Production Design for Film & Television

Paradise [Art Director]

Showtime (2004) / Director: Frank Pierson / Production Designer: Stephen Marsh

Paradise is a Showtime pilot about the world of big-money televangelists and centers on the story of former astronaut Bobby Paradise (David Strathairn). Here Bobby preaches to a stadium on his underlit, circular stage.

Paradise is a Showtime pilot about the world of big-money televangelists and centers on the story of former astronaut Bobby Paradise (David Strathairn). Here Bobby preaches to a stadium on his underlit, circular stage.

Wide shot of the underlit stage in a stadium full of the faithful.

Wide shot of the underlit stage in a stadium full of the faithful.

Stadium skybox stage set.

Stadium skybox stage set.

The Paradise Ministry’s (David Strathairn) conference room.

The Paradise Ministry’s (David Strathairn) conference room.

The trashy set for Give me a Fucking Break, the garish shock jock's (Rick Hoffman) tv studio set.

The trashy set for Give me a Fucking Break, the garish shock jock's (Rick Hoffman) tv studio set.

Another view of the shock jock's (Rick Hoffman) studio set.

Another view of the shock jock's (Rick Hoffman) studio set.

The preacher/former astronaut (David Strathairn) dreams he finds his younger self trapped in his space capsule deep beneath the ocean. Here we draped an indoor diving pool in black, then built a water-resistant capsule wall for the gag.

The preacher/former astronaut (David Strathairn) dreams he finds his younger self trapped in his space capsule deep beneath the ocean. Here we draped an indoor diving pool in black, then built a water-resistant capsule wall for the gag.

This miniature space capsule was placed on a dry "seafloor" set fogged-up and surrounded in black to allow us to shoot his approach to it.

This miniature space capsule was placed on a dry "seafloor" set fogged-up and surrounded in black to allow us to shoot his approach to it.

A view of the miniature space capsule resting on the "Seafloor".

A view of the miniature space capsule resting on the "Seafloor".

A remote, abandoned "Mexican" airstrip shack and gate build.

A remote, abandoned "Mexican" airstrip shack and gate build.

Cheap Mexican variety store dress.

Cheap Mexican variety store dress.

Another view of a cheap Mexican variety store dress.

Another view of a cheap Mexican variety store dress.

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Paradise is a Showtime pilot about the world of big-money televangelists and centers on the story of former astronaut Bobby Paradise (David Strathairn). Here Bobby preaches to a stadium on his underlit, circular stage.

Wide shot of the underlit stage in a stadium full of the faithful.

Stadium skybox stage set.

The Paradise Ministry’s (David Strathairn) conference room.

The trashy set for Give me a Fucking Break, the garish shock jock's (Rick Hoffman) tv studio set.

Another view of the shock jock's (Rick Hoffman) studio set.

The preacher/former astronaut (David Strathairn) dreams he finds his younger self trapped in his space capsule deep beneath the ocean. Here we draped an indoor diving pool in black, then built a water-resistant capsule wall for the gag.

This miniature space capsule was placed on a dry "seafloor" set fogged-up and surrounded in black to allow us to shoot his approach to it.

A view of the miniature space capsule resting on the "Seafloor".

A remote, abandoned "Mexican" airstrip shack and gate build.

Cheap Mexican variety store dress.

Another view of a cheap Mexican variety store dress.