The Oscar Nominated Art Team Behind "Nightmare Alley"

Published: March 23, 2022, 8 a.m.

Production designer Tamara Deverell and costume designer Luis Sequeria illuminate the process behind building the brilliant and haunting world of Nightmare Alley\u2026\n\nIn this episode, we talk about\u2026\n\nJumping at the opportunity to go deep into a Deco world with Guillermo del Toro\xa0\n\nWhat influences helped create a film that\u2019s essentially a time machine\n\nBrooklyn Museum\u2019s inspiration on the handcrafted design of Nightmare Alley\n\nInternational hunt for fabrics and why 90% of the costumes are custom-made\n\nDifferences between building costumes for the carnival vs. city scenes\xa0\n\nSymbolism of the funhouse and themes of circles and arches\xa0\xa0\n\nPictorial research and creating the aged, unwashed look of the Depression era\n\nWhy the final carnival scenes are dusty and devoid of color\xa0\xa0\xa0\n\nTrepidation around color and saturation and staying true to the time period\xa0\n\nMaking every frame a painting and the unique perspective of still moments\xa0\n\n\nLinks to Resources:\xa0\nEpisode from Nightmare Alley DP and Editor: https://megaphone.link/BLU1430569925\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\xa0\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\xa0\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nGet your questions answered on the podcast by emailing editor@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices