Creative Arts Emmys: ‘Shogun,’ ‘Masters of the Air’ and ‘Ripley’ Artisans Lead Nominations
variety.comVariety, Rosario explained how he created over 2300 designs for the series set in feudal Japan. Elswit, who reunited with directed Steven Zaillian for Netflix’s “Ripley,” earned his first Primetime Emmy nod.
The Oscar winning DP (“There Will Be Blood”) sat down for Variety’s Inside the Frame series and explained how he wanted to get inside Tom Ripley’s (Andrew Scott) mind and give the series a painterly effect. “This goes back to his way of bringing Caravaggio into the movie,” Elswit said.
Zaillian wanted to create a painterly feeling of what a night exterior painting would’ve looked like in the late 16th century. “They tended to exaggerate the night light that came from the moon and the stars,” said Elswit.
Costume designer Shawna Trpcic, who died last year, earned a posthumous nomination in the outstanding fantasy/sci-fi costumes category for her work on the “Star Wars” series “Ahsoka.” “Ahsoka” additionally delivered sound editing nominations to a team of “Star Wars” franchise vets from Skywalker Sound, including five-time Oscar-nominee Matthew Wood (“Star Wars” movies “The Force Awakens,” ‘The Rise of Skywalker” and “The Last Jedi”), four-time Emmy winner Bonnie Wild (“The Mandalorian”) and two-time Oscar nominee David Acord (“The Force Awakens,” “The Rise of Skywalker”).
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