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6 P E R S P E C T I V E | J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 2 6 C O N T R I B U T O R S S T E P H E N L E O N H A R D T is a Production Designer for television and events, and co-owner of Seen Design with Isabella Scannone. He received a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 1999, and has lived and C A B O T M C M U L L E N Trained in architecture and industrial design, Cabot began his career working alongside legendary furniture designer Vladimir Kagan before discovering his passion for theatrical storytelling at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York. That journey took him through Off-Broadway and Broadway theater, Saturday Night Live, feature films, television and interactive media. Along the way, he has collaborated with many of the leading PA U L A U S T E R B E R R Y is best known for winning an Academy Award for Best Production Design on the film The Shape of Water, directed by Guillermo del Toro. He has designed extensively for feature film with credits including The Color Purple, The Flash, IT: Chapter 2, The Christmas Chronicles, 30 Days of Night, Pompeii, The Liberator, Deadfall, The Three Musketeers, Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Deathrace. worked in Los Angeles and throughout the world since. He was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and inherited a love for theater from his mother, which led him to CMU and eventually, Los Angeles and the television industry. He lives with his wife Marissa, and his brilliant and beautiful daughters, Lilly, Elizabeth and Caroline. writers, directors, producers and performers of his generation, including long creative associations with Steven Spielberg and Bill Lawrence. Michael J. Fox first introduced Bill and Cabot when they became department heads on the DreamWorks series Spin City. Nearly thirty years later, that collaboration came full circle when Michael joined Bill's Warner Bros. Television and Apple TV series Shrinking. Cabot's recent work includes Eva Longoria's Flamin' Hot for Searchlight Pictures, her feature The Fifth Wheel for Netflix, Shrinking and the HBO comedy series Rooster, starring Steve Carell. His work has received three Emmy Award nominations, five Art Directors Guild Award nominations and an SDSA Award nomination. Recently, Paul has turned his talents toward television, completing the anticipated HBO series Welcome to Derry, the prequel to It. Paul studied architecture at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Following graduation, he worked as an architect before segueing into design for film. As a child, Paul traveled extensively with his parents, including three years living in Uganda. As film has taken him to numerous locations around the world, travel remains a constant source of inspiration. Paul is based in Toronto, Canada. K A R E N M U R P H Y is an Australian Production Designer, now based in the United States. Originally trained in architecture, her transition to film was solidified by her work on Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge. She has since art directed major films such as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Australia and The Kite Runner, the latter earning her Art Directors Guild Award nominations. Murphy has had a long-standing collaboration with Luhrmann and Catherine Martin, working on The Great Gatsby and Elvis, both of which earned her recognition from BAFTA, the ADG and the Academy Awards. Her production design credits extend to films like A Star Is Born, Queen & Slim, The Light Between Oceans and Chevalier. She recently designed Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! and Enemies, which is now in post-production. Her work extends to interior design, creative direction and commercials.