Wednesday, the eldest daughter of the Addams Family, played by Jenna Ortega, convinced viewers. The hair and makeup team struck a balance between Wednesday’s original look and a new, more contemporary look. Jenna Ortega’s fringe immediately convinced Tim Burton, who personally fixed it with a comb on her set!
Curiosities about the Netflix series Wdnesday
For the scenes in which Mano appears, Dorobantu spent three hours preparing. And she had to wear a blue dress whenever her character was on camera. So that the special effects team could cut it out in post-production.
Dorobantu often had to put herself in unusual places on set to get the shots right. For example, upside down, under the floor, behind walls and even inside walls. In the series, Wednesday dresses only in black or white, while everyone else’s clothing is in color.
Not even the extras in the background have black or white clothes to always make the protagonist stand out. Four-time Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood, who has worked with Burton for many years, was inspired by the original designs of Charles Addams, her creator: her grandfather knew him personally.
The various groups of Nevermore have special details in the costumes that distinguish them. For example, in those of the Werewolves there are elements of fur or animal prints. While those of the Gorgons are wider and similar to pajamas.
The set designers worked with some architecture and sculpture students from Bucharest. In addition to other local sculptors and artists. Which helped the core team deliver what was needed for the series. Production designer Mark Scruton wanted Nevermore to look like a Gothic New England manor house with nods to Bucharest architecture, which he describes as a huge cluster of eclectic styles, with Renaissance and Ottoman influences filtered through Transylvania.
Tim Burton came up with the main monster of the series. The creative team went to his house for the monster meeting, saw a sketch Burton made on the table, and that became the blueprint for making the monster for this series.
A copy of Burton’s original sketch is posted on the wall of Xavier’s cabin. From the beginning, Tim Burton and the creative team wanted Hand to be played by an actor and only enhanced with CGI elements as needed.
