How ‘The Morning Show’ Achieved Stellar Space Scenes With A 19-Foot High Rocket Capsule
etcanada.com“The Morning Show” makers wanted to do something grand for season three. So, showrunners Mimi Leder and Charlotte Stoudt told production designer Nelson Coates that “we’re doing all these environments.
We’re going to space and it’s going to be right up front.” READ MORE: ‘The Morning Show’: Jennifer Aniston & Reese Witherspoon Get A Lifeline In Dramatic Season 3 Teaser Coates’ goal was to create a sense of excitement and urgency without involving science fiction.
And for that, a 19-foot-tall capsule, rocket, and launch pad had to be constructed. As reported by Variety, Coates says: “It’s the latest and greatest technology available to the billionaires.
So, I looked at Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and SpaceX to find commonalities.” He realized he wanted it to feel like “you are on a rocket, and there is a booster.” Coates dispatched location scouts in order to find wide stretches of tarmac that would be used in the buildup to the launch.
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