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7 8 P E R S P E C T I V E | J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 2 0 Tom: So, Barry, how did you get the design job on Snowpiercer anyway? Barry: I got a call from my agent at Mirisch, Beth Rieter. The show turned out to be a TV show in Vancouver and would I be available to step in and take over. I hadn't done a series before and I was a bit hesitant. Little did I know what waited for me. On the flight, I knew I was going to have to come in strong and decisive, and boy did I. Tom: Yes, you did, by changing the pending designs, except what was already being built and/ or leftover, which made sense to me. What was the most challenging part of taking over the show? A On June 23, 2018, I received a call from Production Designer Barry Robison. He had just arrived in Vancouver to take over a TNT television show called Snowpiercer. The show was four weeks away from start of photography and they had been without a Production Designer for three weeks, so things were a bit adrift to say the least. The existing Art Directors were not going to stay and because I'm a glutton for punishment, I decided to join him in what turned out to be quite an adventure. The following is a conversation between Barry and I about the experience. S n o w p i e r c e r S U R V I V A L O F T H E F I T T E S T ! A C O N V E R S A T I O N W I T H P R O D U C T I O N D E S I G N E R B A R R Y R O B I S O N A S T O L D B Y S U P E R V I S I N G A R T D I R E C T O R T O M W I L K I N S