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ABOUT ME

I find beauty and joy in pushing the boundaries of a films world.  Creating, imagining, world building.  Whether it's fastidious research for a period piece, or dreaming up furniture for the future, I love fleshing out the details of cinematic worlds.

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Tulsa King | Inside The Looks And Locations | Paramount+

Publicity Video 2022

Between Sylvester Stallone's sharp suits and the authentic Tulsa locations, a lot of work went into crafting the perfect Tulsa King mood. Production Designer Todd Jeffery, Costume Designer Suzanne McCabe, and Set Decorator Janessa Hitsman discuss how they curated the series' look and feel.

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Art Directors Guild Awards

March 5th 2022

Nominated for Excellence in Production Design - Science Fiction / Fantasy Scripted Series

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One Night In Miami | Making of The Film
Criterion

Criterion DVD release 2021

  • New program on the making of the film, featuring King, Powers, director of photography Tami Reiker, editor Tariq Anwar, producer Jody Klein, costume designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, and set decorator Janessa Hitsman

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Clayton Davis' Oscar Ballot 2021 | Variety Magazine

Variety Awards Editor Clayton Davis lists who he feels are the top candidates for the 2021 Oscars, including Janessa Hitsman for One Night in Miami

March 4th 2021

FILMMAKER MAGAZINE - WONDER WOMEN: BELOW THE LINE AT THE 2020 SCAD SAVANNAH FILM FESTIVAL

November 3, 2020

While laudable causes to achieve gender parity in the film industry have been all the rage for a number of years (remember the mad rush of fests signing on to – and then publicizing their signing on to – the 5050×2020 pledge?), too often the result seems to be simply seating a woman in the director’s chair and forgetting about the rest of the table.

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Set Decor - Timeless
 

July 5, 2018

Set Decor talks with Timeless season one Decorator, Janessa Hitsman, about all the nuances of pulling off a scripted series set in multiple times periods.

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AWFJ - SPOTLIGHT NOVEMBER 2020: REGINA KING, ACTRESS, ACTIVIST, MOVIEMAKER

Oct 31st 2020

  • Set decorator Janessa Hitsman speaks to King’s spirit of collaboration and enthusiasm for research.

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Set Decor | Janessa Hitsman SDSA

March 12, 2020

Spotlight on Set Decorator Janessa Hitsman

HOW 'PROJECT BLUE BOOK' PRODUCTION DESIGNERS EVOKED THE GOLDEN AGE OF UFOS

January 16, 2020

To transport “Project Blue Book” viewers into the top-secret world of the U.S. government’s Cold War-era U.F.O. investigations, production designer Ross Dempster and his team were tasked with conjuring a moment in time—from scratch.

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