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EPISODE · Mar 23, 2022 · 48 MIN

The Oscar Nominated Art Team Behind "Nightmare Alley"

from The No Film School Podcast · host No Film School

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  Links to Resources:  Episode from Nightmare Alley DP and Editor: https://megaphone.link/BLU1430569925 Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/   Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool   Twitter  https://twitter.com/nofilmschool   YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool   Get your questions answered on the podcast by emailing [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Links to Resources:  Episode from Nightmare Alley DP and Editor: https://megaphone.link/BLU1430569925 Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/   Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool   Twitter  https://twitter.com/nofilmschool   YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool   Get your questions answered on the podcast by emailing [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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...

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