Why does the hospital in The Pitt feel less like a television set and more like a real working emergency department? Production designer Nina Ruscio explains how the massive 24,000+ square-foot set was built so the camera could move almost anywhere, drawers could actually be opened, lighting was integrated into the design, and actors could work without traditional marks on the floor. She also reveals that parts of the environment were designed before the scripts were even written—and how Season 2 expanded the hospital without viewers noticing. I’m Emmy-winning set decorator Kim Wannop, host of Decorating Pages, where I talk with the production designers, set decorators and art department teams who build the worlds we see on screen. Watch my full conversation with Nina Ruscio about designing The Pitt here: #ThePitt #ProductionDesign #BehindTheScenes SUBSCRIBE: to the Decorating Pages podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decorating-pages/id1387136186 SHOP THE SETS ON MY ONLINE AMAZON STORE! https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-ecaef66e 🎬 Hello and welcome to Decorating Pages! I’m Kim Wannop, your host, diving deep into the world of film and TV set design. Each episode of the Decorating Pages podcast brings you exclusive interviews with Hollywood's top Set Decorators, Production Designers, Directors, and Actors who craft the stunning visuals that bring stories to life. Discover the behind-the-scenes magic that takes designs from script to screen. Don't miss out—subscribe now and join our community of design enthusiasts! Well Hello There!! Website: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com Blog: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com/blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/618875801838692/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoratingpages/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/decoratingpagespodcast/ SHOP! https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-ecaef66e

Production Designer Meghan C. Rogers explains how Sugar Season 2 uses Los Angeles to build its modern noir world — moving through Koreatown, the East Side, Wilshire, MacArthur Park and parts of the city audiences don't often see onscreen. Meghan talks about bringing the show’s richly detailed scripts to life and why discovering new corners of Los Angeles became such an important part of the visual storytelling. From my full conversation with Sugar Production Designer Meghan C. Rogers on Decorating Pages. #Sugar #ProductionDesign #LosAngeles #FilmNoir

What defines the visual style of a Stanley Kubrick film? This September, I’m watching along with TCM’s Completely Kubrick series and studying the production design of The Killing, Spartacus, Dr. Strangelove, Barry Lyndon and The Shining. On September 22, a special episode of Decorating Pages will explore how these films use architecture, scale, symmetry, furniture and space to establish power—and control the people inside their environments. We’ll also recognize the production designers, art directors, set decorators and craftspeople who physically built these unforgettable worlds. Subscribe to Decorating Pages, save the TCM schedule and watch along with me. Which Kubrick environment should everyone study? #StanleyKubrick #ProductionDesign #TCM #FilmDesign #DecoratingPages SUBSCRIBE: to the Decorating Pages podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decorating-pages/id1387136186 SHOP THE SETS ON MY ONLINE AMAZON STORE! https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-ecaef66e 🎬 Hello and welcome to Decorating Pages! I’m Kim Wannop, your host, diving deep into the world of film and TV set design. Each episode of the Decorating Pages podcast brings you exclusive interviews with Hollywood's top Set Decorators, Production Designers, Directors, and Actors who craft the stunning visuals that bring stories to life. Discover the behind-the-scenes magic that takes designs from script to screen. Don't miss out—subscribe now and join our community of design enthusiasts! Well Hello There!! Website: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com Blog: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com/blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/618875801838692/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoratingpages/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/decoratingpagespodcast/ SHOP! https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-ecaef66e

In Sugar, Los Angeles isn’t just the backdrop — it’s part of the mystery. Production Designer Meghan C. Rogers breaks down how the series builds its modern noir world, from the layered architecture and hidden lighting of the Hotel de Corazón to the circular bar inspired partly by Casablanca, the city’s concrete underbelly, Korea town locations, and sweeping views across Los Angeles. Meghan explains how the production design team worked with the cinematographers to create depth, darkness and strong architectural lines without simply copying classic film noir — and how locations throughout LA became part of John Sugar’s story. This conversation comes from Decorating Pages, hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop. Watch the full conversation with Meghan C. Rogers for even more about the sets, locations and production design of Sugar. The description is grounded in what Meghan actually discusses in the interview, including the noir look book, Casablanca influence, integrated lighting, LA locations and designing the hotel around Sugar’s character. SUBSCRIBE: to the Decorating Pages podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decorating-pages/id1387136186 SHOP THE SETS ON MY ONLINE AMAZON STORE! https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-ecaef66e 🎬 Hello and welcome to Decorating Pages! I’m Kim Wannop, your host, diving deep into the world of film and TV set design. Each episode of the Decorating Pages podcast brings you exclusive interviews with Hollywood's top Set Decorators, Production Designers, Directors, and Actors who craft the stunning visuals that bring stories to life. Discover the behind-the-scenes magic that takes designs from script to screen. Don't miss out—subscribe now and join our community of design enthusiasts! Well Hello There!! Website: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com Blog: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com/blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/618875801838692/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoratingpages/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/decoratingpagespodcast/ SHOP! https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-ecaef66e

Production Designer Meghan C. Rogers reveals the thinking behind the Hotel Del Corazon bar in Sugar Season 2. Inspired in part by Casablanca, the circular architecture, layered corridors and oversized booths weren’t just designed to look beautiful—they were built to give the camera multiple perspectives and visually isolate John Sugar even when the bar is full of people. From my full conversation with Meghan C. Rogers about the production design of Sugar Season 2. #Sugar #ProductionDesign #SetDesign #BehindTheScenes #AppleTV

Production Designer Meghan C. Rogers reveals how this massive Sugar Season 2 set was built to work both as an interior and exterior. The team first shot the interiors on stage, then spent four days moving the set to the Paramount water tank—and another week putting it all together. From my full conversation with Meghan C. Rogers about the production design of Sugar Season 2. #Sugar #ProductionDesign #BehindTheScenes #AppleTV #SetDesign

How do you create film noir in modern-day Los Angeles? Production Designer Meghan C. Rogers takes us behind the production design of Sugar Season 2, starring Colin Farrell, and explains how the team pushed the series’ noir visual language further while using Los Angeles itself as part of the storytelling. We go inside the Hotel Del Corazon and its Casablanca-inspired circular bar, Sugar’s mid-century modern hideaway, the boxing gym, K-Town locations and an enormous Indonesia set constructed at the Paramount water tank. Meghan also reveals the production realities behind the design: engineering a long pier over water, fireproofing a set that would eventually burn, creating original graffiti and graphics for clearance, shooting multiple locations in a day and finding a vintage trailer on Facebook Marketplace that became a major part of the story. It’s an inside look at how production design, cinematography, set decoration and location work combine to create the distinctive neo-noir world of Sugar. Sugar Season 2 is streaming on Apple TV. Decorating Pages Podcast explores the production design, set decoration and visual storytelling behind film and television with the artists who create the worlds we see on screen. 00:05 Set Design and Construction Challenges 03:19 Building on Season One's Success 06:17 Creating Atmosphere through Design 10:49 Contrasting Locations and Styles 14:28 Portraying Realities of Los Angeles 17:02 Navigating Clearance Challenges 19:51 Designing for Action and Authenticity 22:43 Inspiration from the City 24:06 Integrating Film History into Production 26:29 Challenges in Location Selection 27:29 Finding Unique Locations 31:08 Creating Authentic Set Designs 32:58 Character-Driven Set Design 34:31 Exploring Favorite Locations and Builds 37:17 The Joy of Bringing LA to Life 39:29 Structural Challenges in Set Construction 42:05 The Complexity of Set Dressing 43:52 Reflections on the Season and Team Collaboration SUBSCRIBE: to the Decorating Pages podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decorating-pages/id1387136186 SHOP THE SETS ON MY ONLINE AMAZON STORE! https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-ecaef66e 🎬 Hello and welcome to Decorating Pages! I’m Kim Wannop, your host, diving deep into the world of film and TV set design. Each episode of the Decorating Pages podcast brings you exclusive interviews with Hollywood's top Set Decorators, Production Designers, Directors, and Actors who craft the stunning visuals that bring stories to life. Discover the behind-the-scenes magic that takes designs from script to screen. Don't miss out—subscribe now and join our community of design enthusiasts! Well Hello There!! Website: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com Blog: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com/blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/618875801838692/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoratingpages/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/decoratingpagespodcast/ SHOP! https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-ecaef66e

How do you design a modern Los Angeles noir without simply recreating the past? In this episode of Decorating Pages, I talk with Production Designer Meghan C. Rogers about creating the visual world of Season 2 of Apple TV’s Sugar, starring Colin Farrell. Meghan joined the series for its second season and pushed the show’s established noir language further, using architecture, texture, lighting and locations to make Los Angeles itself part of John Sugar’s story. We get into the massive Indonesia sequence built at the Paramount water tank, including the engineering, water-safety and fire requirements behind a set that had to work both inside and outside. Meghan also takes us through the Hotel Del Corazon and its Casablanca-inspired circular bar, Sugar’s mid-century hideaway in the Hollywood Hills, the boxing gym, K-Town locations, homeless encampments created beneath some of LA’s incredible concrete architecture, and a vintage trailer the art department found on Facebook Marketplace. We also talk about the less glamorous realities behind what appears on screen: graphics departments, graffiti and artwork clearances, sun studies, multiple company moves in a single day, rebuilding interiors, finding camera-friendly architecture and what happens when production asks you to flip a set…and then suddenly needs the original set back. For Meghan, the opportunity was ultimately about showing Los Angeles in all of its layers—from glamorous hilltop views to the city underneath the freeways—and finding a contemporary version of classic noir that still belongs completely to Sugar. Sugar Season 2 is streaming on Apple TV. 👉 Get the FREE Quick Reference Set Decorating Template: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com (http://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com) 👉 Love movie & TV design? Join Decorating Pages for behind-the-scenes stories, set breakdowns + new interviews Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling. Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time. 🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode. 📲 Follow for daily design content Instagram: @decoratingpages (https://www.instagram.com/decoratingpages) TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcastY ouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@DecoratingPagesPodcast)

How do you design a modern Los Angeles noir without simply recreating the past? In this episode of Decorating Pages, I talk with Production Designer Meghan C. Rogers about creating the visual world of Season 2 of Apple TV’s Sugar, starring Colin Farrell. Meghan joined the series for its second season and pushed the show’s established noir language further, using architecture, texture, lighting and locations to make Los Angeles itself part of John Sugar’s story. We get into the massive Indonesia sequence built at the Paramount water tank, including the engineering, water-safety and fire requirements behind a set that had to work both inside and outside. Meghan also takes us through the Hotel Del Corazon and its Casablanca-inspired circular bar, Sugar’s mid-century hideaway in the Hollywood Hills, the boxing gym, K-Town locations, homeless encampments created beneath some of LA’s incredible concrete architecture, and a vintage trailer the art department found on Facebook Marketplace. We also talk about the less glamorous realities behind what appears on screen: graphics departments, graffiti and artwork clearances, sun studies, multiple company moves in a single day, rebuilding interiors, finding camera-friendly architecture and what happens when production asks you to flip a set…and then suddenly needs the original set back. For Meghan, the opportunity was ultimately about showing Los Angeles in all of its layers—from glamorous hilltop views to the city underneath the freeways—and finding a contemporary version of classic noir that still belongs completely to Sugar. Sugar Season 2 is streaming on Apple TV. 👉 Get the FREE Quick Reference Set Decorating Template: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com (http://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com) 👉 Love movie & TV design? Join Decorating Pages for behind-the-scenes stories, set breakdowns + new interviews Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling. Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time. 🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode. 📲 Follow for daily design content Instagram: @decoratingpages (https://www.instagram.com/decoratingpages) TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcastY ouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@DecoratingPagesPodcast)