Alana Billingsley and Misty Buckley were tasked with handling the production design for the 2023 Academy Awards. Now, they tell THR about their approach: “It was essentially a love letter to cinema.”
The brief that we were given was to design a set that really celebrates film — both the experience of cinema and the talent that makes cinema what it is. And there were several films made last year that celebrated cinema and the craft of filmmaking, so we really brought our attention to the experience and the art of cinema. We were inspired by classic movie houses and theaters and created a sort of vibrant gathering space with classic motifs, but we had modern canvases.
It was important to Misty and me to make the Dolby itself into one of those palaces, and not forget where we are and that this is the traditional home of the Oscars. So rather than trying to re-create any one theater, it was about taking those inspirations and making the Dolby feel as if it were conceived in almost a different time, or with that same idea.
After the 2022 ceremony, I assume part of your discussions surrounded the way in which the crafts categories were handled this year.We wanted to really give them their moment and [highlight] their importance in the whole filmmaking experience. That was a really joyful thing to do because we created these little vignettes where you could get an insight into the world of the different crafts.
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