Creating the Initial Drawings Finding the Look and the Mood Researching the Period Builing Models of the Set
Stretching the Budget Making the Sets Feel Lived-In
Capturing the Period Finding the Props Avoiding Anachronisms Making the Sets Look Old Making the Apartment Set Feel Real Working With the DP Working With High-Def Video
Bringing Experience to the Project Keeping Up With the Schedule Pulling from Debbie & Phylicia's Memories
Managing the Process Working With the Art Director Working With the Set Decorator
The Production Designer at Work
"Production designers create dreams and fantastical places. We've created this fantasy of a 1943 Harlem apartment, and it's all just wood and plastic. We have a very convincing illusion going."
