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Decorating Pages: TV and Film Design

Kim Wannop - Set Decorator
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Dive deep into the captivating world of Film and TV production design with the "Decorating Pages Podcast." Hosted by the acclaimed, Emmy-winning set decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast pulls back the curtain to reveal the intricate and fascinating world of behind-the-scenes craftsmanship that brings your favorite stories to life on screen. From blockbuster movies to hit TV series, join Kim as she chats w/ award winning production designers, set decorators, and other industry insiders. Get exclusive insights and anecdotes about creating the visual magic that captivates audiences around the globe

  1. 18 June

    Rooster Production Design with Cabot McMullen: HBO, Steve Carell, Bill Lawrence & Comedy Set Design

    Production Designer Cabot McMullen, Art Director Raf Lydon, and Set Decoration Buyer Susan Chooljian join Decorating Pages Podcast to discuss the production design of HBO’s Rooster. Host Kim Wannop talks with the team about designing Ludlow College, creating an East Coast campus world in California, and building half-hour comedy sets with scale, texture, history, and character. Cabot shares his long creative history with Bill Lawrence, from Spin City and Scrubs to Shrinking and Rooster, and explains how authenticity drives the design of the show. The conversation covers the Warner Bros. stage builds, University of the Pacific exteriors, neo-Gothic architecture, the Elizabeth Stoddard Student Center, Walt’s office, the diner, the bar, the steam room, custom wallpaper, aging, plaster work, sourcing, graphics, and the layered design details that make Rooster feel like a real college town. For Your Emmy Consideration: RoosterOutstanding Production Design for a Half-Hour Program Production Designer: Cabot McMullenArt Director: Raf LydonSet Decoration Buyer: Susan Chooljian Listen to Decorating Pages Podcast for behind-the-scenes interviews with Production Designers, Set Decorators, Art Directors, and the creative teams behind the sets of film and television. 👉 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 content Instagram: @decoratingpages TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcast YouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast

    1hr 13min

  2. 16 June

    Half Man Production Designer Emer O’Sullivan on Designing Richard Gadd’s HBO Drama

    Presented by HBO Max | For Your Consideration – HALF MAN – Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) Production Designer Emer O’Sullivan joins Decorating Pages to discuss the production design of the HBO/BBC limited series Half Man, created by Emmy-winning Richard Gadd and starring Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell. Emer breaks down the design of Half Man, including Laurie’s house, the boys’ bedroom, the kitchen, the hospital room, the prison visiting room, the wedding locations, and the Glasgow architecture that grounds the story across multiple decades. In this conversation, Emer talks about using social realism photography, fashion photography, mood boards, hand drawings, wallpaper, pattern, color, and Scottish municipal architecture to create a world that feels emotionally truthful. She also discusses the responsibility of portraying working-class homes with warmth, pride, and specificity, rather than reducing them to gray or downtrodden spaces. Kim and Emer also discuss the “cozy claustrophobic” design of Laurie’s house, the pistachio and pink palette, how domestic spaces change over time, building the upstairs of the house, transforming a rough location into a major set in eight days, and designing the prison visiting room with glass, brutalist influence, and controlled discomfort. This episode is a must-listen for fans of Half Man, Richard Gadd, Jamie Bell, HBO dramas, production design, set decoration, Scottish television, character-driven interiors, and anyone interested in how sets carry emotion, memory, trauma, and story. Half Man is now streaming on HBO Max. For Your Consideration: HALF MAN — Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) 👉 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 content Instagram: @decoratingpages TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcast YouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast

    1hr 1min

  3. 9 June

    Wonder Man Production Design: Marvel, LA Locations & Hollywood Sets with Cindy Chao, Michele Yu and Lizzie Boyle

    Presented by Disney/MarvelFor Your Consideration — Wonder ManOutstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program — Half-Hour Production Designers Cindy Chao and Michele Yu and Set Decorator Lizzie Boyle join Decorating Pages to talk about the production design and set decoration of Marvel’s Wonder Man. Host Kim Wannop discusses how the team built a grounded Hollywood story inside the Marvel universe, using real Los Angeles locations, character-driven sets, old apartments, theaters, bars, trailers, offices, practical destruction, and behind-the-scenes filmmaking spaces. The conversation explores Simon’s East Hollywood apartment, Trevor’s faded-glory LA home, Marvel’s DODC prison, the black-and-white episode, and how Wonder Man uses production design and set decoration to tell a superhero story that feels personal, funny, human, and rooted in Los Angeles. Emmy voters, please consider Wonder Man for Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program — Half-Hour. Official FYC page:https://debut.disney.com/fyc/disneyplus/series_fyc/wonder-man-1768593147910?tab=episodes A must-listen for fans of Marvel, Wonder Man, production design, set decoration, Los Angeles filming locations, Hollywood history, and behind-the-scenes television craft. 👉 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 contentI nstagram: @decoratingpages TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcast YouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast

    1hr 7min

  4. 2 June

    Hacks Emmy FYC: Rob Tokarz on Designing Deborah Vance’s Final Season

    Today on Decorating Pages, this Emmy FYC episode is presented by HBO Max in celebration of Hacks for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program, Half-Hour. Host Kim Wannop talks with Emmy-nominated Production Designer Rob Tokarz about the final season of Hacks and the detailed production design behind Deborah Vance’s world. Rob breaks down the submitted Emmy episode, including the 1970s sitcom set created for Deborah’s fictional television history, the custom wallpaper, the Paley tribute, shooting at the Academy Museum, Deborah’s mansion and closet, the Las Vegas cube sequence, and the massive design work behind the final season. He also shares how the Hacks team created around 158 sets across 75 shooting days, built part of the Las Vegas Strip on stage, and used locations, graphics, set decoration, and period detail to support the comedy and emotional story of the series. This episode is a must-listen for fans of Hacks, Emmy voters, production designers, set decorators, art directors, film students, television lovers, and anyone who wants to understand how great sets help tell story. Hacks is now streaming on HBO Max. For your Emmy consideration. YouTube trailer link: https://youtu.be/4OegsEuqMmo?si=27cDJlZfKob9iFv3 @Hacks @HBOMax #Hacks 👉 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 content Instagram: @decoratingpages TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcast YouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast

    1hr 3min

  5. 1 June • Subscribers Only

    Working, Parenting, and Surviving Summer in Production

    Summer sounds like beach days, ice cream, and lazy mornings — until production schedules a 5 p.m. meeting and your kids are suddenly home full-time. In this Gold Room episode, I’m talking honestly about working in production while parenting through the summer: expensive camps, weekend work, missed beach days, guilt from every direction, and the very real difference between ambition and burnout. This is not an episode about perfect balance, because I’m not sure that exists. It’s about finding a rhythm, setting realistic boundaries, protecting small family rituals, and finding tiny resets when the job and life are both asking for all of you. For set decorators, production designers, art department crew, working parents, and anyone trying to build a creative life without fully losing their mind.

    32 min

  6. 26 May

    The Pitt - Production Designer Nina Ruscio and Set Decorator Matt Callahan Emmy FYC

    This episode of Decorating Pages is presented by HBO Max in celebration of The Pitt Season 2 for Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour Or More) Production Designer Nina Ruscio and Set Decorator Matt Callahan join Kim Wannop to discuss the Emmy-winning HBO Max medical drama The Pitt. After Season 1 earned 13 Emmy nominations and five Emmy wins, including Outstanding Drama Series, Season 2 returned to Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center with another 15-hour real-time emergency room shift set during Fourth of July weekend. In this interview, Nina and Matt break down the immersive production design of The Pitt Season 2, including the expanded triage area, the 360-degree ER set, the ambulance bay, medical equipment, hospital continuity, practical lighting, dressed drawers, background storytelling, and the enormous challenge of creating a hospital world that feels completely real from every angle. This is a deep dive into production design, set decoration, medical drama design, HBO Max’s The Pitt, Emmy FYC craft, and the invisible work that makes one of television’s most acclaimed dramas feel so authentic. For Your Consideration: The Pitt Season 2 Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour Or More) @HBOMax #ThePitt https://youtu.be/Xq8x47ky2Tw?si=PKPic6faHInJCp-W 👉 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 content Instagram: @decoratingpages TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcast YouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast

    55 min

  7. 21 May

    Production Designer Alex DiGerlando on Love Story & Black Rabbit, 90's and current day NYC design

    Production Designer Alex DiGerlando joins Decorating Pages to discuss the production design of FX’s Love Story and Netflix’s Black Rabbit. Alex breaks down the sleek 90s-inspired world of Love Story, including Carolyn Bessette’s apartment, the Calvin Klein offices, Jackie Kennedy’s home, the George magazine offices, real New York locations, period magazines, and the challenge of designing a version of the 90s that feels specific, emotional, and cinematic. Then the conversation moves into Netflix’s Black Rabbit, where Alex talks about designing the layered, textured, three-level restaurant set, working with Set Decorator Lydia Marks, using virtual walkthroughs, and creating a New York space filled with history, character, and tension. This episode is a craft-focused deep dive into production design, set decoration, research, restraint, maximalism, and how environments shape story. 👉 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 content Instagram: @decoratingpages TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcast YouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast

    1hr 15min

  8. 19 May

    High Potential Set Decorator Kim Leonard & Palm Springs Restoration

    Set Decorator Kim Leonard joins Decorating Pages to talk about her work on High Potential, including Morgan’s layered character house, the fast-moving “Morgan Visions,” and the real process of decorating a one-hour network television series in Los Angeles.Kim also shares the story behind her Palm Springs restoration of a 1958 Palmer & Krisel house with original Steve Chase details, now connected to Modernism Week and Atomic Ranch. From textured plaster walls and restored vintage lamps to desert modern restraint and character-driven design, this episode is a deep dive into how Set Decorators see potential in spaces, objects, and stories.Host Kim Wannop and Kim Leonard discuss production design, set decoration, sourcing, local shopping, architectural preservation, character details, and the creative problem-solving that goes into building worlds for television.A must-listen for fans of High Potential, production design, set decoration, Palm Springs modernism, Steve Chase interiors, and behind-the-scenes television craft. 👉 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 content Instagram: @decoratingpages TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcast YouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast

    1hr 8min
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Dive deep into the captivating world of Film and TV production design with the "Decorating Pages Podcast." Hosted by the acclaimed, Emmy-winning set decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast pulls back the curtain to reveal the intricate and fascinating world of behind-the-scenes craftsmanship that brings your favorite stories to life on screen. From blockbuster movies to hit TV series, join Kim as she chats w/ award winning production designers, set decorators, and other industry insiders. Get exclusive insights and anecdotes about creating the visual magic that captivates audiences around the globe

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