‘Solos’ Production Designer Ruth Ammon On Running A Virtual Art Department During COVID: “It Was A Challenge I Was Really Excited To Be Part Of”

When it came to mounting Disney+/Marvel’s WandaVision which thrusts Avengers protags Wanda Maximoff and Vision into various sitcoms from Bewitched to Malcolm in the Middle, director Matt Shakman and production designer Mark Worthington took the advice of comedy legend Dick Van Dyke and ran parts of the production “like a play.”

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVCulinary producer Kim Seeley was working in a restaurant in Los Angeles when her executive chef brought her onto the “Hell’s Kitchen” for Fox.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe film version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” was never going to be an Oscar contender, due to Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rules that recorded stage productions are not eligible for consideration.

Aryeh Bourkoff, founder and CEO of independent investment bank LionTree said audio is looking more attractive than video these days as consumers are a bit tapped out on TV.

Amanda Kloots will never forget the last time she spoke to Nick Cordero. In her new book, , the 39-year-old fitness instructor details her husband's battle with COVID-19, which ultimately resulted in his death.After a visit to an urgent care was followed by trouble breathing, Kloots took her husband to the emergency room.

Nailed It! is all about seeing the fun in failure and, as host of the show, Nicole Byer brings the excitement and levity needed for this Netflix competition series. Comedian Nicole Byer and French pastry chef Jacques Torres host this reality baking series inspired by the internet trend of people trying and failing to make elaborate cakes.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese film and tech group, Alibaba Pictures managed to slash its losses during the COVID-affected financial year to March 2021. It pointed to strength and scale of its content as the differentiator between this and previous years.Revenue was little changed at RMB2.85 billion ($445 million).

James Brolin’s love for wife Barbra Streisand just continues to grow.

Jean Smart on the HBO Max series, is no Liberace. She loves antiques and excess, but it’s all pretty tasteful in its own very Deborah Vance way, with some smashing contemporary art pieces.When it came to envisioning the comic’s mansion, production designer Jon Carlos leaned toward the type of luxe glamour seen in interiors by L.A.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“In the Heights” production designer Nelson Coates had an important task from Lin-Manuel Miranda: The bodegas for the film adaptation of the stage show needed to be located east of Broadway, “because that was a historic Puerto Rican, Dominican and Cuban neighborhood.”Anything west of that would be predominantly Irish, Russian or Jewish. The last thing director Jon M.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVProduction designer Ruth Ammon has worked on iconic films and television shows from “Drop Dead Gorgeous” to “Heroes” and “Smash,” but the one area she has long wanted to play in was space. Working on Amazon Prime Video’s anthology series “Solos” finally gave her that chance.

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeChuck Lorre and Bill Lawrence have known each other casually through the years, whether it be bumping into each other on the Warner Bros. lot or at an awards show.

As production designer of the Hulu series PEN15, Grace Alie didn’t need to go far for research and inspiration. Along with a crew that also grew up in the early 2000s, Alie was able to work off their personal experiences to recreate their childhoods.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorA look at the world building through the eyes of production designers.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVWhen traveling back in time to tell tales that are set in previous decades, or even centuries ago, scripted storytellers often take liberties in their world-building. They might use modern elements, from music to colloquialisms, to reflect how the show’s themes are still relevant to today’s audience and also give that audience something comfortable to latch onto.