Episode 6 | Notes From the Field: Alexandra Schaller on Designing Train Dreams
Apotheosis: A Production Design PodcastShow Notes
Join us for the latest episode in an ongoing sub-series of the podcast, Apotheosis: Notes From the Field. Listen in as PDC Member Alexandra Schaller (After Yang, The Get Down) reflects on the experience of leaning into nature and designing the transcendent world of Train Dreams.
Hosted & Produced by Alexander Whittenberg Produced by Gavin Mosier Original Score by Nathan Avakian
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