How Production Designer Danny Vermette Brought the 'Backrooms' Liminal Spaces to Life for A24
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Sarah Shachat
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Summary
Article explores how production designer Danny Vermette collaborated with director Kane Parsons to translate the viral 'Backrooms' creepypasta concept into a feature film for A24. Vermette discusses the challenges of designing liminal spaces—endless, uncanny environments that feel both familiar and unsettling—drawing from Parsons' original YouTube series. The piece details the production design process, including research into real-world liminal spaces, color palette choices (muted yellows, greens, fluorescent lighting), and how they built practical sets to capture the eerie, empty aesthetic that defines the Backrooms mythos.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledWhen he first started talking with production designer Danny Vermette about realizing the creepypasta launchpad he's become so steeped in as a feature film, Vermette asked him to blue sky — or perhaps, in this case, yellow wallpaper basement — what Parsons's ideal scenario would look like.
The veteran production designer got a crash course in what he calls the 'University of Backrooms' from the young director.
The uncanny nature of liminal spaces and specifically the idea of endless, extradimensional backrooms have been a part of filmmaker Kane Parsons' life for seven years now.
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