Fallout Season 2: Howard Cummings & Julie Ochipinti on New Vegas, Freeside and Vault Design

About this episode

Kim Wannop interviews Howard Cummings and Julie Ochipinti about the design and worldbuilding of Fallout Season 2.

On this episode of Decorating Pages , Kim Wannop talks with Production Designer Howard Cummings and Set Decorator Julie Ochipinti about the incredible worldbuilding behind Fallout Season 2 on Prime Video. Howard, known for Behind the Candelabra , Westworld , and Fallout , and Julie, Oscar nominated for The Prestige and Emmy nominated for Westworld , discuss moving the production to Los Angeles, rebuilding the vault, creating Freeside and New Vegas, and designing a world that blends 1950s retro-future style, western grit, atomic weirdness, and post-apocalyptic survival. This episode is packed with behind-the-scenes insight on Production Design, Set Decoration, large-scale TV builds, practical locations, pre-war glamour, post-war destruction, neon signage, fan expectations from the video game, and how design choices support character and story. If you love Fallout , Production Design, Set Decoration, TV craft, or behind-the-scenes conversations about how worlds get built, this episode is for you. 👉 Get the FREE Quick Reference Set Decorating Template: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast Hosted by Emmy-winning Set…

People in this episode

Host: Kim Wannop

Guests: Howard Cummings, Julie Ochipinti

Topics covered

• Production Design
• Set Decoration
• Fallout Season 2
• Worldbuilding
• TV Craft
• Behind-the-scenes

Keywords

• Fallout
• Production Design
• Set Decoration
• TV builds
• post-apocalyptic
• 1950s retro-future
• character design
• world design

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Prime Video

Books & works: Behind the Candelabra, Westworld, Fallout, The Prestige

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