Imagined Realities: Crafting the Visual Language of Television

October 18
11:30 - 12:45 ET
Emily Carr University / Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Reliance Theatre
Vancouver, Canada

Guests: Tony Wohlgemuth (Bates Motel, Riverdale, Carrie), Laurin Kelsey (The Fall of the House of Usher, The Midnight Club, Elle), Brian Kane (Yellowjackets, Motherland: Fort Salem, Clown in a Cornfield), Anand Ray (Fire Country, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow)
Moderator: Stephen Geaghan (Snowpiercer, Lucifer, Defiance)

How Production Designers shape the visual world of a series—developing concepts, creating look books and pitch materials, and collaborating with directors, showrunners, and DPs. Panelists will discuss strategies for refining set aesthetics, balancing creativity with practical constraints, and translating ideas into a cohesive visual language that defines a show’s identity.

About the Organizer:

The Canadian Production Design Association (CPD) is dedicated to elevating the art and craft of production design, uniting and empowering production designers, art directors, set decorators, and their art departments to shape the visual stories that captivate the world.