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C is for "The Color Purple"
"The Color Purple" is a film that I watch at least once a year and I cry every time.

Kim Wannop
Mar 23, 20202 min read


The votes are in for the Best Production Design for the past 10 years in film.
The votes for the Best Production Design for the past ten years are in! In a tight race to the end between Inception and The Great Gatsby...

Kim Wannop
Mar 23, 20201 min read


B is for "Batman"
Batman is unique. The only Oscar it won was for Production Design in 1989 yet it was the highest grossing film of that year.

Kim Wannop
Mar 21, 20202 min read


A is for "All the President's Men"
Batman is unique. The only Oscar it won was for Production Design in 1989 yet it was the highest grossing film of that year.

Kim Wannop
Mar 19, 20202 min read


Sooo what are we gonna do with all this time? Play a game of course!
Play the Best Production Design of the last decade bracket!

Kim Wannop
Mar 18, 20201 min read


Ethan Goodwin - You Have To Turn Down Jobs
In this episode I speak with my friend Ethan Goodwin. Ethan has the position of “Buyer” in the Set Dressing department.

Kim Wannop
Mar 13, 20202 min read


James Pearse Connelly - Everybody Forgets the Size of the Mouth
On this episode I resume my conversation with Production Designer James Pearse Connelly.His work includes "The Masked Singer", The Voice"

Kim Wannop
Feb 28, 20201 min read


Awards Season Recap with Production Designer: James Pearse Connelly
On this episode I recap the award season with Production Designer James Pearce Connelly. We talk through each category of the ADG awards.

Kim Wannop
Feb 14, 20201 min read


Annie Beauchamp - Subtle Heightened Stylization
In this episode I am talking with Australian Production Designer Annie Beauchamp. Her work includes Black Mirror, The Lego Movie, On...

Kim Wannop
Jan 29, 20201 min read


Patrick Tatopoulos - So the Belt Buckle is the Spaceship
Patrick Tatopoulos is nominated for an ADG award and a British Film Designers Guild award for his work on Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.

Kim Wannop
Jan 22, 20201 min read


John Shaffner - I Think the Elevator is Broken
This interview is with Production Designer John Shafner, designer of Friends, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory and SAG awards.

Kim Wannop
Jan 13, 20201 min read


The Good Place - ADG awards
The Good Place is nominated for an ADG award for our work for this last season.

Kim Wannop
Jan 9, 20201 min read


David Smith - Let It Breath Pt.2
Here is part two of my interview with Set Decorator David Smith. We get into Unbelievable, VICE, Argo, The Holiday, Shop Girl and more!

Kim Wannop
Dec 30, 20191 min read


David Smith - Let It Breathe - Pt.1
In the episode I talk with Set Decorator David Smith. David has a thirty plus year career which includes films like Crazy Stupid Love,...

Kim Wannop
Dec 14, 20191 min read


Jeannine Oppewall - Dreaming of Wallpaper - Pt.2
In this part two of my interview with Jeannine we talk about her ADG lifetime achievement award, how she picks her projects, how she...

Kim Wannop
Nov 11, 20191 min read


Jeannine Oppewall - Dreaming of Wallpaper
In this episode I speak with the Production Design Queen of Period Film: Jeannine Oppewall. Her films include Catch Me If You Can,...

Kim Wannop
Oct 10, 20191 min read


Dave Mandel - Creativity to Overcome Limitations is Art
This is part two of my interview with Dave Mandel. We talk about how the dialogue of Curb Your Enthusiasm morphs itself from an outline...

Kim Wannop
Sep 25, 20191 min read


Jordan Steinberg - Fluffing the Set
On this episode I am talking with On-Set Dresser Jordan Steinberg. He has worked as an on-set dresser on #TheGoodPlace, #ParksandRec, #VEEP

Kim Wannop
Sep 10, 20191 min read


Lydia Marks - It's a Very New York Story
On this episode I’m joined by Set Decorator Lydia Marks. Her fims include The Devil Wears Prada, Sex and the City, Maniac, Fosse/Verdon.

Kim Wannop
Aug 26, 20191 min read


Dave Mandel - And the Answer is "Anything"
I am joined on this bonus episode by show runner, writer, director, editor, #StarWars superfan, Dave Mandel. A career that starts with...

Kim Wannop
Aug 14, 20191 min read
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