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24 P E R S P E C T I V E | M AY / J U N E 2 0 1 7 EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR AN AWARDS OR EVENT SPECIAL BEYONCÉ: LEMONADE ADG AWARD WINNER HANNAH BEACHLER, Production Designer CHRIS BRITT, Art Director KIMBERLY MURPHY, Set Decorator GREASE LIVE! DAVID KORINS, Production Designer JOE CELLI, Supervising Art Director ISRAEL JAVIER AMEIJEIRAS, Art Director RYAN GROSSHEIM, RESA JORGENSEN, Assistant Art Directors CAMILLE BRATKOWSKI, D. TRACY SMITH, KYLE COURTER, Set Designers TERRY WELDEN, Scenic Artist JASON HOWARD, SDSA, Set Decorator © HBO Top, right: The storyline for BEYONCÉ: LEMONADE centers on a woman's journey from alienation to forgiveness after a partner's betrayal. Of the hour-long HBO movie, Ms. Beachler said,"The biggest challenge creatively was giving the 18th century plantations a modern language. For me, it was about reaching back into a time period that was not a place that holds fondness for African-Americans. We wanted to flip it on its head, make it a place of knowledge and peace." Inset, left: Presenter Will Forte, Hannah Beachler and presenter Kristen Schaal. Inset, right: Ms. Beachler again: "For the song 'Freedom,' the long table actually had southern food based on the time period; there was meaning behind everything that was on the table, even the corn fritters, which are what slaves would sell in order to buy their freedom." Right: Mr. Korins' digital illustration of the three-wall Rydell High School auto body shop set for the song "Greased Lightning" in GREASE LIVE! Below: Another digital sketch by Mr. Korins, this time of the Frosty Palace Malt Shop, a regular hangout for the high school students. © NBCUniversal