Hans Dayal is a local fixture in the Vancouver film production scene, and one of the earliest voices building the actual business case for sustainable power on set. In this Best Of The Tie-In episode, he breaks down what it takes to get production executives on board: the real labor and cabling costs a single battery eliminates, how to build a one-sheet that makes the savings undeniable, and why renewable diesel became a near-effortless sell once crews understood what it actually was. He also walks through the biggest proof point yet: a one-megawatt battery borrowed straight from the oil patch that ran an entire 500-person Alberta backlot and replaced five diesel generators outright. Also included, the story of how Virgin River went from a crew that didn't understand what he was talking about in season one to running entire weeks without burning fuel by season two.

This is an abridged excerpt of a previously released episode. Listen/watch the full episode!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohv44dO7uOg]

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fuTOlsHmOSD7AvQnleSlB?si=RPDEI4fQReevAxN7Amnu5Q

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e22-solving-problems-in-a-collective-way/id1753867919?i=1000676628383

Connect with Hans Dayal

🎙️ Linkedin: : https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansdayal/

📸 Instagram:: https://www.instagram.com/tremblinglamb/

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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 and TV.

Topics: sustainable production design, set reuse, circular economy film, art department sustainability, production efficiency, CBS network television, Netflix production, Matlock, Glamorous, Good Sam, Emmy Award production design, entertainment sustainability, green production, film set design, cost-effective production

🎙️ FEATURED GUEST:

Adam Rowe — Emmy Award-winning Production Designer & Art Director

Credits include: Matlock (CBS), Glamorous (Netflix), Good Sam (CBS), Mad Men, Parks and Recreation, Rent: Live (Fox)

Perfect for production designers, art directors, set decorators, scenic artists, producers, UPMs, sustainability coordinators, and anyone in the art department who wants to do more with less.

Topics Covered: set reuse, sustainable production design, circular economy film, art department sustainability, production efficiency, CBS television, Netflix production, Matlock, Glamorous, Good Sam, Emmy Award production design, entertainment sustainability, green production design, film set design, cost-effective production, scenery reuse

This is an abridged excerpt of a previosly recorded episode.

🔗 Listen/Watch to the full episode:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/73iYlRcEXZQ

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HLZ0BC9qc9PXSc7GGogZl?si=qHdf0d3CQRqh8Yqv9VbIpw

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s2-e27-crafting-climate-action-with-production/id1753867919?i=1000715272047

Watch these videos for more inside details about the set reuse on these projects:

If You’re Not Re-Using It Your Losing It: https://youtu.be/EIZU2yX38_U

The Modern Medieval Catapult Master, Set Construction Coordinator Joe Madziak: https://youtu.be/E36ZaTVyDbI

🎙️ Connect with Adam:

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rowdy.rowe/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-rowe-703608264/

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Zena Harris on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/zenaharris

Mark Rabin on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rabinmark

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Dr. Ryan Wartena — PhD electrochemical engineer and battery innovator — joins Mark and Zena on The Tie-In to break down the clean energy framework any production can use today.

This Best Of episode covers Ryan's two-question energy-budgeting framework, the difference between power and energy, the "magic trick" strategy for converting renewable-energy skeptics, and why he believes we'll reach 500% renewable energy in our lifetime.

Perfect for sustainability professionals, event producers, film production managers, facility directors, energy managers, and anyone trying to move their operation off diesel.

Topics: clean energy framework, energy budgeting, power vs energy explained, battery storage, Burning Man carbon inventory, renewable energy film production, sustainable events, energy awareness, solar power, carbon accounting, clean energy transition, electrochemical engineering, virtual power plants, diesel generator alternative

⚡ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

— The two questions that right-size any clean energy system from scratch

— The difference between power and energy

— and why it matters for every production

— Why solar + battery has reached cost parity with diesel

— The "magic trick" strategy for converting skeptics on set or at an event

— Why everyone is already at energy awareness level one

— Why Ryan believes 500% renewable energy is achievable in our lifetime

This is an abridged excerpt of a previously released episode.

Listen/watch the full episode!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/tx5BjLBs1XE

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2t6kdYHWv1FLRo6W5emBJK?si=XgOfkauATiS4EEIDV0O2vQ

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e7-taking-sustainability-to-new-heights-with-dragon/id1753867919?i=1000665130133

🎙️ Connect with Dr. Ryan Wartena:

📸 Instagram: @southernbeams, @theryanwartena

🌐 southernbeams.com

🎙️ Connect with your hosts:

💼 Zena Harris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zenaharris/

💼 Mark Rabin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabinmark/

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What does it actually take to eliminate diesel generators from one of the world's largest music festivals — not as a statement, but as a business decision that saves money?

Ken Deans has been the power and production infrastructure mind behind Coachella, Stagecoach, and dozens of other large-scale events for over 30 years. In this episode he breaks down how a 2004 rider from Jack Johnson's management started a sustainability journey that led to eliminating diesel light towers, powering environmental monitoring stations on solar-battery, and running air-conditioned work trailers off a cargo van battery for a full month.

Ken walks through the proof-of-concept that changed how the industry thinks about portable power, how he built the economic case that got buy-in from AEG/Goldenvoice, and why he believes more battery-solar than diesel at major festivals is coming within 3 to 5 years.

A practical, numbers-driven conversation for anyone responsible for power, operations, or sustainability at live events, festivals, or large-scale productions.

Topics: festival sustainability, diesel generator alternative, battery power live events, solar power festivals, Coachella sustainability, event power infrastructure, portable electric, large-scale event production, clean energy entertainment, event operations, ESG live events, green events

⚡ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

— How a Jack Johnson sustainability rider in 2004 launched a 20-year clean energy journey

— Why powering pollution monitors with diesel was the oxymoron that broke the dam

— How a battery and two solar panels replaced 28 gallons of diesel a day

— Why the crew tipping point was two chop saws running at once without blowing a fuse

— How to build the economic and sustainability case that gets leadership buy-in every time

— How one proof-of-concept at Coachella moved an entire equipment rental industry

This is an abridged excerpt of a previously released episode.

Listen/watch the full episode!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/MrMAhw0G2Bc

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1trjEAHNG8GmizzCdCcZMK?si=LfepvqCET4Kxo7vZYx12Jw

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e3-the-coachella-awesome-ken-deans/id1753867919?i=1000660138257

Connect with Ken Deans:

🎙️ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendeans/

🌐 https://kdpservices.com/

🎙️ Connect with your hosts:

💼 Zena Harris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zenaharris/

💼 Mark Rabin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabinmark/

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Before Hollywood Trucks announced their multi-year deal with NBCUniversal, before the Ecoluxe trailers were deployed on Amazon and Universal productions, Andre Champagne sat down with The Tie In live at the Sustainable Production Forum and laid out what was possible. This is that conversation.

Andre Champagne, founder and CEO of Hollywood Trucks, breaks down how autonomous power actually works on a real film set: solar trailers that generate, store, and distribute free clean energy across an entire base camp — including EV charging for cast and crew — with no generator, no plug, no fuel cost. He walks through the technology roadmap that got him there: seven years of rebuilding trailers from the ground up, patenting a system that kept James Cameron's base camp running for 2.6 years without burning an ounce of fuel, and surviving the years when no one in the industry was ready to listen.

Then he maps out what's next — solid-state batteries, vehicle-to-grid energy distribution, carbon credits as a studio revenue stream — and makes the case that the clean energy tipping point for entertainment has already arrived.

One year later, it has.

Perfect for sustainability professionals, production managers, UPMs, transportation coordinators, facility directors, corporate ESG officers, and anyone responsible for on-set power decisions.

Topics: autonomous base camp power, solar trailers, vehicle-to-grid, EV charging on set, carbon credits film production, clean energy trailers, diesel generator alternative, off-grid film production, sustainable transportation, Hollywood Trucks, Ecoluxe, lithium ion batteries, solid-state battery, film production sustainability, NBCUniversal, Sustainable Production Forum, entertainment ESG

This is an abridged excerpt of a previously released episode.

Listen/watch the full episode!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/nZncKFN2GAo

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/43wO5lg8rCLEuMu0Bw1GHS?si=FtRwlzXvQpihh91rLnb3sQ

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e18-live-at-spf-with-andre-champagne-ceo-of/id1753867919?i=1000673977479

⚡ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

— Why throwing solar panels on a trailer is not the same as building an energy-autonomous vehicle

— How 30 trailers + 5 electric semis can generate 8 megawatts of storage at base camp

— Why vehicle-to-grid turns a film fleet into a revenue center for studios

— How carbon credits are becoming a second income stream for production vendors

— What solid-state batteries and higher-efficiency solar will change in the next 3–5 years

— Why studio mandates — not market forces alone — will accelerate the transition

— How James Cameron's base camp ran for 2.6 years without a drop of fuel

🎙️ Connect with Andre:

🌐 hollywoodtrucks.com

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollywoodtrucks/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hollywood-trucks/

🎙️ Connect with Sustainable Production Forum:

🌐 https://www.sustainableproductionforum.com/

📸 https://www.instagram.com/sustainableproductionforum

💼 https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainable-entertainment-society

📺 https://www.youtube.com/@sustainableentertainment_ca

🙂 https:/www.facebook.comSustainableProductionForum

🎙️ Connect with your hosts:

Zena Harris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zenaharris/

💼 Mark Rabin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabinmark/

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David Sinfield is one of the most in-demand gaffers in the world and co-founder of Green Voltage, a UK-based battery power rental company serving major film productions. In this episode, he breaks down how battery-electric systems are quietly replacing diesel generators on blockbuster sets — from filming on a frozen Norwegian lake for No Time to Die to silent night shoots at sea in Jamaica to powering location work in Matera, Italy, without disturbing a single local restaurant. He also shares how one 49-day UK production ran on diesel for just four days total, why smart power planning in prep is the real unlock, and what it looks like when the biggest studios in the world start backing this shift. A practical, on-the-ground look at how clean power works at the highest level of film production.

Topics: sustainable film production, battery power on set, diesel generator alternative, green production, gaffer, film lighting, blockbuster production, clean energy entertainment, Green Voltage, James Bond production, on-set sustainability

This is an excerpt from a previously released episode.

Listen/watch the full episode!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/iX1EVX26qGo

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2rEDUiVQ710NkwuY6YHtYs?si=b6852006b12b4fda

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e10-real-world-q-gadgets-with-gaffer-david-sinfield/id1753867919?i=1000668145998

🎙️ Connect with David

📸 Instagram: @davidsinfield1

📸 Instagram: @greenvoltageuk

🎙️ Connect with your hosts:

💼 Zena Harris on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/zenaharris

💼 Mark Rabin on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rabinmark

Zena Harris is a founder and entrepreneur who has been working in the entertainment industry for more than ten years. Mark Rabin is a two-time founder and innovator in the energy tech industry who spent the last decade powering films, events, and festivals with renewable energy.

PGA Sustainability Task Force co-chair and Emmy-winning producer Lydia Dean Pilcher shares why setting clear sustainability goals at the start of a production is the only way to make them stick — and what that looks like in practice. Lydia co-developed the PGA's newly released Sustainability Tool Kit for Producers with Mari Jo Winkler and Clara George, also featured in this Best Of series.

Essential listening for producers and production managers ready to move beyond good intentions.

Full toolkit at producersguild.org/sustainability-tool-kit-for-producers

This is an excerpt of a previously released episode. Listen/watch the full episode!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z6i_4TgT-U

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4hyJgKeKGZuJLsC5nTGnT2?si=5b084d6661224110

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e11-finding-collective-continuance-with-producer/id1753867919?i=1000669030714

Learn more about Lydia and the PGA Sustainability Toolkit

🔗 PGA Sustainability Tool Kit: sustainability.producersguild.org

🔗 Lydia Dean Pilcher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydia-dean-pilcher-23772046/ 🔗 Lydia Dean Pilcher on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lydiadeanpilcher/

🔗 Lydia Dean Pilcher website: https://www.ldpilcher.com/

Connect with our hosts:

🎙️ Zena Harris on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/zenaharris

🎙️ Mark Rabin on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rabinmark

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Mari Jo Winkler has been greening film productions since 2003. As executive producer of HBO's True Detective: Night Country, she made a decision that cut the show's carbon footprint by 2–3x: shoot in Iceland instead of Alaska — not just for the landscape, but for the geothermal grid.

In this excerpt from the NAB Excellence in Sustainability Awards, Mari Jo walks through exactly how she did it: scouting at -22° in Kotzebue, choosing Iceland for its 100% clean energy infrastructure, deploying 40+ EVs, and piloting a battery-powered generator that now lives permanently in Iceland. She also breaks down how the show's environmental themes — toxic mining, indigenous communities, climate justice — made it onto screen, not just into the production protocols.

What you'll learn:

— Why Iceland beat Alaska and Canada on both carbon and cost

— How a single conversation got a facility manager to purchase an EV battery generator for the production

— Why the carbon footprint in Iceland was 2–3x lower than a comparable US or Canadian shoot

— How HBO extended sustainability protocols all the way through marketing and the premiere

— What Mari Jo is calling for from the supply chain right now

Perfect for producers, production managers, sustainability coordinators, and anyone making the case for green production inside a major studio or streamer.

🔗 Mari Jo Winkler-Iofredda

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boneduds/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mari-jo-winkler-254010177/

🔗 Green Production Guide: greenproductionguide.com

🎙️ Zena Harris on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/zenaharris

🎙️ Mark Rabin on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rabinmark

This is an excerpt from a live session at the NAB Excellence in Sustainability Awards, April 2024. Watch/Listen to the full episode here:

🔗Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nabshow-special-release-in-conversation-with-mari-jo/id1753867919?i=1000660156732&l=pt-BR

🔗 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1KHnegzzj3eVpqiY2JROo9?si=16c3c0634eea4e44

🔗 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwGkWxxhdRs