Yashar Kassai is the production designer of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The team behind the film pushes the boundaries of animation by adding depth, complexity, and messiness to both the visuals and emotional tone of the film. Yashar describes the design of the film as bad. He says, “it’s like good-bad. It’s like dumb-good.”
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Yashar Kassai - TMNT Mutant Mayhem Production Designer
<p>Welcome to an interview with Yashar Kassai, production designer of the new TMNT: Mutant Mayhem film! Additionally, he was a production designer on both Spiderverse films and The Murphy's Vs the Machines! Hear Yashar's wisdom of the ages about style, the difference between a ... Show More
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HELEN SLATER: Pressure of Supergirl, Christopher Reeve Training, Mythology & Smallville Memories
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'The O.C.' 20th Anniversary: Season 1, Episodes 2 and 3
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