Authentic Production Design in New York-Based Television Series

Production design authentically captures the gritty essence of New York living in the show.

### Authentic Production Design: Capturing the Grit of New York Living
* 🎨 Steven Beatrice, our production designer, emphasized **authenticity in creating environments** that reflect the **true essence of New York living**.
* 🏙 Ellie's apartment is designed to feel like a typical New York space, capturing the **"dingy, decrepit feel"** of an early apartment experience.
* 💰 The portrayal of characters like Elliot, a cybersecurity engineer, reflects the reality of living in New York where **space is limited**, even for those with money.
* 🏠 The apartments are designed with a **grungy, studio-esque vibe**, featuring elements like a **kitchen close to the bed**, enhancing the realism of their living conditions.
* 🖼 The contrasting design of Angela and Ollie's apartment, located in Chelsea, showcases a **different aesthetic** while still maintaining **authenticity**.
* 🔍 Production design plays a crucial role in the show, with **meticulous attention to detail** that may go unnoticed by viewers but adds **depth to the visual storytelling**.
* 🎢 The recreation of an arcade originally filmed on Coney Island demonstrates the team's commitment to **capturing the gritty, nostalgic atmosphere** of the setting.
* 🏴 The overall design reflects a "**washed-up**" aesthetic, portraying characters as "**the underground rats**" of society, emphasizing the importance of **staying true to the narrative's themes**.

[Music] production design is so crucial to the show and to the look and the aesthetic. It's so unbelievably fascinating what they can do with recreating arcade that originally we filmed on Coney Island, building it onto a stage with all the little details that most people probably won't even be able to see on TV, but they're there. Production design is incredibly important to me. You can pick the lenses and the lighting and all of that, but if you're not photographing something that's matching what you're trying to go for, it's not going to look right. We wanted this grittier look, and so we wanted this washed-up arcade that no one really goes to. It's kind of a relic from the past. Society is kind of like they're like the underground rats of it all, so they're kind of inside of this bunker, and that was one thing that was really important to me to stay true to what is happening in here. I said it really should be a space that has

Almost every type of light hitting it other than daylight. Ellie's apartment feels like a New York apartment. It's on a stage, but it has that dingy, decrepit feel of your first or second New York apartment. When you watch a lot of films or television shows set in New York, they build these big, expansive apartments that will cost, you know, hundreds of thousands of dollars to live in. You know, Elliot's a cybersecurity engineer. These are people that are, they don't have a lot of money. And when you live in New York, even when you do have a lot of money, it's not a lot of space. And we wanted to keep it that way. So he's got this kind of grungy, studio-esque apartment. The kitchen's right there. The bed's on the floor, you know. And even like if you look at Angela and Ollie's apartment, you know, we went a different way with that. That's not as grungy. They live more in the Chelsea area, but still

small and not not incredibly big. Steven Beatrice, our production designer, really went to great lengths to go for, again, authenticity because that's something that's really important to us. [Music] You

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Production design plays a crucial role in shaping the show's aesthetic and look.

The team recreates detailed environments, like an arcade, to match the desired gritty atmosphere.

The design choices aim to reflect the characters' underground and relic-like existence, creating a true-to-life representation of their world.

Authenticity in New York Apartment Design

The production designer aimed for authenticity in creating Ellie's New York apartment, reflecting the dingy and cramped feel of a typical first or second apartment in the city.

The show's characters, including a cybersecurity engineer, are depicted as having limited financial means, which is reflected in the grungy, studio-style apartment design.

Angela and Ollie's apartment, while located in a more upscale area, still maintains a modest and realistic vibe.