Mounting A Monster Epic: ‘Frankenstein’s Costume, Production Design & Prosthetics Team On Realizing Guillermo Del Toro’s “Operatic & Theatrical” World – Crew Call Live

How did Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein differ from all other cinematic predecessors? Says del Toro’s 2x Oscar nominated production designer Tamara Deverell, it’s the filmmaker’s “desire for us to do something operatic and theatrical.” Like an abstract piece of art, there’s much to absorb and get wonderfully lost in onscreen in […] How did Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein differ from all other cinematic predecessors? Says del Toro’s 2x Oscar nominated production designer Tamara Deverell, it’s the filmmaker’s “desire for us to do something operatic and theatrical.” Like an abstract piece of art, there’s much to absorb and get wonderfully lost in onscreen in Netflix‘s Frankenstein from its symbolic circular and cylinder motifs (a constant in del Toro’s canon) to its color palette in which red dominates. It’s not your father’s Frankenstein. The source material was a precious one for the 3x Mexican Oscar winner since childhood, his version about the complex relationships of fathers and sons. On today’s Crew Call Live, the movie’s Oscar nominated below-the-line team including Deverell, Costume designer Kate Hawley and prosthetics creature designer Mike Hill (recognized in the Hair and Make Up category), expound on their creative short-hand with del Toro, a process which starts years in advance for the director, particularly on a passion project such as this. Related Stories News 'Tyler Perry's Joe's College Road Trip' Debuts Atop Netflix Charts; 'Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich' 2020 Docuseries Reappears On TV Rankings