I know this article is about video games, but I still find it interesting that the guy talked to is a Scenic Designer for OLTL and AMC....

From: http://www.geezergamers.com/modules.php?na...cle&sid=310

An interview with Torlough, Emmy Winner

jcbains writes "Did you know that there is a Geezer among us that won an Emmy a couple of weeks ago? His gamertag is Torlough and he hangs out in Clan LMB. If you'd like to learn a little more about him, like how this isn't his first Emmy, read on....

</i> What’s your name and where are you from?

Martin Fahrer I live in New York City.

How long have you been gaming and what system(s) did you start with?

Started with the Atari 2600 when I was a teenager, left gaming in college and I started back up with the PS1.

Why did you make the switch to XBOX?

Halo on System Link. A friend got it and I played it a lot, I got my own x-box then soon was playing online with XB Connect.

How did you come up with you Gamertag?

That is a good one, Torlough is a companion on Dr. Who in the Tom Baker era, I have never had any problems using that tag for forums or gamer tags so I kept it. It wasn't until many years later that I learned I spelled the name different than the character on the show.

How did you find Geezergamers?

Bungie did a weekly update, I thought it sounded interesting signed up and eventually was able to make it to a hump day challenge.

What are the main games that you play?

Halo 2, Guitar Hero, Evolution Soccer, what ever multiplayer must of my friends are playing, even if I hate the game

Do you have a nemesis online?

It depends on the game.

What do you do for a living?

I am a Scenic Designer; currently I work on One Life to Live, and All My Children.

How long have you been doing this?

I have been a working set designer for 15 years, for the past 6 years I have been working on those two shows. Before that I freelanced, working on a variety of shows.

What did you win your Emmy for?

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design for a Drama Series. One Life to Live

How many nominations have you had? How many times have you won?

9 Nominations since 1998, I have won twice before, once for Between the Lions, and once for All My Children.

So how does the process work? (How do you find out you're nominated/won?).

Through the academy. You submit your work to the academy to be voted on for a nomination, then if you are nominated a blue ribbon panel votes on the award.

So where do you go to receive your Emmy?

This years show was in California.

Where do you keep your Emmys? (Fireplace mantle, award case, locked up?).

I always said I would put it in the bathroom because eventually everyone goes in there . But alas I whimped out and they are on a shelf in the living room.

What are some cool shows/projects that you've worked on?

There are alot of things I did for VH1 and MTV, but the ones that really stand out are: "The Adventures of Pete and Pete", "The Chris Rock Show" and "Between the Lions"

Do you watch soaps? What are some of your favorite tv shows?

When I was in High school I used to occasionally catch One Life To Live because my mother watched it in the afternoon.

My Favorite TV shows: Dr. Who tops the list, Watched it since the 70's it's an amazing feet it lasted so long and the updated version is even better than the original. Other shows: Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, Monk, Miami Ink, biker Build off, OCC

Have you ever had a "Soap moment" in your life? You know, like maybe you fell in love and later discovered it was your long lost sister that you never knew you had and she knew about you but she had amnesia so she didn't know? Or something similar?

Closest I could think of is in college I was dating three different girls, one on campus one from another college and one off campus and one night they all decided to pay me a visit. Some how I managed to escape unscathed.

Do you have a website?

Yep, Entertainmen-Design.com. The interesting thing about the website is it was designed by a fellow geezer Lemarchand. He moved back to the East Coast and one thing led to another. Check it out I think Lem did a fantastic job, now I just need to update it.

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Posted on Monday, June 25 @ 17:40:27 EDT by jameyt

I don't know about OLTL, but I've got a complaint or SIX for his ass about those cheap looking UGLY sets on AMC.

I still don't understand what the hell's going on with Fusion and the Montgomery house.

^I agree, AMC has the WORST production values in ALL of daytime. I've often said set designed out of cardboard would look better than the crap they have. This is all a huge contrast from the 90's, where AMC had AMAZING production values. Even GL, with its low budget manages to produce better sets (though not very many sets are used there) that look realistic.

However, the East Coast soaps don't have the money for fabulous sets, so I'll give them a slight pass. ATWT by far has the best production values of any of the NYC based soaps though, in fact the show's sets can be comparable to its West Coast counterparts.

Wow both AMC and OLTL? Compared to OLTL's production values, AMC looks like a small high school play.

I don't know about OLTL, but I've got a complaint or SIX for his ass about those cheap looking UGLY sets on AMC.

I still don't understand what the hell's going on with Fusion and the Montgomery house.

LOL. Co-sign.

I miss Erica's house! The one she lived in around the time I started watching(when Bianca came out of the closet).

LOL. Co-sign.

I miss Erica's house! The one she lived in around the time I started watching(when Bianca came out of the closet).

Well, that one got burned down... and then she moved into that CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP looking excuse of a "penthouse" above Enchantment. That one room penthouse that looked, amazingly enough, EXACTLY like Greenlee's penthouse. Such inspired design, I must say. Such flat, two dimensional design at that. Zero depth, zero richness... which has been transfered into pretty much all the sets.

The "fire the vets budget" didn't even seem to help the sets at AMC.

The production values seemed to really take a sharp turn downwards when Julie Hanan Carruthers was given the top spot.

I loved Linden House!!!!