The Stand Production Designer Explains How the Pandemic Impacted The Series
In CBS All Access s adaptation of Stephen King s
The Stand, a horrifying pandemic wipes out nearly all of humanity, setting the stage for what ends up being a showdown between the factions of good and evil among the few survivors of the devastating Captain Trips superflu. It s a story that is eerily timely with its release during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, production on The Stand also had some eerie timing. Filming on the series was nearing completion just as COVID-19 was beginning to take hold and it turns out, the pandemic ended up having an impact on the series production. According to series production designer Aaron Haye, things were shut down with just three days of shooting left.
Odessa Young as “Frannie,”
Jovan Adepo as “Larry,”
Whoopi Goldberg as “Mother Abagail,”
Ezra Miller,
Nat Wolff and so many more.
Those locations play a huge part in remaining faithful to King’s work as does the look for the characters, so
Below the Line spoke with Production Designer
Aaron Haye (
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Aaron Haye (Courtesy of Lumos PR)
Haye comes to production design from an interesting avenue, that of visual effects, having started straight out of college at
Industrial Light and Magic in the mid-90. “To be in that part of the industry [during] this transition between practical effects and digital effects, I quickly discovered that I could use a computer to help build miniatures,” he told us. “That’s why I started using the computer as a design tool with CAD. There were so many opportunities to work with incredible people there at that time, and opportunities to take something from concept to design and build and then take it t
Martin Carr chats with The Stand production designer Aaron Haye…
Aaron Haye has been in visual effects for over twenty years, worked as a model maker for ILM and been involved creatively on everything from the
Star Wars prequels to J.J. Abrams
Star Trek. His work as a production designer can be seen on
Bohemian Rhapsody, the underrated
Charlie’s Angels reboot of 2019 as well as
The Stand for CBS. In conversation he is impassioned, considered and eloquent about his process and what makes each project unique for him. He recently took time out to talk to Martin Carr about his move into long form entertainment and what makes this particular Stephen King adaptation so special.
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