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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark are learning how to foster crew well-being with Production Designer, Hans Dayal! He’s worked on several Netflix properties, including “Virgin River,” and he’s here to tell you, there’s no master plan. He views productions as a great laboratory for experimenting with different sustainable practices. There’s no one way to do it, and innovative tech can always come out and change the game. It’s all about having the right mind set, like thinking about how much cable your crew members have to run in the dead of a snowy night, and strategizing about a more efficient, battery-powered, alternative. That’s one example of many situations where one can benefit from adopting Hans Dayal’s line of thinking, and we think his words on the future of production efficiency are beautiful.
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Before you listen to this episode, “the Tie-In” team would like to tie you in to a few items.
We highly recommend you head on over to our YouTube channel for this episode. In the YT version, you’ll get to see Paul show off his company’s innovative tech. You’ll need all your senses activated for this one. Please like and subscribe: https://youtube.com/@the-tie-in?si=MrTTuQct_Y9AKFDuSpeaking of senses, this was filmed on-site at “Climate Week” in New York, so lots of sound testing was occurring while Mark filmed. Please be patient with the audio, as we did the best we could with an impromptu recording.With those items out of the way, we are very pleased to bring you Mark’s in-person, hands-on experience with “Showpower” Technical Director, Tim Benson. This is part two of our on-site “Showpower” feature. Tim is part of a team who have helped one of the world’s most famous bands, “Coldplay,” put on many successful sustainable performances. They want to change the market, and we believe they will! There’s tons to learn from what “Showpower” (@showpower.energy) is doing, and we definitely plan on chatting more with them in the near future. For now, we recommend visiting their website once you’ve finished checking out the episode: https://www.showpower.com/our-story/
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You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:Zena Harris on LinkedInMark Rabin on LinkedIn
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Before you listen to this episode, “the Tie-In” team would like to tie you in to a few items.
We highly recommend you head on over to our YouTube channel for this episode. In the YT version, you’ll get to see Paul show off his company’s innovative tech. You’ll need all your senses activated for this one. Please like and subscribe: https://youtube.com/@the-tie-in?si=MrTTuQct_Y9AKFDuSpeaking of senses, this was filmed on-site at “Climate Week” in New York, so lots of sound testing was occurring while Mark filmed. Please be patient with the audio, as we did the best we could with an impromptu recording.With those items out of the way, we are very pleased to bring you Mark’s in-person, hands-on experience with Paul Schurink. He and his team have helped one of the world’s most famous bands, “Coldplay,” put on many successful sustainable performances. They want to change the market, and we believe they will! There’s tons to learn from what “Showpower” (@showpower.energy) is doing, and we definitely plan on chatting more with them in the near future. For now, we recommend visiting their website once you’ve finished checking out the episode: https://www.showpower.com/our-story/
Please follow “The Tie-In” here: @the_tie_in_pod
You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:Zena Harris on LinkedInMark Rabin on LinkedIn
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark feel the groove of “Green Disco,” a company championing sustainability in the music industry! Their CEO, Jonah Geschwind, is inspiring green-thinkers and beyond to embrace the culture and positivity of live entertainment once again by quantifying, reducing, and articulating environmental impact. We need his great ideas, intellect, and energy to get us all thinking about better paths we might take towards greener pastures. This bold individual practices what he preaches, and his team’s data-driven and fan-first approach to business is awe-inspiring!
While this conversation gets those creative juices flowing, check out Jonah on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonah-geschwind-57083a13b?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app - I’m sure he’d love to tell you all about his upcoming projects. We will certainly be keeping up with them too!
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https://www.sustainableproductionforum.com/ - “The Tie-In” has been so proud to take part in #SPF24 - We’re thrilled to share our live conversation from the Vancouver event with the CEO of “Hollywood Trucks” (@hollywoodtrucks), our dear friend and collaborator, Andre Champagne. (@andrejchampagne)
Andre’s sustainable innovations are revolutionizing what we know about the humongous trailers our favorite media runs on. You’ll want to keep an eye on his business, because there is so much this visionary has planned for a brighter horizon.
There is still a chance to attend the virtual event on October 23, so when you visit the link above to learn more about “The Sustainable Production Forum,” you can also get your virtual tickets.
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark sit down with David Hardy (@david.hardy62), an innovator and highly respected figure in the entertainment industry. He’s using his extensive connections to push media forward, and we’re very excited to see how his plans for renewable Hydrogen power pan out. When he says green, he means green, and it’s our honor to chat with someone who knows the difference between true activism and green washing. There’s so much you can learn from this invigorating episode, and we hope it inspires your own creativity and action.
”The Tie-In” had such a great time at the Sustainable Production Forum in Vancouver, and seeing fans in person reinforced that we’re on the right path. Our mission is to bring passionate people together who share visions for a better world, so we were right at home on the #SPF24 stage. Stay tuned for a release of the podcast we recorded live at the event, and check out the organization’s October 23 online event here: https://www.sustainableproductionforum.com/buy-tickets-virtual
With a Zoom link or a mic in hand, our hosts are here for you. Let us know what sustainable entertainment stories we need to share: [email protected]
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This week on “The Tie-In,” we’re bringing you something a little different to celebrate SPF24. Mark Rabin shares his in the field experience of “Burning Man.” He, Ryan Wartena (@theryanwartena), and other innovators in sustainability and entertainment talk shop and take note of some revolutionary tech currently supporting the star power of some major music celebrities. We recommend watching the YouTube version of this episode, as there are many visual components to Mark’s musings, and you can find that video here: https://youtube.com/@the-tie-in?si=tCSH3cJOe6bHp6w6
We are so excited that this episode is releasing on the same day as we’re recording live at the “Sustainable Production Forum.” You can find out more about the fabulous speakers involved in bringing that to life here: https://www.sustainableproductionforum.com/
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This week on “The Tie-In,” we have a very special show for everyone who’s been listening to our chats with the many phenomenal guests featuring in previous episodes. Zena Harris (@greensparkgroup) and Mark Rabin (@mark_rabin) have become champions of sustainability in entertainment, but it was a long, entrepreneurial journey to get where they are. Join us this week as our pioneering hosts look back on their successes and struggles, and help us along the road still untraveled by sharing the episode.
Keep tying in with us as we celebrate the “Sustainable Production Forum” in Vancouver. Get your tickets with this link: https://www.sustainableproductionforum.com/spf-toronto
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You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:Zena Harris on LinkedInMark Rabin on LinkedIn
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark sit down with Simran Monga (@thehiecolady) a designer and advocate for sustainability stories told in Television and Movies. She believes the most important space for sustainable change in productions across the world is within film schools. We want the industry to support a future for the bright minds developing their crafts. We can remove stigma by setting a new standard. This effort is something our hosts first developed a passion for when they were in school, and it was thrilling to connect with Simran over shared visions. We see her using a vast knowledge of Bollywood cinema to influence Hollywood, and we look forward to seeing that change reflect both on and off screen. We couldn’t be more excited to cheer her on, and we appreciate all of you who are broadening the world stage for her awesome work!
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This Week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark listen to the wise words of the musician magician, AY Young (@aymusik). He’s a rising star and the charismatic Founder and CEO of “Battery Tour.” This series of shows is helping make AY the voice of a generation, as the tour itself is on the #roadto1000 clean energy concerts by Earth Day 2025. He has built his platform around constructing cool beats to the rhythm of climate activism, and he’s promised to continue bringing this important message of change to all upcoming shows. He’s on track to break the world record for most live performances powered by sustainable energy, and we were thrilled to fan out over his revolutionary approach to bringing people joy. He leads with love, and we hope his example inspires other celebrities and fans to be brave, independently minded, and earth community focused. We need ecologically empowered leaders now more than ever before.
The best way to ensure that you are able to mark all his amazing performances on your calendar is to visit https://www.batterytour.com/ - We may even see you there! (@batterytour)
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark sit down with Andrea Learned (@Andrea_climateinfluence) to talk about what “Climate Influence” even means. Andrea is the perfect source, because she coined the term, and not only that, but she’s paved the way for sustainability leaders to be more visible online. The world needs to know about all the exciting innovations that are making our world a safer, cleaner, and more conscientious space. It’s “Name and Fame,” not “Name and Shame.” Let’s have some fun and be proud forward-thinkers!
Andrea’s motto is “love ‘em up,” and that basically means share the sustainable actions of others where you see them. The “Tie-In” team would appreciate it if you visited Andrea’s pages and supported her endeavors. Please visit her LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrealearned?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app
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This week on “The Tie-In” - Zena and Mark get to know the “Radium Girls” and Lydia Dean Pilcher, a Director and Producer on the film, the likes of which is now available for streaming rent or purchase on Prime.
Go behind the scenes and learn what it takes to bring environmental storytelling to Hollywood! Lydia teaches us that producing screenplays which center around environmental issues like the greenhouse effect can engage the public in the climate conversation.
Movies like “Radium Girls” tell beautiful stories about social movements that led to future activism - and filmmakers like Lydia are taking responsibility within the industry to remind us all that the time to take action in saving our planet is now.
Please watch her film, and you can learn more about it here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6317180/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
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We all know about James Bond’s amazing gadgets that seem like the stuff of fantasy films. This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark sit down with Gaffer, David Sinfield (@greenvoltageuk), and learn all about what’s really going on inside a real life Q lab. David has brought sustainable battery power to such monster projects as “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” “Aladdin,” “Wonder Woman 1984,” and “No Time to Die.” Tune in to find out how even the biggest projects can implement the greenest tech. Demand for solutions to environmentally conscious issues is only going up. This episode is your one-way ticket to the greener side of things. It’s clear that’s the winning side, and corporations like Green Voltage are setting the standard for environmental and technological performance in production. Needless to say, we are thrilled to celebrate their hard work today and beyond!
Please visit https://www.greenvoltage.co.uk/ to learn more about what David and the “Green Voltage” team have achieved.
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark discover a revolutionary approach to making TV and movies with the head of “Final Pixel Academy.” Dr. Jodi Nelson-Taybor leads a team of production experts who are making waves in the industry with a wealth of awesome tech knowledge! We’re proud to have spent time with one of the brilliant minds behind a leading international company currently using Unreal Engine. “Final Pixel” produces LED wall Virtual Production for Film, TV and advertising, and our team definitely benefited from Jodi’s inspiration and knowledge. We think yours will too. Her approach is future-proof, and that’s exactly what work like hers will lead towards. Cheers for on-set sustainability!
Please visit https://finalpixelacademy.com/ and https://www.finalpixel.com/ to learn more about the work Jodi and her team are doing.
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark chat with Marian Wihak (@marianwihak) a Production Designer who believes that being a multi-disciplinary artist means setting a sustainable example for all to follow. You may be surprised by how many current, soon-to-be standard, practices are misrepresented as dreams of the future. Our dream for the present is forging positive change by sharing the behind-the-scenes work of creators like Marian who save money while saving the planet.
Marian recently designed the productions of “Bed Rest” and “Doneky Head,” both 2022 releases, and please visit marianwihak.com to learn more about her wonderfully powerful creations and activism.
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark sit down in the real House of the Dragon with “Southern Beams Builds, Inc.” (@southernbeams) creator, Dr. Ryan Wartena (@theryanwartena). Their “Dragon Wings” solar generators are the first of their kind, and his machines have powered such large-scale live events as Coachella and Burning Man. Tie-in with us to learn how these mobile, versatile, and budget-saving machines are changing productions and minds across the world. Make us your first stop to learn about the new world that’s upon us. Get to know the heroes who are raising dragons that create worlds instead of ones that destroy them. All hail Dr. Dragon Tamer!
Visit https://www.dragonwings.co/ to learn more about Ryan’s inventions or enlist their service.
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark chat with Overdrive (@overdrive_energy_solutions) Founder & President, Neel Vasavada about how to practically and cost-efficiently achieve sustainability during huge live events. Neel has been a trailblazer in the industry for years. This innovator has helped stars as bright as Billie Eilish and powered events as big as Coachella! Tune in to learn how his approach will help companies and the people working for them alike. You don’t have to forget the crew to make a buck, and you don’t have to be irresponsible with our planet either. It’s people like Neel who fight for the technology that saves more than just the budget. His efforts save lives, and we’re very proud to share his story with you all.
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark learn about what it takes to implement change into your production budget with powerhouse producer, Clara George. Her expert knowledge and collaborative approach to leadership has helped Canadian crews and beyond achieve groundbreaking sustainability. Listening to her is a surefire way of learning how we can help budget focused people and organizations see the benefit of greener energy. When she implements batteries on her sets, it’s not just for show, and we hope you enjoy our show as much as we enjoyed recording it.
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark visit with Georgina Curtis (@_garmentgeek_), a costume designer who does as much as she dreams. Last week we featured “A Dance with Light” by Robert Diaz LeRoy, and Georgina provided her immeasurable talents for the costume needs on that progressive project. She’s truly done amazing things like make incredible garments entirely out of recycled materials, and her achievements through “The Green Room” are becoming more legendary with each passing week.
We hope you enjoy our show, and don’t forget to look for Georgina’s featured work on our YouTube channel:
https://youtube.com/@the-tie-in?si=IjwNWXlw14I3WpkF
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark follow the lead of Robert Diaz LeRoy, a movie magician (Director, Producer, Writer) with a fascinating new short film called “A Dance with Light” that we’re premiering on our new YouTube channel. Listen to our conversation first, and then hop on over to YouTube so you can view his amazing work. His production team put the project together while running their equipment entirely on energy efficient batteries! That’s just the beginning… you’re one click away from a full access backstage pass! We hope you enjoy this look behind the curtain as much as we did.
You can watch his fantastic short film through our channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/@the-tie-in
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