Ethan Tobman | |
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| Born | 30 May 1979 Montreal, Canada |
| Occupation | Production designer Director |
| Awards | Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design |
Ethan Tobman (born May 30, 1979) is a Canadian film production designer and director.
Tobman is from Montreal. [1] He directed the short film Remote, which screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. [2] [3] The Hollywood Reporter positively reviewed Tobman's production design for the 2014 film That Awkward Moment. [4]
He served as production designer for the 2015 Canadian-Irish film Room, for which he and Mary Kirkland won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design. [5] In designing the eponymous Room set at Pinewood Toronto Studios, [6] he set out with the idea "that every square inch of Room needed to have a backstory." [7] Tobman also proposed an "inverted Rubik's Cube" for a set, with removable parts. [6] Tobman subsequently worked on Felix van Groeningen's 2018 Beautiful Boy. Using the house from the TV series Big Little Lies for a set, he made numerous alterations including to the counters. [8]
Tobman has also served as a production designer for music videos, including " Formation" and " Lemonade" by Beyoncé. [9] [10] In 2014, for the music video " The Writing's on the Wall" by the U.S. band OK Go, he was tasked with helping create a number of perspective illusions. [11] He served as creative director and production designer for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour concert tour and its related concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. [12]
He won the Juno Award for Video of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024, for his music video for Allison Russell's "Demons". [13]
Filmography
Films
- The F Word (2013) [2]
- That Awkward Moment (2014) [4]
- Room (2015) [2]
- Wilson (2017) [2]
- Kin (2018)
- Beautiful Boy (2018) [8]
- The Report (2019)
- Free Guy (2021)
- All Too Well: The Short Film (2021)
- The Menu (2022)
- Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023)
- Madame Web (2024)
Visual albums
- Beyoncé: Lemonade by Beyoncé (2016) [10]
- Black Is King by Beyoncé (2020)
Music videos
- " The Writing's on the Wall" by OK Go (2014) [11]
- " Formation" by Beyoncé (2016) [9]
- " The Man" by Taylor Swift (2019)
- " Cardigan" by Taylor Swift (2020) [14]
- " Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift (2022)
- " Bejeweled" by Taylor Swift (2022)
- " Lavender Haze" by Taylor Swift (2022)
- " Karma" by Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice (2022)
- " I Can See You" by Taylor Swift (2023)
- " Fortnight" by Taylor Swift (2024)
References
- ^ Brunhuber, Kim (25 February 2016). "Oscar-nominated Room required painstaking precision from cast and crew". CBC News. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Ethan Tobman". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Ethan Tobman". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ a b Linden, Sheri (29 January 2014). "That Awkward Moment: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ Cummins, Julianna (13 March 2016). "Room cleans up at final night of 2016 Screenies". Playback. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ a b Tapley, Kristopher (19 November 2015). "'Room': Creating a Whole World in a 10-Foot Space". Variety. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Buxton, Ryan (18 December 2015). "Why 'Room' Director Lenny Abrahamson Spent A Month Hiding In A Bathtub". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ a b Harris, Hunter (23 October 2018). "Yes, the Beautiful Boy House Is the Same As the Big Little Lies House". Vulture.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Beyoncé's 'Formation': How a Historic Pasadena Home Went Southern Gothic for This Year's Biggest Video". Yahoo!. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ a b Levy, Emanuel (6 October 2018). "Beautiful Boy: Interview with Director Van Groeningen about his Tale of Drug Addiction, Starring Oscar Nominee Timothee Chalamet". emanuellevy.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ a b Jones, Bill (17 August 2014). "When tech offered no shortcuts, OK Go made magic happen the old-fashioned way". Digital Trends. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ Gensler, Andy (December 8, 2023). "Taylor Swift Sets All-Time Touring Record With $1 Billion Gross". Pollstar. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.
- ^ Shaffer, Claire (31 July 2020). "Taylor Swift's Cinematographer: How We Shot 'Folklore' Video During a Pandemic". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
- Ethan Tobman at IMDb
| International | |
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| National | |
Ethan Tobman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 May 1979 Montreal, Canada |
| Occupation | Production designer Director |
| Awards | Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design |
Ethan Tobman (born May 30, 1979) is a Canadian film production designer and director.
Tobman is from Montreal. [1] He directed the short film Remote, which screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. [2] [3] The Hollywood Reporter positively reviewed Tobman's production design for the 2014 film That Awkward Moment. [4]
He served as production designer for the 2015 Canadian-Irish film Room, for which he and Mary Kirkland won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design. [5] In designing the eponymous Room set at Pinewood Toronto Studios, [6] he set out with the idea "that every square inch of Room needed to have a backstory." [7] Tobman also proposed an "inverted Rubik's Cube" for a set, with removable parts. [6] Tobman subsequently worked on Felix van Groeningen's 2018 Beautiful Boy. Using the house from the TV series Big Little Lies for a set, he made numerous alterations including to the counters. [8]
Tobman has also served as a production designer for music videos, including " Formation" and " Lemonade" by Beyoncé. [9] [10] In 2014, for the music video " The Writing's on the Wall" by the U.S. band OK Go, he was tasked with helping create a number of perspective illusions. [11] He served as creative director and production designer for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour concert tour and its related concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. [12]
He won the Juno Award for Video of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024, for his music video for Allison Russell's "Demons". [13]
Filmography
Films
- The F Word (2013) [2]
- That Awkward Moment (2014) [4]
- Room (2015) [2]
- Wilson (2017) [2]
- Kin (2018)
- Beautiful Boy (2018) [8]
- The Report (2019)
- Free Guy (2021)
- All Too Well: The Short Film (2021)
- The Menu (2022)
- Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023)
- Madame Web (2024)
Visual albums
- Beyoncé: Lemonade by Beyoncé (2016) [10]
- Black Is King by Beyoncé (2020)
Music videos
- " The Writing's on the Wall" by OK Go (2014) [11]
- " Formation" by Beyoncé (2016) [9]
- " The Man" by Taylor Swift (2019)
- " Cardigan" by Taylor Swift (2020) [14]
- " Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift (2022)
- " Bejeweled" by Taylor Swift (2022)
- " Lavender Haze" by Taylor Swift (2022)
- " Karma" by Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice (2022)
- " I Can See You" by Taylor Swift (2023)
- " Fortnight" by Taylor Swift (2024)
References
- ^ Brunhuber, Kim (25 February 2016). "Oscar-nominated Room required painstaking precision from cast and crew". CBC News. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Ethan Tobman". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Ethan Tobman". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ a b Linden, Sheri (29 January 2014). "That Awkward Moment: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ Cummins, Julianna (13 March 2016). "Room cleans up at final night of 2016 Screenies". Playback. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ a b Tapley, Kristopher (19 November 2015). "'Room': Creating a Whole World in a 10-Foot Space". Variety. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Buxton, Ryan (18 December 2015). "Why 'Room' Director Lenny Abrahamson Spent A Month Hiding In A Bathtub". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ a b Harris, Hunter (23 October 2018). "Yes, the Beautiful Boy House Is the Same As the Big Little Lies House". Vulture.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Beyoncé's 'Formation': How a Historic Pasadena Home Went Southern Gothic for This Year's Biggest Video". Yahoo!. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ a b Levy, Emanuel (6 October 2018). "Beautiful Boy: Interview with Director Van Groeningen about his Tale of Drug Addiction, Starring Oscar Nominee Timothee Chalamet". emanuellevy.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ a b Jones, Bill (17 August 2014). "When tech offered no shortcuts, OK Go made magic happen the old-fashioned way". Digital Trends. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ Gensler, Andy (December 8, 2023). "Taylor Swift Sets All-Time Touring Record With $1 Billion Gross". Pollstar. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.
- ^ Shaffer, Claire (31 July 2020). "Taylor Swift's Cinematographer: How We Shot 'Folklore' Video During a Pandemic". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
- Ethan Tobman at IMDb
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