Netflix series Monsters recently returned with second season Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and No Film School got a chance to chat with Matthew Flood Ferguson, the production designer behind both seasons. As the series explores Menendez’s story, Matthew takes us behind the scenes of how he not only recreated the family home, but also brought back to life late 80s LA.Let's dive in. Production Designer Matthew Flood Ferguson InterviewNO FILM SCHOOL: How did you first approach designing Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story? How did it differ from designing the Dahmer story for season one? Matthew Flood Ferguson: Every show I have done with Ryan always starts with a color theme. For instance, on “Ratched,” it was green, “Hollywood” mustard, and “Dahmer” a dingy yellow. For Monsters, it was blue. Having a base color to work from is a great way to start the design process. It serves as a foundation that everything else will build from. Research is obviously a big part of the design process as well. I really like to scour bookstores (the ones that still remain) for history and inspiration. I enjoy the hunt. I sourced and looked at many history and photography books from the 70s and 80s, as well as looking through old LA Magazine’s front that period. With most shows I have designed, I tend to have one or two “hero” books that inspire me. On Dahmer, I discovered a photographer named Chauncey Hare, whose images were bleak and...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 28 October