{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/682df577f1e6dabeea428d53?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Cat Miller: Building the Immersive World of 'Severance' - The Art of Precision and Subconscious Unease","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1776887626668-d57204e7-076c-4737-b17c-68262d3f3b75.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Cat Miller designed the props that make Severance feel like a nightmare you can't quite name — including the deliberately wrong technology that nobody in the show is allowed to explain.</p><p>Cat Miller is a seasoned property master whose credits include Severance, Russian Doll, The Affair, Uncut Gems, and Confess Fletch. With a background in professional dance and a deep-rooted family history in the film industry, her props don't merely adorn the background — they shape the world they inhabit.</p><ul><li>How vending tokens and deliberately wrong technology create a feeling of control and claustrophobia without a single line of dialogue</li><li>Why a background in professional dance informs a meticulous approach to physical objects on screen</li><li>The storytelling power of a single carefully chosen prop — and how easily it can be lost in a bad edit</li><li>What the challenges of prop design in comedy reveal about how differently tone works across genres</li><li>The invisible integrity required to build a believable world that an audience never consciously analyses</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Cat here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/catmmiller/?hl=en-gb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4244034/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IMDb</a></li></ul><h3><br></h3><p>Originally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.</p><p>Find us on social media — links on the About page.</p>","author_name":"Steve Otis Gunn"}