So in Production Design World:
Congratulations to all the Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners!!!
Best Art Direction - Multi-Camera Series
"Hot in Cleveland"
Best Art Direction - Single-Camera Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
Best Art Direction - Miniseries or Movie
"Mildred Pierce"
Best Art Direction - Variety, Music or Non-Fiction Programming
"2010 MTV Video Music Awards"
Best Costumes - Series
"The Borgias"
Best Costumes - TV Movie/Mini-Series
"Downton Abbey"
There is a new prop house in LA devoted to death-type items called Morgue Prop Rentals, which I am super excited about! I could have used him so often (open a location in NYC-hint, hint). Tip of the hat to you, sir.
A quick blurb on "Pan Am"'s sets from the NY Post. They built the sets in Steiner Studios in BK, the major airplane set for only $100,000, which I think is cheap for such a giant build. It's nice to see a boost in TV shows filming here after a handful left.
The ADG's 16th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards is honoring Robert Boyle, William Darling and Alfred Junge into its hall of fame on Feb. 4 for their outstanding Production Design, unfortunately posthumously. Myself, I am looking to have this occur before the later. Production designer Tony Walton will receive the ADG's lifetime achievement award.
- Robert Boyle's highlights included "North by Northwest", "Marnie", "Fiddler on the Roof", "Private Benjamin", and my personal favorite, "Troop Beverley Hills"and he lived to be 100! He was nominated four times for and Oscar and once for an Emmy. He received an honorary lifetime Oscar in 2008 for Art Direction and ADG awarded him a lifetime achievement award in 1997.
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| courtesy of MGM |
- William Darling was there during the large studio days. He won 3 Oscars, most notably for "Anna and the King of Siam" (1946) and was nominated for 4 more in the 1930s-40s.
- Alfred Junge was around during the in the beginning of film, who started out in Germany before coming to Hollywood in the 20s. He won one Oscar for "Black Narcissus" (1947) and nominated for "Knights of the Roundtable".
- Tony Walton is mainly an art director for theater. He's been nominated for 12 Tonys and won 3. His first film was Mary Poppins as a costume designer and thus got nominated for an Oscar for Best Costumes. He has been nominated for 3 others and won for "All that Jazz". He has also been nominated for 2 BAFTA awards and won an Emmy for the miniseries "Death of a Salesman". (On a side note, he used to be married to Julie Andrews in the 60's.
I am loving this new re-designed set of "Castle" by Alfred Sole that the LA Times showcased. Sole was even courteous enough to provide us with where he got items and paint color.
| courtesy of LA Times/Tim Swope |