Designing Foundation
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE on Foundation was the number of sets that had to be designed in a very short time. I think I had about 170 sets to design in roughly three months. Because this show is not like any other TV show I’ve ever done. Basically the entire show had to be designed before we went to camera. Everything has to be figured out beforehand, from how the directors are going to block their actors through the sets to how they’re going to be lit; every little detail would have to be figured out. It was a new adventure for me, for sure. It was daunting. It was a bit frightening.
When I first pitched for the show, I only had a week. I dove online and started searching art history and architecture. The other thing I thought about was, what would people look
