Yup, this production takes colours seriously. Note that the _only_ thing red* and green on this set is the deity picture, making it stand out like a black sheep on snow.

(*save for the lables on the booze crocks that they couldn't change)

I'm fascinated by the set designer's nack for creating rooms that feels like a home! This is not exactly my taste, but the weathering on the pieces, the colour combinations and the light makes you feel like it's a lived in house - you can even feel a slight vibe of residential school. This puts the weird and cold milleus at the beginning in another light; there was a point to them.

And yes, I'm stealing ideas like crazy.

This is rare! I guess this is Tanghua's room, and it's cosy; warm wooden tones, a bed with fluffy covers (but in a _manly_ way, of course), and those wall hangings really seal the deal! Normally interiors in C-dramas verge on grandness, sometimes to the point that they look impractical. But this room is perfectly liveable - I'd even stay there if I was allowed to bring a thicker matress.

Also: IKEA hack at one o' clock.

*sigh* Life would be so much easier if I didn't photograph every nook and cranny of the tower ship (this is the owner's cabin). But I'm not the only one in love with it, production have put oodles of work in making it come to life, and done a dang good job! It's not just the outside shots (that must've gobbled up 50% of their money), but also the unified look of corridors and cabins. I want to makr a model of it so bad!

DesignBoom : Hermès reveals cut collection in sarah-anaïs desbenoit’s set design at watches and wonders https://www.designboom.com/design/hermes-cut-collection-sarah-anais-desbenoit-set-design-watches-and-wonders-2025-04-01-2025/ #exhibitiondesign #timepiecedesign #setdesign #design #Hermès

DesignBoom : pierre yovanovitch reveals rotating set and 53 costumes for korea national opera https://www.designboom.com/design/pierre-yovanovitch-rotating-set-53-costumes-korea-national-opera-03-26-2025/ #pierreyovanovitch #setdesign #design

A frame tents - not just for Vikings! (Not a hard design to come up with - the hard part is hauling around an ungodly amount of lumber while travelling. Ask me how I know...) I love the decorations, though - if I still was active in the SCA I'd totally st... _use it as an inspiration_.

However you feel about the plot twists in Severance Season 2, you can’t knock the art direction. From M. Hulot to “Sorry to Bother You,” The Times explores the cinematic sources of the innies’ discontent. Gift article, no paywall. #film #SetDesign #Severance #cubicles #OfficeCulture

How ‘Severance’ Uses Old Trick...

However you feel about the plot twists in Severance Season 2, you can’t knock the art direction. From M. Hulot to “Sorry to Bother You,” The Times explores the cinematic sources of the innies’ discontent.

Gift article, no paywall. #film #SetDesign #Severance #cubicles #OfficeCulture

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/arts/television/severance-office-life-film-tricks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6k4.hEN-.fTN2VuYEgteP&smid=url-share

Andy and Beau dive back deep into the dystopian world of Charge - rediscover Einar's hut, explained.
#b3d #BlenderStudio #OpenMovie #Charge #setdesign

https://studio.blender.org/blog/set-design-the-evolution-of-einars-hut/

Producer: I want the light to shine through the windows so we get dramatic shadows...

Location scout: Mhm...

Producer: ...and I want Zhang Zhiwei's reflection in the window.

Location scout *suddenly remembering some basic physics*: Errrr...

Producer: It's _symbolism_!

Location scout: *sigh* We'll fix it in post...

(They did their best by having the bottom part of the pane in deep shadow, because it is, indeed, good symbolism.)

We're not in Heng Dian World Studios anymore! While it is possible to weather sets the carvings are a bit too detailed - HDWS does great work, but they err on using modern materials and reducing complexity. I wonder which old temple had to bear a drama production for days?

Your very own #LCARS display for only... #StarTrek #Picard #SetDesign #prop #AdaFruit #build

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I have no idea what Guillermo del Toro is watching in his free time, but I think Mysterious Lotus Casebook would be to his liking; it has Cogwheels. True, he toned it down somewhere after Hellboy II, but I'm kinda' with him and CDrama in this. A good cogwheel sequence improves things!

Ok, there's a slight similarity between Mysterious Lotus Casebook and Dante's Divine Comedy. That is; the evil parts are the most fun ones. Production definitely brings it up a notch around Di Feisheng at his home clan. The camera angles goes from good to Neat!, and look at that set! They really nail pompous, overly decorated dictator style!

Li Lianhua says he built the Lotus Tower out of a wrecked boat, and that's apparently one of the rare times he tells the truth, because production has put nautical details here and there. Like those block and tackles hanging in the background. I'm a bit bothered by the facts this is the first time I see them*, but it's a nice touch!

(*is it a me problem or did production randomly throw them in)