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wonderland

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Designing fictional devices for a narrative

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Wonderland(2024) is a film by director Taeyong Kim, about the future where people can talk to people they may not meet again by recreating them with AI. I participated in the pre-production to design series of fictional devices in the story, and produce the physical props.

2019 / production design team - props designer
art direction
industrial design
storytelling
In this movie, devices are as important as a character.
- director, tae yong kim
early concept sketches
early concept sketches
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designing for characters, not for users
chamfers and bevels, not fillets
chamfers and bevels, not fillets
buttons and wheels
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nostalgic future
leather, non-minimal, tactile elements like wheels
leather, non-minimal, tactile elements like wheels
material / size testings
material / size testings
early mockups
early mockups
early mockups
early mockups
me at the film set
me at the film set
one of my bucket list
I've been a huge fan of sci-fi films, and it was one of my bucket list to participate in making one, and be a part of the 'behind the scene'. It was an honor to accomplish it with one of the admired production designers, Ryu Seong Hee, for the film 'Wonderland'. It was a wonderful experience to see how the team translate the narrative and emotion from the text-based scenario to tangible concepts, visuals, locations, artifacts, and storyboards, and eventually, capture them in a frame.


seungmee lee © 2024
interaction designer

last updated/ 2024 May