Patti Podesta
Birth Name:
Patti Podesta
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Production designer, Art department
Fast Facts
- In 2012, she was nominated for an Art Director's Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for "Cinema Verite․"
- Was nominated for an Art Director's Guild Award for her work on the film "Recount․"
- Earned her Master's Degree in Fine Art and uses the artistry she studies in her film design
- Originally intended to be an architect, but ended up taking up sculpture and video instead, becoming a well-known media artist
- Started her career designing title sequences, notably the one for "Bound" and the slide show scene in "Jurassic Park․"
- Realized that production design incorporated all of her interests in 1993 when a friend asked her to design a set
- Her work explores spatial articulation and its implication on bodies, the nature of Realism Expressionism and creating conceptual forms that unfold over time
- First became known for her spare, moody design for the film "Memento․"
- Took up teaching filmmaking for artists as a member of the Graduate Art Faculty at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena
- Spent time living in Europe when she was a teenager
Awards
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie:Nominated
- 2009Excellence in Production Design Award - Television Movie or Mini-Series:Nominated
- 2012Excellence in Production Design Award - Television Movie or Mini-Series:Nominated
- 2018Excellence in Production Design Award - One Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Television Series:Nominated