Kasra Farahani, the Production Designer for Fantastic Four: First Steps, reveals the complexity behind selecting the perfect blue. From custom mixes to multiple shades, discover the intricate process behind this iconic color. #FantasticFour #ProductionDesign #KasraFarahani #ColorPalette #BehindTheScenes

Production Designer Kasra Farahani explains that the Fantastic Four: First Steps marketing team used graphics designed by the art department. This included the logo for the film! Why don't they do this more often? #FantasticFour #KasraFarahani #Marvel #ArtDepartment #MovieDesign #FirstSteps

Production Designer Kasra Farahani unpacks the Fantastic Four look: a parallel-1960s world where Reed Richards’ design logic binds the Baxter Building, Baxter Lab, Fantasticar, and Excelsior. We dive into: • Dimensional-printed mosaics first explored on Loki • The family of FF blues (wardrobe vs. lab vs. vehicles) • Single-stage paints for fiberglass-correct gloss • The white lab with bold primary hits—no cliché “dark steel + blue LEDs” • Yancy Street realism vs. Times Square retro-futurism (40 storefronts) • Early-color computing playback design • How the art department graphics flowed into the film’s marketing

Production Designer Kasra Farahani discusses the retrofuturistic design of Fantastic Four: First Steps, set in a parallel 1960s. Discovering the perfect alchemy between period accuracy and futuristic vision was the fun part. #KasraFarahani #FantasticFour #Retrofuturism #ProductionDesign

Production Designer Kasra Farahani breaks down Fantastic Four’- First Steps's retro-futurist language: the Baxter Lab’s white-with-primaries palette, dimensional-printed mosaics, and a New York that’s two-thirds period, one-third future. We cover Yancy Street’s realism (40 storefronts), early-color playback graphics, and how the art department’s graphics threaded into marketing. Perfect for designers and cine-nerds hunting practical methods and color/finish logic. 👉 Get the FREE Quick Reference Set Decorating Template: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com 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 contentInstagram: @decoratingpages (https://www.instagram.com/decoratingpages) TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcastYouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@DecoratingPagesPodcast) 🎬 Explore More from Decorating PagesLove the behind-the-scenes world of TV + film design? Check out these exclusive resources curated by Kim Wannop, Emmy-winning Set Decorator and host of Decorating Pages Podcast: 🎓 Learn Set DecoratingTake my Set Decorating Masterclass—15 audio lessons packed with insider tips for breaking into the film & TV industry. Includes FREE Quick Reference Template. Start here: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com/masterclass

Uncover the thrift store magic behind Beetlejuice's iconic sets! Production Designer Mark Scruton's team faced a unique challenge, recreating the bizarre from scratch. Sand, plaster, and a whole lot of creativity! #Beetlejuice #SetDesign #Halloween #MovieMagic #BehindTheScenes

Class One of The Art of Influence opens with The Wizard of Oz is FREE! How Production Designer Cedric Gibbons and Set Decorator Edwin B. Willis built Oz from the ground up. I unpack the sepia-to-color switch, Munchkinland’s circular plan, the Yellow Brick Road as a story spine, Emerald City’s Art Deco vocabulary, the Wizard’s forced-perspective corridor, and why the sets still feel alive today. This episode is free; the full masterclass—covering MGM’s greatest builds and their ripple effect on modern film and TV—is available on my site. I am so proud of this masterclass that I have put together. If you are a student looking for a production design class that is visual, concise and through this is for you. I’m releasing this masterclass after a deep dive into the films shaped by Production Designer Cedric Gibbons and Set Decorator Edwin B. Willis. I’m starting The Art of Influence with the partnership that wrote the visual grammar of classic Hollywood. From the world-circling lobby of Grand Hotel to Oz’s Emerald City, Versailles-level excess in Marie Antoinette, the gas-lit paranoia of Gaslight, the cozy Americana of Meet Me in St. Louis, and the painterly dream of An American in Paris—this is a field guide to how design drives story. I’m pulling technique, influence, and the craft choices you can steal for your next build. Get $50 off this first Premire week for the full Art of Influence - Class One here: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com/product-page/classone-the-art-of-influence-cedric-gibbons-and-edwin-willis Promo Code : INFLUENCE50 Students get 30% off! Promo Code: STUDENT30 👉 Get the FREE Quick Reference Set Decorating Template: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com 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

Class One of The Art of Influence opens with The Wizard of Oz—how Production Designer Cedric Gibbons and Set Decorator Edwin B. Willis built Oz from the ground up. I unpack the sepia-to-color switch, Munchkinland’s circular plan, the Yellow Brick Road as a story spine, Emerald City’s Art Deco vocabulary, the Wizard’s forced-perspective corridor, and why the sets still feel alive today. This episode is free; the full masterclass—covering MGM’s greatest builds and their ripple effect on modern film and TV—is available on my site.Keywords: Wizard of Oz, production design, set decoration, Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, MGM, Technicolor, Emerald City, Yellow Brick Road, Munchkinland, classic Hollywood, film design, set decorator, art direction, film history, visual storytelling.

Explore movie graphics with Production Designer Scott Chambliss and Set Decorator Andrew Baseman. It's tricky making old movie posters look authentic, especially with a recognizable star. Working with Graphic Designer Mark Chang, they found the right language. #MoviePosters #GraphicDesign #FilmProduction #ScottChambliss #AndrewBaseman #kissofthespiderwoman