How Emmy-Winning Production Designer Adam Rowe Reused the Same Sets Across Two CBS Shows and a Netflix Series| The Best of The Tie In
About this episode
Adam Rowe discusses the innovative reuse of sets across multiple shows and its implications for sustainability in production design.
What if you could build one set — and use it for three different shows? Emmy Award-winning production designer Adam Rowe did exactly that. In this Best Of clip from The Tie In, Adam walks through the real-world case study behind "Good Glam Lock" — how a CBS medical drama set he designed in Toronto became a Netflix makeup headquarters, then a CBS law firm, traveled by semi-truck across the border, and now lives permanently at Paramount in Los Angeles.This isn't theory. It's a working blueprint for how the entertainment industry can reduce waste, cut costs, and build bigger, better-looking sets by reusing what already exists. What you'll learn: — Why designing for modularity from day one unlocks reuse down the line — How the same set looked completely different across Good Sam, Glamorous, and Matlock — Why audiences "forgive and forget" — and what that means for production design — The RGB lighting trick that worked across all three shows — How reuse let Matlock afford a set it never could have built from scratch Perfect for production designers, art directors, set decorators, producers, UPMs, sustainability coordinators, and anyone responsible for art department budgets in film…
People in this episode
Hosts: Zena Harris, Mark Rabin
Guest: Adam Rowe
Topics covered
- sustainable production design
- set reuse
- circular economy film
- art department sustainability
- production efficiency
Keywords
- Emmy Award production design
- entertainment sustainability
- green production
- film set design
- CBS network television
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CBS, Netflix, Paramount
Books & works: Good Glam Lock, Good Sam, Glamorous, Matlock
Places: Toronto, Los Angeles
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