Ethan Tobman (born May 30, 1979) is a Canadian film

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and director. Tobman is from

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. He directed the short film ''Remote'', which screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. ''

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'' positively reviewed Tobman's production design for the 2014 film '' That Awkward Moment.'' He served as production designer for the 2015 Canadian-Irish film ''

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'', for which he and

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won the

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for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design. In designing the eponymous Room set at Pinewood Toronto Studios, he set out with the idea "that every square inch of Room needed to have a backstory." Tobman also proposed an "inverted

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" for a set, with removable parts. Tobman subsequently worked on Felix van Groeningen's 2018 '' Beautiful Boy''. Using the house from the TV series '' Big Little Lies'' for a set, he made numerous alterations including to the counters. Tobman has also served as a production designer for music videos, including "

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" and "

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" by Beyoncé. In 2014, for the music video " The Writing's on the Wall" by the U.S. band

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, he was tasked with helping create a number of perspective illusions.

Filmography

Films

Visual albums

* '' Beyoncé: Lemonade'' by Beyoncé (2016) *''

Black Is King ''Black Is King'' is a 2020 American musical film and visual album directed, written, and executive produced by American singer Beyoncé. It is a visual companion to the 2019 album '' The Lion King: The Gift'', curated by Beyoncé for ''The L ...

'' by Beyoncé (2020)

Music videos

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* 1979 births Living people Artists from Montreal Canadian production designers Best Art Direction/Production Design Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners {{Canada-film-bio-stub