Coming soon!
The third in our ICYMI series featuring Inside the Set episodes with the Set Decorator and Production Designer of Films Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design! 
Presented in alphabetical order by title, daily this week!
We are offering another look at one of the key sets, AND the full conversation Set Decorator Anthony Carlino SDSA and Production Designer Florencia Martin had with Jon Bush SDSA for this episode of our Inside the Set video series, where they discuss in detail their collaboration with the amazing Director Paul Thomas Anderson!



Once again, Set Decorator Anthony Carlino SDSA and Production Designer Florencia Martin are Oscar nominees! Previously, they were recognized for vividly reconstructing the beginnings of the movie-making world in early Los Angeles for the film BABYLON. And, previously, they collaborated with Director Paul Thomas Anderson on the lauded depiction of the San Fernando Valley of 1973 in the coming-of-age story LICORICE PIZZA.

Now this dynamic team has leaped into the action/thriller/absurd world of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. Inside the Set host Jon Bush SDSA describes it as an epic adventure...“PTA’s powerful new film set in an America transformed into a tightly controlled fascist police state. While traumatic, OBAA also leans into the comedic and the absurd, using bold over-the-top satire to reflect strange realities of where we may be now, and where we may be headed.”

Bob’s house, exterior front, behind-the-scenes. Typical off-the-grid home in this area. The DIY add-on under the tarp is his daughter Willa’s bedroom. It leaks. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures ©2025.Courtesy of Warner Bros. ©2025.

The story is set and filmed throughout California, from north to south...through the verdant backwoods of Humboldt County, the heart of Redwood country and too many pot farms to count, to the undulating asphalt trails of the desert hills of Borrego Springs near Hellhole Palms, west of the Salton Sea and east, north & south of any large civilization...with stops at a mission outside of Santa Barbara (home of weed-growing nuns) and even the Otay Border Crossing & Detention Center at San Diego, adjacent to Tijuana.

Parts were also shot in El Paso, but we’re looking at a key set filmed in the Eureka area:
Bob Ferguson’s house that he shares with his teenage daughter Willa on the outskirts of a fictional sanctuary city, Baktan Cross, which completely captures the life and lifestyle of the area. This is just a glimpse. Click on the video and immerse yourself in the stories Anthony and Florencia share about the making of this film.

Florencia points out, “It was really important to Anthony to shop and source from each city we were in...and as we were scouting for Bob’s house, we noticed that everybody has a plant collection, everybody has a rock collection, everyone has stained glass window details in their houses. And the redwood stump came to life, because everyone turns their redwoods into outhouses [See Bob’s in the video!] and showers. And this was an amazing punctuation point, because where does Bob go to get his bag after the big tunnel escape?!!”  Watch the video for so much more!

Bob’s house. The ubiquitous stained glass window and hanging lamp, which were obviously already part of the house when Bob found it 16 years before, when he was searching for a good hideout after he and his young daughter assumed new identities. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures ©2025.

Bob’s house. Anthony reveals, “Underneath the glass top of the dining table is artwork that Willa had created at school. It was like he’s kind of holding onto the past, he doesn’t want her to grow up.” Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

Bob’s house. “He’s this kind of guy who’s out in the redwoods protecting his daughter...not much money, everything is secondhand,” Anthony imparts. “And every piece in Bob’s house was found in Eureka.” Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures ©2025.

Bob’s house, his bedroom. Bob has been described as a paranoid stoner. He’s removed the door to the kitchen because he’s constantly on watch. A former explosives expert, he notices details, thus the rock collection on his windowsill and the superb record collection (curated by Anthony, a favorite task). The tapestry on the ceiling becomes a vivid focal point later. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures ©2025.

About that paranoid stoner identity. He’s definitely one of the two, but paranoia is an irrational fear...turns out Bob was right. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures ©2025.

**All episodes were pre-recorded and also appear in the Inside the Set section of SETDECOR  (Check the drop-down menu above.)
In addition, the episodes can be found on the SETDECOR YouTube Channel.