{"id":50457,"date":"2018-02-16T09:04:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T14:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=50457"},"modified":"2018-02-16T09:04:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T14:04:31","slug":"wcpo-heres-how-dayton-native-hannah-beachler-helped-bring-black-panther-to-life-on-the-big-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2018\/02\/16\/wcpo-heres-how-dayton-native-hannah-beachler-helped-bring-black-panther-to-life-on-the-big-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"WCPO: Here’s how Dayton native Hannah Beachler helped bring ‘Black Panther’ to life on the big screen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hannah Beachler received a B.F.A from Wright State in 2005.<\/p><\/div>\n

Production designer Hannah Beachler wants you to know that \u201cBlack Panther\u201d is a lot of fun to watch. But it’s something more, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis whole movie is about having reverence for African culture and African-American culture,\u201d said the Dayton, Ohio, native, who attended both the University of Cincinnati and Wright State University.<\/p>\n

Beachler also designed Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-winning “Moonlight,” Don Cheadle’s \u201cMiles Ahead\u201d and Beyonce’s album tie-in movie \u201cLemonade.”\u00a0\u00a0But\u00a0“Black Panther” is special,\u00a0she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe spent the time to see everything was done right. It’s not just another movie. It’s something we put every fiber of our being into. This is not a one-off, six-months-moving-on kind of thing,\u201d she said. \u201cEvery piece of everything we did is part of the tradition in Africa. We really don’t want it to get lost in translation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beachler is excited at the prospect of young children finding inspiration in dark-skinned heroes. \u201cRepresentation matters. You cannot be it if you do not see it. … It might be political for some people, but there is a message in the images, and it’s very clear what it is.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an opportunity to really learn about another culture and see value in other people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her vision for the fictional world of Black Panther, a Marvel comics hero who first appeared in 1966, was forged in consultation with film director Ryan Coogler and executive producer Louis Esposito, both experts in the ever-changing universe of Marvel Comics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe used a lot of the source material (comics) for inspiration. We created something I think is pretty stand-alone. There is a lot of homage and nods to the original,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Seeing is believing. Here is a glimpse of what they created, with commentary from Beachler.<\/p>\n

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