, is a turning point for the look of the show: new Sterling ...

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]]> https://artdepartmental.com/blog/mad-men-season-4-production-design/feed/ 2 4458 TV SETS: Mad Men, Seasons 1-3 https://artdepartmental.com/blog/tv-sets-mad-men-seasons-1-3/ https://artdepartmental.com/blog/tv-sets-mad-men-seasons-1-3/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:00:20 +0000 https://artdepartmental.com/?p=3849 With the news that Mad Men was just picked up for two, possibly three more seasons, I thought it would be an excellent time to take a look back at ...

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]]> https://artdepartmental.com/blog/tv-sets-mad-men-seasons-1-3/feed/ 1 3849 IN MEMORIAM: Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) https://artdepartmental.com/blog/in-memoriam-elizabeth-taylor-1932-2011/ https://artdepartmental.com/blog/in-memoriam-elizabeth-taylor-1932-2011/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:00:30 +0000 https://artdepartmental.com/?p=4184 ELIZABETH TAYLOR 1932-2011 I loved Liz Taylor. Not because she was beautiful, not because she was a “tabloid temptress”, but because she was a damn fine actress. Since the day ...

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]]> https://artdepartmental.com/blog/in-memoriam-elizabeth-taylor-1932-2011/feed/ 2 4184 From the Sketchbook of Black Swan Production Designer, Thérèse DePrez https://artdepartmental.com/blog/sketchbook-black-swan-production-designer-therese-deprez/ https://artdepartmental.com/blog/sketchbook-black-swan-production-designer-therese-deprez/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +0000 https://artdepartmental.com/?p=3914 Exclusive to Art Departmental, here is a very special post from the mind of production designer, Thérèse DePrez for all of you hardcore art department geeks like I am. As a ...

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