Matte glass painting revived for 'Camp Miasma' sets over digital hyper-realism

Production designers Brandon Tonner-Connolly and Matt Hyland used matte glass painting — backgrounds painted directly onto glass plates placed in front of the camera — to create fantastical scenery for Jane Schoenbrun's 2026 slasher 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.' Shot across two functioning summer camps on Vancouver Island, Canada, the team prioritised emotional resonance over the hyper-realism common in contemporary film, Dezeen reported on 7 August 2026.