Production designer Tamara Deverell and costume designer Luis Sequeria illuminate the process behind building the brilliant and haunting world of Nightmare Alley…
In this episode, we talk about…
- Jumping at the opportunity to go deep into a Deco world with Guillermo del Toro
- What influences helped create a film that’s essentially a time machine
- Brooklyn Museum’s inspiration on the handcrafted design of Nightmare Alley
- International hunt for fabrics and why 90% of the costumes are custom-made
- Differences between building costumes for the carnival vs. city scenes
- Symbolism of the funhouse and themes of circles and arches
- Pictorial research and creating the aged, unwashed look of the Depression era
- Why the final carnival scenes are dusty and devoid of color
- Trepidation around color and saturation and staying true to the time period
- Making every frame a painting and the unique perspective of still moments
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