Dreams in the Dark • Discovering Wonder through Collaboration
How do we ignite our imagination? What inspires wonder? In this talk, Alexander Whittenberg uses his theatrical experiences to shed light on the value of being present to the moments of wonderment unfolding around us. We’ll explore how listening to the world manifests itself in a desire to collaborate, and why we need each other to create creative magic.
This address was given in Saint Petersburg, FL at the Station House in July 2019.
"Set designer Alexander Whittenberg has also filled Ralphie’s house with personal and period touches for A Christmas Story, infusing the set with pieces by Norman Rockwell, Western film posters and memorabilia from The Wizard of Oz to match the show’s fantasy sequences."
Alexander will host a great panel of Production Designers on the subject of "Visual Ideation" at the Production Designers Gathering in Greece, October 2024.
"This panel will dive into the complex relationship between a designer's inner visual world, the creative hand and evolving digital tools. Our panelists will explore how visual ideas are formed, refined, and brought to life, whether through traditional sketching or cutting-edge technology."
Alexander is pleased to host Designer Nathan Crowley for a special screening of Interstellar at the Tara Theatre in Atlanta.
"Join us at The Tara for a screening of INTERSTELLAR (2014) followed by a live conversation with the Production Designer of the film, Nathan Crowley. From TARS to the Tesseract, we’ll dive deep into his design philosophy and creation process. A brief audience Q+A session will conclude the event."
We were elated to host the incomparable Jeannine Oppewall in out virtual studio. We spoke about her early career beginnings at the Eames studio and some of her career highlights as a Production Designer including Seabiscuit, Catch Me If You Can & Pleasantville.
During the lockdown, I had a great conversation with K.K. Barrett about his amazing career in the world of art, music and film. We spoke about what it means to be an artist and our hopes for the future of storytelling.
We were thrilled to have Emmy Award Winner Kalina Ivanov join us in the virtual studio. Project highlights discussed include her work on Grey Gardens, Lovecraft Country and Smash.
Since the lockdown began in March and the whole world stayed home, a film and theater designer from the U.S. (Alexander Whittenberg) had the idea to grab some of the biggest production designers working today and give them the mic on his Creative Quarantine YouTube channel. So I watched all of them, including K.K. Barrett (Lost in Translation, Her, Being John Malkovich), the Pixar production designer Ralph Eggleston (Finding Nemo, Inside Out), and many others. I was always astonished by the presence of those magicians—simultaneously peaceful, wise, and yet there was some appealing madness in their eyes.
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