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Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Kasra Farahani has done concept art on a lot of big sci-fi fantasy films, and this year he took on his biggest job yet as the production designer for the Disney+ series Loki. Kasra’s sets became fan favorites, especially the way he depicted the sprawling intergalactic bureaucracy of the Time Variance Authority, or TVA. I talk with Kasra about how he got started in the industry, what design principles he learned working with Tim Burton’s go-to designer Bo Welch, why retro technology, especially from the 1970s, makes sense in sci-fi fantasy offices, and what those imaginary offices have to say about our workplaces in the real world. This episode is sponsored by Inked Gaming and BetterHelp. Our ad partner is Multitude. If you’re interested in advertising on Imaginary Worlds, you can contact them here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	You're listening to Imaginary Worlds.
0:31.4	A show about how we create them and why we suspend our disbelief.
0:34.9	American Mollinsky.
0:37.2	Whenever a new sci-fi movie or show comes out,
0:40.3	I always like to look at the concept art.
0:42.7	Typically, a concept artist will come in before the sets are designed
0:45.8	or the costumes.
0:47.4	And the concept artist will illustrate what the show or the movie is going to look like.
0:52.2	But very often when I look at these books that are like the making of the movie
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