Before joining Prime Video’s Emmy-nominated series “Fallout,” few of the artists were gamers or had even played the popular video game. Only makeup artist Michael Harvey had in-depth knowledge, having played it for more than 20 years.
Graham Wagner and Jonathan Nolan on Making 'Fallout'
Based on the video game franchise of the same name, the series is set 200 years after the apocalypse, with humans living in underground communities known as Vaults. Following a nuclear disaster, a young woman named Lucy (Ella Purnell) ventures into the ravaged landscape to find her father. Along the way, she encounters Walton Goggins' The Ghoul.
Thanks to executive producer Jonathan Nolan’s writing and research, the creatives didn’t have to spend hours familiarizing themselves with the video game to successfully adapt it to their work. Sitting down for “Fallout”: A Master Crafts Conversation in the Variety Streaming Room presented by Prime Video, production designer Howard Cummings explained that Nolan captured the essence of the game’s humor, violence and silliness. “The writing was so true to the spirit of the game,” Cummings said.
Cummings was joined by his Emmy-nominated colleagues Harvey, editor Yoni Reiss, sound editor Sue Cahill and sound engineer Steve Buchino.
