Decorating Pages: TV and Film Design

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On Swift Horses: Building 1950s Vegas discussion with Designer and Decorator Nov 11, 2025

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Production Designer Erin Magill and Set Decorator Melissa Licht unpack the look of On Swift Horses—a 1950s romance threading Vegas casinos, racetracks, track-home suburbia, and coded queer spaces. We cover the Disney Ranch farmhouse and diner, Santa Anita interiors/exteriors, and the AMC-lobby-to-casino transformation with period lighting, signage, and tables that sell the Strip. Plus: the green-and-pink model home that’s gorgeous and suffocating, a nursery wallpaper rescue, and the message-board “misconnections” that quietly map a hidden community. Perfect listen if you love mid-century palettes, wallpaper stories, and design that moves character and camera.

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.

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The Retro-Futurist World-Building of Fantastic Four: First Steps with Kasra Farahani Nov 04, 2025

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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.

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Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast

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The Art of Influence — Class One: The Wizard of Oz (Designing a Technicolor World) Oct 28, 2025

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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.

Designing a Dream Inside a Jail Cell: Kiss of the Spider Woman with Scott Chambliss & Andrew Baseman Oct 21, 2025

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Production Designer Scott Chambliss and Set Decorator Andrew Baseman take me inside the design of Kiss of the Spider Woman—a film that braids a raw prison drama with a full-blown MGM-style musical. We talk about building the cell in a shuttered Uruguay prison, why wooden beads beat crystal, and how a “second-tier” poster look became the perfect tone for the movie-within-the-movie. We get into the color arc (buttercream trims, a salmon pop bathroom), Aurora’s Hollywood-Regency suite with rented vellum pieces, a matte red nightclub designed as a dangerous dream, that Ziegfeld-scale drapery staircase, smart re-dress moves between sets, and a textured South American village inspired by classic MGM backlots. If you love production design, set decoration, and old-school stagecraft, this one’s a treat.

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Designing Wizards Beyond Waverly Place: Caves, Party Switches, and Alex’s “So Alex” Apartment - Selina Gomez Approved! Oct 14, 2025

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Production Designer Kelly Van Wagoner Hogan and Set Decorator Emily Dawson-Trent unpack how Wizards Beyond Waverly Place turns a tight multicam schedule into maximal, magical sets—glittering cave builds, a kinetic wizard lab, and Alex’s grown-up apartment that Selena Gomez called “so Alex.” We talk about overnight portals, clearance battles, and why balloons are both budget-friendly and terrifying.

🎬 Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast

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.

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🎬 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

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Kathrin Eder on Building the Perfect Set for Walter Mosley’s Adaptation "A Man in My Basement" Oct 07, 2025

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Production Designer Kathrin Eder takes us inside the making of The Man in My Basement (Walter Mosley). We cover transforming Wales into 1994 Sag Harbor, building a house exterior in a swamp, staging interiors at Dragon Studios, and how a stained-glass front door became the set’s emotional center. Plus: a real-home-turned-quilt shop, Arts & Crafts details, UK prop-house treasure hunts, and subtle Moby-Dick/whaling references that root the story in place. Perfect for fans of production design, set decoration, and grounded period world-building.

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Inside The Lowdown: Brandon Tonner-Connolly & Tafv Sampson on Tulsa Truths Sep 30, 2025

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Production Designer Brandon Tonner-Connolly and Set Decorator Tafv Sampson take us inside FX’s The Lowdown—a grounded Tulsa world built with real locations, a rebuilt diner, and a bookstore layered with 5,000 hand-picked titles and an apartment above it. We unpack color choices, hero props for investigative storytelling, and the small, invisible decisions that make the sets feel lived-in. Perfect for set decorators, production designers, art directors, and anyone who loves craft-driven TV design.

Topics: bookstore layout, apartment-over-shop, diner counter/booths, Tulsa ephemera, practical vs. VFX, color language, continuity, prop strategy, Easter eggs.

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📩 Questions or collaboration? Contact Kim: kimwannop@decoratingpagespodcast.com🌐 Explore more episodes & merch: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com

🛍️ Support the Podcast with Merch!

Purchasing exclusive gear directly funds the show—keeping the interviews coming and spotlighting the unsung heroes of TV and film design.

5 Iconic Films that Inspire Production Design Sep 23, 2025

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Step behind the camera and discover how legendary set design has shaped the very way we experience film! set decorator Kim Wannop counts down her top five most ICONIC films whose sets have transformed Hollywood — influencing genres, styles, and even future directors. Whether you're a film lover, student, or fascinated by behind-the-scenes movie magic, get ready to explore the spectacular stories behind cinematic classics like Sunset Boulevard, Marie Antoinette, King of Jazz, Destination Moon, and number 5 is a surprising one! Packed with insights, set decorating secrets, and inspiring visuals, this episode is a must-watch for anyone passionate about production design and movie history.

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Chief of War: Jean-François Campeau on Designing Hawaii’s Epic Story Sep 16, 2025

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On Decorating Pages Podcast, Emmy-winning host Kim Wannop talks with Production Designer Jean-François Campeau about AppleTV+’s epic series Chief of War, starring Jason Momoa. From hand-lashed huts and carved canoes to sacred tiki sculptures and cliffside temples, Jean-François explains how the team honored Hawaiian culture while shooting across Hawaii and New Zealand. Hear how cultural blessings, natural lighting, and meticulous craftsmanship brought authenticity and scale to this groundbreaking production.

Perfect for fans of production design, set decoration, Hawaiian history, Jason Momoa, and epic filmmaking.

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Eddington: Elliott Hostetter on Designing Ari Aster’s Unsettling World Sep 09, 2025

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Step inside the haunting design of Eddington with Production Designer Elliott Hostetter. In this episode of Decorating Pages Podcast, host Kim Wannop explores how small-town New Mexico shaped the film’s unsettling world. Elliott reveals how abandoned restaurants became police stations, how Ari Aster personally designed the creepy dolls, and how clutter, hoarding, and character history shaped the sets.

Listeners will get behind-the-scenes details on:

Scouting Truth or Consequences, NM
Building layered, claustrophobic interiors
Designing Pedro Pascal’s home
Real-life inspired sheriff’s office details
Collaborating with Set Decorator Adam Willis

Perfect for fans of Ari Aster, Eddington, Pedro Pascal, and anyone fascinated by production design and set decoration.

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