On Season 1 of Marvel’s Agent Carter, I helped build the show’s 1940s world while keeping everything visually consistent with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The work lived at the intersection of strict period authenticity and “vintage” sci-fi — futuristic concepts that still had to look like they were engineered with WWII-era materials and sensibilities, without breaking the visual language Marvel had already established on screen.

My primary responsibility was establishing the look of the SRSG paperwork system. I designed and standardized the visual language for the show’s files, forms, dossiers, labels, stamps, folders, and all in-world documentation used throughout the season, so the paper trail felt like a real agency with a real system behind it.

I also handled ongoing research to support character and story canon, and built detailed investigation files and background dossiers that could hold up under scrutiny. A big part of that was photo manipulation and rapid-turnaround graphics — creating and altering images to serve multiple story needs (crime scene photos, autopsy photos, war portraits, mug shots), often when actors weren’t available for proper photo sessions.

In addition to background and investigative materials, I recreated hero paper props tied directly to MCU lore, including a version of the “Project Rebirth” file associated with Captain America — the kind of piece fans will pause to read, so it had to feel authentic and specific.

On the specialty prop side, I worked closely with the prop master to arrange, modify, maintain, and source items for set, including tracking down true period pieces and identifying modern objects we could repurpose into believable 1940s props. One notable build challenge was the “Nitramene” orb: it began as a single detailed hero piece with a glowing core, but later the script called for a milk truck carrying hundreds of them. To keep the look consistent and stay within budget, we manufactured the multiples in-house using 70mm acrylic spheres filled with polyester fiber and small LED candle lights to sell the glow on camera.