Saturday, October 06, 2007
Set Decorator Ellen Brill dresses Murphy’s ‘Nip/Tuck’ world
Monsters & Crtitcs: "Much of the look that contributes to the show’s success is the result of the work of Ellen Brill and her team. A member of the Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA) and a member of IATSE local 44, Brill was nominated for an Emmy for her work on “24” in 2002, for Arrested Development in 2004, and for “Nip/Tuck” in 2006."
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This was one of the most informative articles I have read about the Television Interior Designing scene. I especially liked the parts where Ellen explained the hierarchy of the design team. I have never been given a clear idea how this worked until now, and this is an area that I am looking at going into. So this was very helpful to read.
You must have to have an intense eye for detail to work in a field such as this. I feel as though this job is just as important as the production designer. You need to be equally in tune with the writing and the characters to have a successful design. For instance, would the character's home have coasters for drinks or old crumpled copies of Hustler instead.. It is a detailed job, and I'd have to guess that, to a production designer, a good set decorator is worth his or her weight in gold.
I think this is fantastically interesting because as both people prior to my comment have stated the set decorator is crutial to the world of film and television. What interests me about this is that set decorating has the same appeal to what costume design is for me. These decorations are a direct result and representation of what is going on through the characters mind and I guess for something as intimate as television that is necessairy as it may not be in the world of the theatre.
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