Photo courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
As the 94th Academy Awards returned to Los Angeles' famed Dolby Theatre for the first time since 2020, creative director David Korins took center stage with what is now his second design for perhaps the most important part of Hollywood's annual celebration of film culture and the cinematic arts.
Artist rendering of the concept for the Act 1 "Cascading Spiral" stage. Image courtesy David Korins Design.
From concept to implementation, the overall project took four months to complete, finally offering the awards’ 16.6 million viewers a sequel to his inclusivity-themed 2019 effort based upon subjects like the future and communities that can imbue each member with the ability to shine on their own individual stage.
Act 1: Cascading Spiral. Image courtesy David Korins Design.
Act 2: The Wave. Image courtesy David Korins Design.
Act 3: Crystals. Image courtesy David Korins Design.
Act 4: Triangle. Image courtesy David Korins Design.
The design incorporated some 90,000 individual Swarovski crystals in a concentric, curtain-like gestural envelope that changed its composition, perspective, and geometry every hour so as to signify the ceremony’s four separate acts and to keep the attention of television audiences at home.
Models and the final Oscar sculpture on stage. Image courtesy David Korins Design.
Korins relied on the hands of hundreds of different skilled artisans to produce the design, which also included sculptural set pieces, an orchestra pit, extended podium, bifurcated seating arrangements, and a significant amount of LED lighting.
Image courtesy David Korins Design.
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It really didn't look good.
You don't like a good neon sphincter?
It's uncertain if the 72" bitch-slap diameter required by the ADA was maintained.
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