03/21/2025
Check out the behind the scenes. 🎥
I was hired as Production Designer for a Wellstar project, I was presented with the Set "look and feel" they wanted to convey and my team of Carpenters, Assistants and an Art Dept. Coordinator went to work.
With about 3 days of prep, my crew got the job done and executed amazingly. Production booked the location and I scouted the venue with the NYC Director on Facetime since I typically like to see the space prior to load in. As I walked around panning the room with my phone for him to see the scope of the building, we both agreed it was a "go".
I always get brands Pantone colors from the company so paint matching is accurate. "Let's cover the Ikea chair," I thought so I shopped for a vinyl at a local fabric store that actually worked perfectly and had my upholsterer work his magic.
Meanwhile, furniture had to be purchased, picked up, assembled, props rented, and some purchased were painted We put a faux marble contact paper on a cabinet to have an elevated look, walls were to built, sanded, stained and erected, shelves mounted, and led lights installed. Whew that's a lot on short notice but luckily I'm WELL trained on last minute projects
Morning of the shoot, the team flew in from NYC and posted up at video village as we put the finishing touches on the Set. You'll see Dr. Hagler, the Cardiologist, he arrived looking so very young I actually thought he was a stand-in...lol. We shot for the entire afternoon and the client was very pleased!!!!
At wrap I went to my car for a second, returned to Set, walked upstairs where the entire crew and client team were. "We've been looking for you Francine" they all clapped and gave me a standing ovation....true story. I was floored 🤩
I'm a true DIYer which is a major plus for this type of work....yup your girl got skills! I can build, paint, wallpaper, sew, create custom artwork, design, decorate, lead a crew and some more stuff I can't remember right now. All thanks to a Caribbean mother who didn't play when it came to playing outside with the neighborhood kids all day, but being in the house where my creativity ran wild.
So, yesssss l'm a perfectionist even down to the small details and absolutely love the challenge of creating different worlds, it's pretty cool to see it all come together and give the client what they were looking for.
I have so many projects to share, but editing videos is soooooo dreadful...lol 😩
How did we do??
Chow
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