Production designer
Production designer Richard Hoover notes that he saw "Pilot" at the Telluride Film Festival before becoming involved with the series; during that screening, he noticed Mark Frost's name in the credits and remembered working with his father Warren Frost. After learning that the production designer for "Pilot" was no longer available to work, Hoover contacted the younger Frost and enquired about working on the series; Hoover was hired almost immediately. Hoover has pointed out the unusual nature of the series' set designs; most of the sets feature ceilings and hallways that lead into them—this allows characters to be filmed entering a sound stage set without the use of cuts.