Ep. 83 - Tamara Deverell "Nightmare Alley"

Newly-minted Oscar-nominated production designer Tamara Deverell (NIGHTMARE ALLEY) chats with Max on how she was first approached by acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro to work with him on this neo-noir psychological thriller based on the 1947 film and novel of the same name. Tamara also shares the unique difficulty she faced in designing the sets in the midst of the COVID pandemic, where she went to research the traveling carnival show culture of the late 1930s/early 1940s and the locations she visited in Buffalo in creating a historically authentic atmosphere to the film. Lastly, Tamara shares her design process behind some of the most celebrated set designs in the film including the office of Lilith (played by Cate Blanchett) and the entire first half of the film set in the traveling carnival show of Clem (played by Willem Dafoe). Lastly, Tamara also hints at her work in the upcoming Netflix anthology horror series CABINET OF CURIOSITIES where she'll be reuniting with del Toro.