‘Wednesday’ Production Designer Mark Scruton On Silhouettes & Modernizing “‘The Addams Family’ Aesthetic” – The Art Of Craft
For Wednesday, production designer Mark Scruton was tasked with creating a modern world with “The Addams Family aesthetic.” Since most of the series takes place at Nevermore Academy, Scruton’s job was to ensure that the school maintained its’ eclectic style with some added modern touches. “It was always about silhouettes with Nevermore,” says Scruton. “If you just lit it from behind and you were left with a silhouette, would you understand what it was?” Another important location inside the school is Wednesday’s dorm room, in which Scruton needed to create a stark contrast between Wednesday and Enid’s sides of the room.