Inside Production Design: Building the Worlds We Love Onscreen | Women in Entertainment Podcast

Behind every unforgettable screen world is a designer translating a story into space.In this episode of the Women in Entertainment Podcast, we sit down with production designers Claire Bennett, Grace Yun, Alison Gartshore, Anne Seibel, and Ruth Ammon for an inspiring roundtable on the artistry and strategy behind visual storytelling. Together, they explore how a script becomes a living, breathing environment, from the first research images and hand sketches to the practical realities of budgets, builds, locations, lighting, and collaboration.The conversation moves through some of television’s most distinctive worlds, including Bridgerton, Emily in Paris, Beef, Nobody Wants This, Modern Family, Heroes, and more. The designers share how they build spaces around character, why production design is often misunderstood, and how their work intersects with directors, showrunners, cinematographers, actors, costume teams, and visual effects. They also reflect on creative blocks, the value of books and museums, the rise of AI, and the essential skills the next generation of designers should protect: observation, drawing, communication, and curiosity.Listen to learn:- How production designers begin building a visual world from a script- Why sets can become characters in their own right- The unseen collaboration behind lighting, color, costumes, and camera movement- How designers navigate AI, 3D tools, and hand-drawn artistry- What emerging creatives should know about sustaining a career in production designThe Women in Entertainment Podcast presents thoughtful conversations with leaders across entertainment from film and television, to media and gaming, and everything in between; as we talk about what it takes to make your mark in the industry, lessons these incredible people have learned along the way, and how they have found their way in an ever-changing environment.With in-depth conversations and pre-submitted listener questions, each episode provides candid advice for navigating today’s entertainment industry, giving listeners an inside look at how key players got their start, and guidance for building the necessary toolkit to bring careers to life in film, TV, music, theater, graphics, writing, animation, and beyond.Listen on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5AfPfPQ...Listen on Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast..Listen on Audible: ⁠https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a85..#WomenInEntertainment #ProductionDesign #ClaireBennett #GraceYun #AlisonGartshore #AnneSeibel #RuthAmmon #Bridgerton #EmilyInParis #Beef #NobodyWantsThis #ModernFamily