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Joel Collins was an outlaw who rode with Sam Bass and other desperadoes who pulled off one of the greatest train robberies in the Old West – the Big Springs train robbery in Nebraska. Collins was working as a bartender in San Antonio, Texas when Sam Bass met him.
- The Ship in “USS Callister”
- The Tablet in “Arkangel”
- The Memory Machine in “Crocodile”
- The Timer Device in “Hang The DJ”
- The “Dog” in “Metalhead”
- The Sensory Helmet in “Black Museum”
“If somebody says, ‘Can you make a spaceship or a robot?’ both times your heart sinks, because being original is really tough,” Collins said. Fortunately, even with having to design two different versions of a traditional spaceship deck, Collins was able to riff on some well-established properties. “If you look at the way the ship ends up at the la...
Even though the apparatus in “Arkangel” is central to the ongoing conflict between mother and daughter, it’s perhaps the most de-emphasized design of any piece of tech in the entire series. “With ‘Arkangel,’ we didn’t try and be too clever again with the tech. If you look at the mobile phones, they’re thinner than any phone you’d have now. And the ...
For “Crocodile,” the simple story of a woman trying to outrun her murderous past, Collins and Brooker actively wanted to bring in a decidedly less digital feel to the chilly noir setting. Making a story set in the future have such a connection to the past made for a bit of a design quandary. “There’s this kind of tone in that film, which is in the ...
In some ways, phones of the future are the quintessential “Black Mirror” device. But when presented with the prospect of a dating-centered episode, Collins landed on something different. “Charlie had something round that he played with, and we discussed it being a round item rather than a phone. Partly so that it didn’t just feel like you were in a...
Part of what gives “Metalhead” its overwhelming dread (and incredibly dark humor at points), is the ways that the robotic Dog veers from its canine companions. Particularly, the way it jettisons one of its legs in the aftermath a car wreck gives the machine an even more imposing quality. “Charlie had a different idea, which was to have a different ...
If the first part of the season finale let you a little flustered, know that you’re not alone. “Yeah, to be honest, that’s kind of a…quite an out-there item,” Collins said of the glowing blue headgear that allows Dr. Peter Dawson (Daniel Lapaine) to feel the pain of both his patients and his lovers. Because of the experimental nature of the technol...
- Steve Greene
Joel Collins is known for His Dark Materials (2019), Doctor Who (2005) and Black Mirror (2011). More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Resume. Add to list. Won 1 BAFTA Award. 5 wins & 10 nominations total. Photos 10. Known for. His Dark Materials. 7.8. TV Series. Producer. 2019–2022 • 23 eps. Black Mirror. 8.7. TV Series. Production Designer.
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Production Designer for Black Mirror, Executive Producer of His Dark Materials. Joel Collins is a formidable production designer of TV dramas, features and commercials. Joel’s role has evolved from designer to editorial creative following his close collaboration with Charlie Brooker on award-winning anthology series Black Mirror.
Jun 13, 2018 · Industry. ‘Black Mirror’: Meet the Only Person Charlie Brooker Trusts to Work on Every Episode. Each episode of Netflix’s sci-fi anthology is like a standalone movie with its own look, location,...
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Nov 18, 2020 · Production designer Joel Collins and Framestore VFX supervisor Russell Dodgson take Den of Geek behind the scenes on the design secrets of His Dark Materials season two. By Louisa Mellor |...
Mar 18, 2019 · Black Mirror series designer Joel Collins was integral to creating the look of the Charlie Brooker series. He reveals how he creates such rich visual worlds, from Netflix’s Black Mirror to working on the hugely complex BBC/HBO adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials.
