Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick Pod Clubhouse

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  On this week's episode, we continue talking to pros in the industry. This week's guest is powerhouse producer, M. Blair Breard. Over her tremendous, far-reaching career, Blair has earned six Primetime Emmy nominations, five Director's Guild Award nominations, two Producer's Guild Award nominations, and many more accolades.



Listen to the whole episode for more on Blair's 25 years of experience, guiding groundbreaking concepts into award-winning television and how she has successfully negotiated the business end of television and film projects, while protecting and executing a specific creative vision!



The Interview with Blair begins at Time Code: 5:10

GUEST BIO: M. BLAIR BREARD

BLAIR BREARD is an Executive Producer with over 25 years of experience in the film and television industry. She has guided groundbreaking concepts into award-winning television and has successfully negotiated the business end of television and film projects, while protecting and executing a specific creative vision.



Breard has been nominated for industry awards multiple times: six Primetime Emmys; five Director’s Guild Awards; two Producer’s Guild Awards; two American Film Institute Awards; three Peabody’s; Two Gotham Awards. She has produced for FX, Netflix, Fox Searchlight, Paramount, Max, Apple TV+ and developed with Showtime, FX, Hulu and others.



She began her career in the world of independent filmmaking with John Sayles’ Passion Fish. She has worked on and produced critically acclaimed films including I Shot Andy Warhol, written and directed by Mary Harron (nominated for Sundance and Independent Spirit awards); Margaret, written and directed by Kenneth Longeran; Margot at the Wedding, written and directed by Noah Baumbach (nominated for Independent Spirit and Gotham awards); She served as Executive Producer for The Drop, directed by Academy Award nominee Michael Roskam. She produced The Half of It with Anthony Bregman of Likely Story for Netflix, written and directed by Alice Wu, which went on to win the Tribeca Film Festival.



Notably, Breard recently produced Scenes from a Marriage for HBO with Michael Ellenberg of Media Res, starring Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac, written and directed by Hagai Levi. She recently Executive Produced the Emmy award-nominated final season of The Other Two for Max starring Molly Shannon, Wanda Sykes, Drew Tarver and Helene Yorke written and directed by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider. She is currently Executive Producing a new Apple TV + limited series, The Savant, starring Jessica Chastain written by Melissa James Gibson and directed by Matthew Heineman and Rachel Morrison.



Breard’s home base is New York City. She works all over the world. Breard is repped at CAA and by Tom Collier of Sloan Offer Weber Dern.



Follow Blair's Production Company Online: BarnBurner.org







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For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she's composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.



Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.



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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Twitter: @bethkushnick

Website: DecoratingTheSet.

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick! Nearly 34 years ago, Beth worked on a film that would set the precedent for her illustrious career. This week on Decorating the Set, Beth and Caroline revisit Beth's work and experience on 1990's Reversal of Fortune!



Directed by Barbet Schroeder, Reversal of Fortune was based on Alan Dershowitz’s 1985 book about the famous von Bülow murder trial, Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case. The film's script was written by Nick Kazan and starred Jeremy Irons, as Claus von Bülow, Glenn Close, as Sunny von Bülow, and Ron Silver, as Dershowitz.







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For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she's composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.



Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.



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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Twitter: @bethkushnick

Website: DecoratingTheSet.com

Beth is the Decorator By Your Side and now, you can shop her Amazon Store! CLICK HERE!



Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

Website: PodClubhouse.com

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Credits:

"Giraffes" by Harrison Amer, licensed by Pod Clubhouse.



This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  Anyone who watches TV or movies knows that the film industry has been rocked in recent years. By strikes, by decreasing budgets, and by jobs going overseas. To say nothing of a global pandemic. And while we have heard the stories of how celebrities are coping, not nearly enough attention has been paid to the "collateral damage" of these increasingly frequent work stoppages, the below the line workers and third-party vendors that rely on a robust film industry to survive.



As we approach the 1-year anniversary of the start of The Writers Guild of America strike, this week's episode of Decorating the Set takes a look at the state of the industry and how people are getting through “The Great Contraction”.  Joining Beth and Producer Mike is RJ Rappaport, owner of RJR Props in Atlanta, Georgia. As a major vendor of props and soundstage space rental, RJ was the perfect guest to speak to about trying to survive during this crucial time in the television and film industry.



The Interview with RJ begins at Time Code: 4:05

GUEST BIO: RJ RAPPAPORT







RJR Props is a provider of props, equipment, set dressing and fake cash used in feature films, television series, commercials, advertising campaigns and music videos. RJR Props has supplied feature films such as The Bear, The Hunger Games, Ant-Man, Spider-Man and The Fast and the Furious, as well as the piles of cash seen in the TV series “Ozark.”



RJR Props provides Tens of Thousands of Props to Feature Films, Television, Commercials, Advertising campaigns, Music Videos, Theater, Conventions, Exhibits, Shows and Private Events.  We have a huge assortment of props, and many of them are working, practical and rigged to work for Television and Film.



RJR Props is located in Atlanta, GA. The owner and President has experience in Television & Flim, Electronics, Medicine, Aircraft Avionics, Engineering, Military and Computer Systems. Our team members have experience in prop making, construction, electronics, aircraft, electronic design, playback, playback graphics and more. We have rented and built thousands of props for production over the years. Thanks for your support!



Learn more at RJR Props and Set Dressing Services – www.rjrprops.com



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For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she's composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.



Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.



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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Twitter: @bethkushnick

Website: DecoratingTheSet.com

Beth is the Decorator By Your Side and now, you can shop her Amazon Store! CLICK HERE!



Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

Website: PodClubhouse.com

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Credits:

"Giraffes" by Harrison Amer, licensed by Pod Clubhouse.



This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced,

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  This is a very special episode of Decorating the Set because Beth (and Producer Mike) sit down with Beth's mentor and dear friend, the Emmy-nominated Production Designer, Stephen Hendrickson. Having worked in the industry for over 40 years, Stephen did it all and truly, knows everything there is to know about production design. This episode is one you'll listen to multiple times, just to soak in all the knowledge Stephen has to offer.



The Interview with Stephen begins at Time Code: 11:47

GUEST BIO: STEPHEN HENDRICKSON







Stephen Hendrickson is a production designer and art director, active in film since the early 1980s. He has worked on such productions as Wall Street, Arthur, Muppets Take Manhattan, Cashmere Mafia, Castle, The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and EVIL.



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For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she's composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.



Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.



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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Twitter: @bethkushnick

Website: DecoratingTheSet.com

Beth is the Decorator By Your Side and now, you can shop her Amazon Store! CLICK HERE!



Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

Website: PodClubhouse.com

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Credits:

"Giraffes" by Harrison Amer, licensed by Pod Clubhouse.



This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  Ever wonder why TV shows have bottle episodes? Or why the lush quality of a show may fall off after a season or two? TV and Film productions needs to run on a budget and when they don't, trouble can follow. This week, Beth and Caroline speak with the man keeping the budgets on track, production accountant, Andy Wheeler! Listen in for a fascinating look behind the curtain on how television is made.



The Interview with Andy begins at Time Code: 4:47

GUEST BIO: KEVIN RUPNIK







Andy Wheeler is a sought after leader and trusted advisor, relied upon by Fortune 500 companies to orchestrate and manage TV and Film productions. He has a strong ability to create and develop new approaches to old problems, such as “tandem production.” Mr. Wheeler has managed over $1Billion in production budgets over 20 years in the global entertainment industry. He prides himself on being a collaborative leader, operational strategist and trusted financial advisor and pioneer in digital content distribution.



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For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she's composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.



Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.



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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Twitter: @bethkushnick

Website: DecoratingTheSet.com

Beth is the Decorator By Your Side and now, you can shop her Amazon Store! CLICK HERE!



Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

Website: PodClubhouse.com

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Credits:

"Giraffes" by Harrison Amer, licensed by Pod Clubhouse.



This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  March is one of our favorite times of the year; as the weather warms and the snows thaw, it is a time when all things seem possible. With that in mind, on this week's new episode, Beth and Caroline celebrate the start of Spring with a look at the the current trends in home decor!



Beth is the Decorator By Your Side and now, you can shop her Amazon Store! CLICK HERE!







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For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she's composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.



Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.



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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media and the Internet: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

X (f/k/a Twitter): @bethkushnick

Beth's Website: www.bethkushnick.com

Show Website: DecoratingTheSet.com 

Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

Website: PodClubhouse.com

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Credits:

"Giraffes" by Harrison Amer, licensed by Pod Clubhouse.



This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.